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Crisis readiness levels indicate a graduated state of alert (or readiness) to be used across the company, increasing in severity from Readiness Level 1 (least severe) to Readiness Level 5 (most severe). An increase in readiness should correlate with a specific change in activities, behaviors, and alertness.
| Level | Communication | Exercise Term | Description | Readiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No communication required | INTERNAL | Relaxed, Unaware of your Surroundings / Not Prepared to React to Anything | USA Normal BY POLICY, THIS ORGANIZATION IS NEVER AT THIS LEVEL |
| 2 | Requires communication to Team Leader and Team | AWARE | Normal Operations / Regular OPSEC maintenance | Overseas Normal |
| 3 | Requires notification to Crisis Manager | PREPARING | Increase Situational Awareness and OPSEC / Potentially Limit Operations by Location or Activity – Discuss necessary actions with Security Team + CMT | Increased Situational Awareness |
| 4 | Recommends CMT, requires collaboration with Crisis Manager (See Evacuation Imminent) | ENGAGED | Limit Operations / Prep Crisis Plan of Action OR Shelter in Place | Responding to Threat |
| 5 | Requires collaboration of CMT (See Evacuation) | EVACUATE | Cease All Operations / Execute Crisis Plan | Demobilization |
Examples of Each Level:
- As a matter of policy, this organization chooses to never allow overseas staff to enter Readiness Level 1
- Normal crime (purse snatching / rear grabbing); normal secret police activity; casual interrogations; generalized terrorist presence
- Interrogations or detection of surveillance; known terrorist activity in immediate vicinity area of operation not focused on western citizens
- Increased threat level warnings specific to our team; warning of pending natural disasters (hurricanes / typhoon / volcano); known terrorist activity in immediate vicinity area of operation focused on western citizens; detection of targeted terrorist surveillance
- Generalized threats to our team; targeted efforts of secret police; increased actualized or highly eminent threat to the lives of our team or a visitor; coup-d’etat destabilizing country; unpredicted natural disaster (major earthquake) cutting off critical resources of power, water, and food for longer than our typical shelter period; outbreak of war; pandemic
