Summary

MANY ARIZONA COMPANIES ARE NOT ALLOWING VACATIONS AROUND THE NEW YEAR...HOPING TO AVOID Y2K COMPUTER CATASTROPHES.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 167978
Story Slug Y2K - AZ - Employees
Location Phoenix, Arizona
Format FILE VO
Date 8/23/1999
Archive Time 39:31
TRT :33
Supers Phoenix, Arizona File
Video Description PHONE WORKERS, FIREMEN
Description MANY ARIZONA COMPANIES ARE NOT ALLOWING VACATIONS AROUND THE NEW YEAR...HOPING TO AVOID Y2K COMPUTER CATASTROPHES.
Script ARIZONA EMPLOYEES HOPING TO CELEBRATE THE NEW MILLENIUM...MAY FIND THEMSELVES WORKING INSTEAD. THAT'S BECAUSE MANY ARIZONA COMPANIES ARE NOT ALLOWING VACATIONS AROUND THE NEW YEAR...HOPING TO AVOID Y2K COMPUTER CATASTROPHES. VO A-P-S...THE STATE'S LARGEST ELECTRIC COMPANY...WILL HAVE 300 EXTRA EMPLOYEES ON DUTY NEW YEAR'S EVE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VO AND THE PHOENIX FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE IN EMERGENCY STORM DEPLOYMENT MODE...MEANING 340 FIREFIGHTERS PLUS 20 EXTRAS WILL BE ON DUTY EACH SHIFT. ALL PHOENIX FIRE EMPLOYEES WILL BE WORKING OR ON STANDBY. ALSO...THE CITY OF PHOENIX HAS TOLD ALL OF ITS 650 AVIATION EMPLOYEES...VACATIONS AROUND THE HOLIDAYS WILL NOT BE APPROVED. END WESTERN
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