Comments on: Memo To ‘Color Alert’ Task Force: Put Your Citizen Hats On, Design With/For Public, Integrate Into Overall Citizen Preparedness Program, Consider All-Hazards Approach (Maybe Starting With H1N1), Replace Changing Colors With Consistent Communications, Advisory Should Be Two-Way, Let Public In ‘The Bubble’, Utilize Social Media http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2009/07/22/memo-to-color-alert-task-force-put-your-citizen-hats-on-design-withfor-public-integrate-into-overall-citizen-preparedness-program-consider-all-hazards-approach-maybe-starting-with-h1n1-rep/ A Citizen’s Eye View of Public Preparedness Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:57:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Terror Alert Task Force Splits On Keeping Color System; But Is Unanimous In Calling For More Specificity, Transparency, Actionable Steps, Follow-Up & “All Tools” In Public Communications http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2009/07/22/memo-to-color-alert-task-force-put-your-citizen-hats-on-design-withfor-public-integrate-into-overall-citizen-preparedness-program-consider-all-hazards-approach-maybe-starting-with-h1n1-rep/comment-page-1/#comment-43681 Terror Alert Task Force Splits On Keeping Color System; But Is Unanimous In Calling For More Specificity, Transparency, Actionable Steps, Follow-Up & “All Tools” In Public Communications Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:21:05 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=3406#comment-43681 [...] ‘New’ — Memo To ‘Color Alert’ Task Force: Put Your Citizen Hats On, Design Wit... [...] [...] ‘New’ — Memo To ‘Color Alert’ Task Force: Put Your Citizen Hats On, Design Wit… [...]

]]> By: Govt. Still Determining How Best To Communicate Terror Threat And Engage Public To Help Out 8 Years After 9/11 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2009/07/22/memo-to-color-alert-task-force-put-your-citizen-hats-on-design-withfor-public-integrate-into-overall-citizen-preparedness-program-consider-all-hazards-approach-maybe-starting-with-h1n1-rep/comment-page-1/#comment-43539 Govt. Still Determining How Best To Communicate Terror Threat And Engage Public To Help Out 8 Years After 9/11 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:18:56 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=3406#comment-43539 [...] ‘New’ — Memo To ‘Color Alert’ Task Force: Put Your Citizen Hats On, Design Wit... [...] [...] ‘New’ — Memo To ‘Color Alert’ Task Force: Put Your Citizen Hats On, Design Wit… [...]

]]> By: In Interview, Ex-Sec. Chertoff Recommends Condensing Color Alerts (“Because We’re Not Going To Get Below Yellow”); Suggests School Preparedness Course (Incl. First Aid, CPR, Mechanics, Firearms Training); Acknowledges He “Would Have Liked To H http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2009/07/22/memo-to-color-alert-task-force-put-your-citizen-hats-on-design-withfor-public-integrate-into-overall-citizen-preparedness-program-consider-all-hazards-approach-maybe-starting-with-h1n1-rep/comment-page-1/#comment-42653 In Interview, Ex-Sec. Chertoff Recommends Condensing Color Alerts (“Because We’re Not Going To Get Below Yellow”); Suggests School Preparedness Course (Incl. First Aid, CPR, Mechanics, Firearms Training); Acknowledges He “Would Have Liked To H Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:35:28 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=3406#comment-42653 [...] ‘New’ — Memo To ‘Color Alert’ Task Force: Put Your Citizen Hats On, Design Wit... [...] [...] ‘New’ — Memo To ‘Color Alert’ Task Force: Put Your Citizen Hats On, Design Wit… [...]

]]> By: This Blog Gets ‘Exclusive Interview’ Yesterday With Former DHS Secretary Whose Book Is Coming Out September 1st — Chertoff (Yes, Chertoff) Says He “Never” Was Pressured On Terror Alerts http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2009/07/22/memo-to-color-alert-task-force-put-your-citizen-hats-on-design-withfor-public-integrate-into-overall-citizen-preparedness-program-consider-all-hazards-approach-maybe-starting-with-h1n1-rep/comment-page-1/#comment-42028 This Blog Gets ‘Exclusive Interview’ Yesterday With Former DHS Secretary Whose Book Is Coming Out September 1st — Chertoff (Yes, Chertoff) Says He “Never” Was Pressured On Terror Alerts Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:31:42 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=3406#comment-42028 [...] ‘New’ — Memo To ‘Color Alert’ Task Force: Put Your Citizen Hats On, Design Wit... [...] [...] ‘New’ — Memo To ‘Color Alert’ Task Force: Put Your Citizen Hats On, Design Wit… [...]

]]> By: Bruce Curley http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2009/07/22/memo-to-color-alert-task-force-put-your-citizen-hats-on-design-withfor-public-integrate-into-overall-citizen-preparedness-program-consider-all-hazards-approach-maybe-starting-with-h1n1-rep/comment-page-1/#comment-41063 Bruce Curley Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:17:00 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=3406#comment-41063 My hat is off to you John for your prodigious output. "This disconnect between the government and the public on this was brought home to me in 2008..." Unfortunatley, due to that bizarre DHS study attacking vets, Christians, etc. (how much did the consultants who wrote that one get paid...oy vey) and, basically 80% of the Americans out here, it is greater now than last year. The jihadi's, domestic and foreign, read our incompetence even better than we do. ..which is the greatest lesson of 9/11. My hat is off to you John for your prodigious output.

“This disconnect between the government and the public on this was brought home to me in 2008…”

Unfortunatley, due to that bizarre DHS study attacking vets, Christians, etc. (how much did the consultants who wrote that one get paid…oy vey) and, basically 80% of the Americans out here, it is greater now than last year.

The jihadi’s, domestic and foreign, read our incompetence even better than we do. ..which is the greatest lesson of 9/11.

]]> By: Memo To ‘Color Alert’ Task Force: Put Your Citizen Hats On | Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2009/07/22/memo-to-color-alert-task-force-put-your-citizen-hats-on-design-withfor-public-integrate-into-overall-citizen-preparedness-program-consider-all-hazards-approach-maybe-starting-with-h1n1-rep/comment-page-1/#comment-40194 Memo To ‘Color Alert’ Task Force: Put Your Citizen Hats On | Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:23:54 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=3406#comment-40194 [...] Memo To ‘Color Alert’ Task Force: Put Your Citizen Hats On, Design With/For Public, Integrate In... The Department is now accepting comments on the future of the HSAS, which can be sent via email to hsasreview@dhs.gov. My suggestions are below. I have focused my analysis on the public aspect of the alert system not the other audiences that the HSAS was also designed for (ie. state and local governments, law enforcement, the private sector). My overall recommendation would be to suspend the current system and work on a more integrated approach that makes governmental alerts part of a stronger citizen preparedness effort, involves local and state initiatives, is two-way and provides more contextual information, covers all-hazards, includes robust ongoing communication between government and governed, and takes better advantage of new technologies. var addthis_pub = "";Print this article [...] [...] Memo To ‘Color Alert’ Task Force: Put Your Citizen Hats On, Design With/For Public, Integrate In… The Department is now accepting comments on the future of the HSAS, which can be sent via email to hsasreview@dhs.gov. My suggestions are below. I have focused my analysis on the public aspect of the alert system not the other audiences that the HSAS was also designed for (ie. state and local governments, law enforcement, the private sector). My overall recommendation would be to suspend the current system and work on a more integrated approach that makes governmental alerts part of a stronger citizen preparedness effort, involves local and state initiatives, is two-way and provides more contextual information, covers all-hazards, includes robust ongoing communication between government and governed, and takes better advantage of new technologies. var addthis_pub = “”;Print this article [...]

]]> By: Bob Baylor http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2009/07/22/memo-to-color-alert-task-force-put-your-citizen-hats-on-design-withfor-public-integrate-into-overall-citizen-preparedness-program-consider-all-hazards-approach-maybe-starting-with-h1n1-rep/comment-page-1/#comment-40138 Bob Baylor Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:49:36 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=3406#comment-40138 Excellent post! We need a system that is more nimble and less static. The current Homeland Security Advisory System is only focused on terrorism. As you point out, there are a myriad of other factors that could constitute a threat and are not the result of terrorist activities. Excellent post! We need a system that is more nimble and less static. The current Homeland Security Advisory System is only focused on terrorism. As you point out, there are a myriad of other factors that could constitute a threat and are not the result of terrorist activities.

]]> By: Jeannette Sutton http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2009/07/22/memo-to-color-alert-task-force-put-your-citizen-hats-on-design-withfor-public-integrate-into-overall-citizen-preparedness-program-consider-all-hazards-approach-maybe-starting-with-h1n1-rep/comment-page-1/#comment-40076 Jeannette Sutton Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:16:32 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=3406#comment-40076 Great comments John. Thanks for posting. I have learned that the panel will also receive advice and recommendations from academia, media, practitioners, and social media experts. Citizen input will be important as well. Great comments John. Thanks for posting. I have learned that the panel will also receive advice and recommendations from academia, media, practitioners, and social media experts. Citizen input will be important as well.

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