* @param severityString
*
* @return enum
*/
protected EventSeverity getSeverity(String severityString) {
EventSeverity severity = EventSeverity.INFO; // if we don't know it, flag it as INFO
if (severityString != null) {
severityString = severityString.toUpperCase();
if (severityString.startsWith("EMERG") || severityString.startsWith("CRIT")) {
severity = EventSeverity.FATAL;
} else if (severityString.startsWith("ERR")) {