The video was co-produced by the nonprofit Center for Empowered Living and Learning (the CELL) in Denver and the Governor's Office of Homeland Security. They created it over the last four months using a $30,000 federal grant.

It is narrated by former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway and 9NEWS Anchor Kim Christiansen.

"Eight years after 9/11, it's important to remember that the United States is not immune from terror attacks," Governor Bill Ritter said. "The video will help empower citizens with the knowledge they need to protect our communities, our state, our nation."

Ritter and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano released the new video after touring the CELL Monday afternoon.

"Unfortunately, the world we live in today, everyone has to assume the threat of terrorism is anywhere," Napolitano said. "It's New York City, it could also be Denver."

Napolitano says attacks across the world show the battle against terrorism is a shared responsibility.

"You just can't leave it up to a state agency to do it, you can't just leave it to a federal agency to do it, there are things, practical things, that every individual can do that will help minimize the risk of terrorism," she said.

"Without question, every one of us has the potential to make a difference in the fight against terrorism," Ritter said. "It all starts with being alert and being prepared."

The video was released at a time when Denver finds itself in the center of a suspected terrorist plot to detonate explosives across New York City. Investigators believe Najibullah Zazi, who lived in Arapahoe County, was buying chemicals and practicing making homemade explosives with them.

The governor, who had security clearance, said he was very comfortable with the way the FBI, local and state law enforcement worked the terror investigation case together in Colorado.

"That's my most significant reaction to that event. It reaffirms this notion that everybody should be educated about the threat of terrorism and the fact that it is part of our life that we can take control of that through a variety of ways," Ritter said.

Denver's Police Chief Gerald Whitman agreed that law enforcement, through Colorado's intelligence and fusion centers, worked well together in the investigation that led to the arrest of terror suspect Zazi. However, Whitman says he hopes more tips in the future come from residents.

"We need the tips from the community. We really do need those. Even though sometimes they may be burdensome, when they come in large numbers when we're in a heightened state of awareness after an arrest like this, but I guarantee we're going to follow up on each one of them and follow up to see if there's a connection to anything," Whitman said.

You can watch the video online at www.thecell.org or www.cia.co.gov. The video is also being shown as part of the CELL's current exhibit, "Anyone, anytime, anywhere: understanding the threat of terrorism."

After watching the video, the governor's office hopes that anyone who sees anything suspicious will contact the Colorado Information Analysis Center at 877-509-2422.

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