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State of Readiness
The ability to handle an emergency is improved in the correct state of readiness. Readiness is divided into five states with different colours. The lowest level is white and the highest level is black. The below flip cards provide an explanation of each state:
State of Readiness Divided into Five Different Colours
The person is acting irrationally or becomes paralysed.
People React Differently
To be in the white zone, instead of the yellow or orange, means that it takes a long time to reach the red zone and to be able to act on the emergency. To be caught off guard in the white zone may also lead to you ending up directly in the black zone and then panicking. If this happens, it is very difficult to regain control and get down to the red zone and start taking action. However, to be in the orange zone for a long time is mentally exhausting and can impair the ability to take action when feeling fatigued.
When a person reaches the black zone, he/she is acting irrationally or becomes paralyzed. Photo: Viking Line
In the same incident, individuals in a group are in different zones. Just because you are in the orange zone, and feel that the situation is under control, maybe others do not. They might find themselves in the red or black zone. Or they have not paid attention to the danger at all and are in the white zone.