SCP-4859
Keter
~
medium confidence
SCP-4859
Expected annual
$13.1M
One-time setup
$43.6M
Annual recurring
$12.9M
Personnel
25
First-year capital costs dominated by a targeted acoustic sensor grid and associated detection/response equipment (~$43.6M one-time); recurring annual costs are driven by sensor licensing, security staffing, contingency/reserve, and legal/PR operations (~$12.9M/yr).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $43.6M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $12.9M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$12.9M/yr
Normal year with routine monitoring, regular drills, and no major incidents beyond expected minor field activations.
no large public exposure
routine incidents only
standard sensor/field activations
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Minor Incident
$13.1M/yr
A handful (1–3) of localized SCP-4859 events that require extra scene work, additional amnestics, and limited PR/legal responses.
1-3 localized incidents
limited media attention
increased forensic caseload
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Major Breach
$14.9M/yr
Larger, high-profile incidents requiring helicopter/air surge, expanded forensic response, and substantial PR/legal mobilization.
major public casualty
multi-site incidents
large PR/legal campaign
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Catastrophic Exposure
$17.9M/yr
Mass-casualty or widely publicized exposure requiring full contingency reserve activation, large-scale cover operations, and multi-agency interventions.
mass-casualty
nationwide media exposure
major political scrutiny
Personnel
25 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 18 | Dedicated 24/7 rapid response operatives (three shifts). Salaries & benefits included in staff_wages [#2]. |
| Pathologist | 1 | Full-time pathologist for forensic/necropsy lab; cost included in staff_wages [#5]. |
| Lab Technician | 3 | Forensic/necropsy lab technicians supporting autopsy and sample processing; costs included in staff_wages [#5]. |
| Forensic Analyst (ballistics/audio) | 1 | Specialist to analyze ballistics and gunshot audio signatures; salary included in staff_wages [#6]. |
| Occult Specialist / Researcher | 2 | Demonology/occult researchers embedded in regional fronts; salaries included in staff_wages [#8]. |
Confidence Notes
Line-item cost ranges were provided by the analyst notes allowing order-of-magnitude estimates, but major uncertainties remain in incident frequency, choice of owned vs contracted air assets, and scale of PR/legal responses; hence medium confidence.