Summary

A NEW E-MAIL/PHONE SYSTEM IS BEING DEVELOPED TO INFORM PEOPLE OF POSSIBLE FUTURE TERRORIST ATTACKS.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 216425
Story Slug Terrorist Emergency Phone System
Location Los Altos Hills, California
Format PKG
Date 10/24/2001
Archive Time 3:43
TRT 1:32
Supers Los Altos Hills, California Maureen Cassingham, City Manager James Tyler, Los Altos Hills resident Ben Mohr, Reporting
Video Description LOS ALTOS SIGN, SHOT OF SHERIFF STATION, WOMAN WALKING WITH REPORTER, CU PAPERWORK, WOMAN SOT, MAN SOT, PEOPLE RUNNING, SHOT OF TOWN, WOMAN SOT, SHOT OF AMERICAN FLAG ON WINDOW.
Description A NEW E-MAIL/PHONE SYSTEM IS BEING DEVELOPED TO INFORM PEOPLE OF POSSIBLE FUTURE TERRORIST ATTACKS.
Script LEAD: A SMALL, CALIFORNIA TOWN HAS A NEW PLAN TO MAKE SURE ITS RESIDENTS HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THEY NEED DURING AN EMERGENCY. LEADERS IN LOS ALTOS HILLS CAME UP WITH THE PLAN AFTER LAST MONTHS TERRORIST ATTACKS. BEN MOHR HAS MORE. (TAKE PKG) SCRIPT: LOS ALTOS HILLS IS A SMALL TOWN. THERE ARE NO TRAFFIC LIGHTS..NO BUSINESSES. EVEN THE SHERIFF'S SUBSTATION HERE IS JUST AN OLD HOUSE. (NATS, "City of los altos hills may I help you.") THIS MAYBE A LITTLE TOWN..BUT IT HAS SOME BIG IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ITS RESIDENTS DURING AN EMERGENCY. CITY MANAGER MAUREEN CASSINGHAM WANTS RESIDENTS TO FILL OUT THIS CONTACT SHEET.. WITH THEIR PHONE NUMBER..FAX NUMBER AND EMAIL. THAT WAY EVERYONE CAN BE REACHED IN THE EVENT OF A CRISIS, INCLUDING A TERRORIST ATTACK, OR EARTHQUAKES. (CASSINGHAM, SOT, "People safety is about good communication that's what this is all about good communication so we can interact with our residents to be helpful in getting the word out if there was an emergency.") JAMES TYLER IS JUST ONE OF THE EIGHT THOUSAND RESIDENT WHO WILL RECEIVE THE INFORMATION SHEET. HE PLANS ON FILLING ONE OUT. (TYLER, SOT, " I think its a useful things to have for emergencies not just terrorist attacks but any emergency like a house on fire or whatever its a useful thing.") WITH SUCH A SMALL POPULATION TOWN LEADERS BELIEVE THIS IDEA WILL WORK..AND THEY HOPE OTHER NEARBY CITIES WILL FOLLOW THEIR LEAD. (CASSINGHAM, SOT, "We will see how this goes and I think this is a good initiative for a small town and see if it can be taken it a larger scale.") THIS SLOW PACED TOWN..IS ACTING FAST TO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE HERE REMAIN SAFE AND INFORMED . RECAP
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