CTNS SCRIPTS
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 2008
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1. STATE FIRE RESPONSE VO/SOT
2. INITIATIVE REFORM VO/SOT
3. TRIBAL CASINO CONTROLS VO/SOT
4. CHICKEN VIDEO VO/SOT
1. STATE FIRE RESPONSE VO/SOT
LIVE:
CALIFORNIA FIRE OFFICIALS ARE DIRECTING FIRE CREWS, EQUIPMENT AND AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM REGIONS UNLIKELY TO BURN, TOWARD SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES. OFFICIALS ARE ALSO KEEPING SOME CREWS ON RESERVE FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, WHERE RED FLAG FIRE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED.
SUPER: TODAY/OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES HEADQUARTERS
VO: (:30)
IN THE PAST THREE DAYS, FIRES IN LOS ANGELES, VENTURA AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES HAVE KILLED TWO PEOPLE, DESTROYED DOZENS OF HOMES, AND BURNED NEARLY FIFTEEN SQUARE MILES. OFFICIALS ARE DIRECTING STATEWIDE EFFORTS FROM THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMAND CENTER NEAR SACRAMENTO. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION INFORMATION OFFICER DANIEL BERLANT SAYS ENGINES AND AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN MOVED BASED ON PREVAILING CONDITIONS, INCLUDING COOLER FALL WEATHER IN FAR NORTHERN AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA COUNTIES.
SUPER: DANIEL BERLANT/CAL-FIRE
SOT: (:10)
SAYS: "DUE TO THE FIRE RISK IN THE BAY AREA, WE'VE MOVED A LOT OF RESOURCES FROM THE TOP OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND INTO THE BAY AREA, TO BACKFILL BEHIND WHAT WE'VE SENT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA."
VO TAG:
A FIRE BURNING ON ANGEL ISLAND IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY IS REMINDING RESIDENTS THERE OF FIRE DANGERS FROM DRYING WINDS BLOWING THROUGH THE REGION. HISTORIC BUILDINGS ON THE ISLAND, A STATE PARK, HAVE NOT BEEN HARMED.
EXTRA BITE:
regarding general conditions that could lead to additional wildfires throughout the state this month:
SUPER: DANIEL BERLANT/CAL-FIRE
SOT: (:11)
SAYS: "OCTOBER HERE IN CALIFORNIA IS HISTORICALLY WHEN WE SEE THE LARGEST AND MOST DEVASTATING WILDFIRES. THE OAKLAND HILLS FIRE, THE SIEGES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, BOTH IN 03 AND 07, HAVE OCCURRED THIS MONTH."
regarding current weather conditions that could lead to additional wildfires in Southern California:
SOT: (:14)
SAYS: "WE'RE STILL SEEING SANTA ANA WINDS BLOWING THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR. THAT REALLY MAKES IT A VERY DIFFICULT FIRE TO FIREFIGHT. AND YOU ADD THE LOW HUMIDITY, WITH THE ALREADY DRY CONDITIONS AND IT'S QUITE A CHALLENGE."
