The Special, Containment, Procedures Foundation, commonly abbreviated as the SCP Foundation is an extremely diverse and well-funded paranormal orgaization dedicated to the apprehension and containment of anomalies, ranging from creatures to objects, locations, events, and phenomena, known dubbed as "SCPs," and is led by the O5 Council. The organization is overall dedicated to understanding anomalous occurrences and permanently incarcerating them so that they are kept away from humanity, whether it is for the SCPs' safety from society or vice versa.
Protocol[]
The Foundation mainly researches and contains anomalies, and destroys them only when necessary. It has be criticised for this by organizations such as the Global Occult Coalition.
The Foundation operates in total secrecy, and attempted leaks are usually punishable with death.
Civilian witnesses are also usually treated with amnestics Mostly They Are Told To Either Become Class-D Or Never Tell Anyone What They Saw (Doing So Will Lead To Death)
The Foundation is well known for its compartmentalization of information and Security Clearance Levels for its personnel. Level 0 Clearance is the lowest, while Level 5 Clearance is the highest. The Foundation is very strict with its need-to-know policies, and sensitive information about anomalies and procedures are often redacted for lower Security Clearance-personnel. Trying to forcefully get access to sensitive information leads often to disciplinary action by the higher-ups.
Ranks and Structure[]
Usually, the SCP-Foundation is led by the Overseer Level 5 Council also known as the O5 Council. The O-5 Council consists of usually 13 people who are often only defined as O5-1 through O5-13. The O5-council have unlimited access to all files and reports without any data expunged or redacted. The Council usually decides major decision with anomalies that have existential threats to humanity or the universe at large but can influence anything. It is often speculated that O5's might be anomalous themselves.
The Ethics Committee also wields a lot of power inside the Foundation. Most personnel considers the Ethics Committee as joke or myth, but in reality, the leaders of this Committee are described to have the same power as the O5's. They hide in plain sight and apparently have some authority over the O5 Council. The Committee decides what is ethically acceptable for the Foundation to do in their mission statement. Example: In one canon they designed the infamous Procedure 110-Montauk. Most of this version of the Committee comes from the story Ethics Committee Orientation.
Site-Directors are high-ranking researchers that lead the different containment-sites around the world. They often have Assistant Directors of different expertise that assist them inside the facilities. Site-Directors are also usually the highest ranking officials who still have a full name and not a numeric designation like with the O5-Council.
Mobile Task Force, or MTF's, are the Foundation's most effective and skilled personnel. They can be anything from scientists and researchers to Elite Special Forces Soldiers (The most common variant used in stories or media about the SCP-Universe). Mobile Task Forces are, as the name suggests, mobile and can operate on either Containment-Sites or in the Field. They usually deal with the most dangerous anomalies, where the more common field and recovery agents might lack knowledge or training. MTF's often also have specialties: Example: MTF Mu-4 ("Debuggers") is specified in tracking anomalous electronic devices, technology, and transmission, and either try to contain or block them. The most famous/infamous Mobile Task Force is MTF Alpha-1 ("Red Right Hand"), who consist of the Foundations best and loyal operatives and employees. Despite this MTF Alpha-1 is often connected to the creation of the Chaos Insurgency, a rival organization that seeks to destroy the Foundation.
The Researchers are Doctors and Scientists that research on the anomalies. Their duties can vary from experimentation on the anomalies to developing Special Containment Procedures. Security clearances and ranks also vary from simple Research Assistants to Site-Directors and everything in between. The expertise of researchers can vary from different scientific fields like technology to zoology or different anomalous fields. Example for the ladder is that Dr. Judith Low is specialized with anomalies that relate to Grand Karcist Ion and his following, Sarkicism.
The Containment Specialists are employees who design and uphold the Special Containment Procedures of anomalies. Containment Specialists can be anything from technicians to doctors to security personnel, and these duties often overlap with other ranks.
The facilities of the Foundation employs Security Personnel that serve as the primary defence force in doors. Their duties rank from guarding anomalies to serving as body guards for higher ranking officials. Their duty often overlap with Containment Specialists and MTF's.
Field Agents are responsible for detecting anomalies in outside world. They can be placed in any organisation, whether it's an government, a company or in a military. They serve as eyes and ears and contact the Foundation when something anomalous is detected.
Recovery Teams are usually called in by Field Agents when an anomaly is found. They are responsible for capturing the anomaly and transporting it back to the a Foundation-owned facility. As mentioned before, with more dangerous anomalies MTF's are sent in.
D Class personnel Personnel are the lowest ranking staff of the Foundation. Usually recruited from convicted criminals. they often serve as human test-subjects with anomalies, be it on facilities or in the field. Other groups and civilian organisations see this usually as a human-rights violation, though the Foundation sees this as necessary.
The Foundation does also employs more mundane staff such as communication specialists, kitchen staff, accounting, archives, janitorial staff and electricians, who do not work direct with anomalies.
Technology[]
One of the key discoveries is the concept of the Hume, a way to measure alterations in local reality, with was devised by James Caldmann and Carlos Rzewski. Through this Dr. Scranton devised the Scranton Reality Anchor, a device that could adjust reality.
Staff[]
Appearances[]
Rank Classes[]
Level-0 (For Official Use Only)[]
Level 0 security clearances are given to non-essential personnel with no need to access information regarding anomalous objects or entities in Foundation containment.
Level-1 (Confidential)[]
Level 1 security clearances are given to personnel working in proximity to but with no direct, indirect, or informational access to anomalous objects or entities in containment. Mostly given To Janitors, Clerics, and Class-D.
Level-2 (Restricted)[]
Level 2 security clearances are given to security and research personnel that require direct access to information regarding anomalous objects and entities in containment. Mostly given To Medics, Scientist, and members of the Department Of External Affairs.
Level-3 (Classified)[]
Level 3 security clearances are given to senior security and research personnel that require in-depth data regarding the source, recovery circumstances, and long-term planning for anomalous objects and entities in containment. Mostly given To Mobile Task Force operatives, Security Guards, Engineers and Technicians.
Level-4 (Secret)[]
Level 4 security clearances are given to senior administration that require access to site-wide and/or regional intelligence as well as long-term strategic data regarding Foundation operations and research projects. Mostly given to Site Directors, Security Directors, or Mobile Task Force Commanders, high ranking MTF members are also given level-4 clearance, such as members of Epsilon-11.
Level-5 (Top Secret)[]
Level 5 security clearances are given to the highest-ranking administrative personnel within the Foundation and grant effectively unlimited access to all strategic and otherwise sensitive data. Level 5 security clearances are typically only granted to O5 Council members.
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