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Friday, April 25, 2008

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1. CAPITOL EVACUATION DRILL...........................VO/SOT

2. WHAT PRICE RICE?............................................VO/SOT

3. DOGGIE BLOOD BANK.......................................VO/SOT

1. CAPITOL EVACUATION DRILL VO/SOT

***THE VIDEO OF THE TRUCK FIRE FROM 2000 IS EMBARGOED TO SACRAMENTO STATIONS***

LIVE: SECURITY PERSONNEL AT THE STATE CAPITOL EVACUATED THE ENTIRE BUILDING IN 21 MINUTES THIS MORNING AS PART OF THEIR ANNUAL DISASTER DRILL. THIS YEAR'S COINCIDES WITH THE STATE'S EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH.

SUPER: **DRILL**/TODAY/STATE CAPITOL/SACRAMENTO

SUPER: JANUARY 16, 2000/STATE CAPITOL/SACRAMENTO

VO: (:35) IN TODAY'S DRILL, THE SCENARIO WAS A COMPLETE EVACUATION OF STAFF AND VISITORS TO THE CAPITOL DUE TO A FIRE ON THE ROOF. LEGISLATORS ARE NOT IN SESSION TODAY, AND NOT MANY OF THE LOBBYISTS THAT NORMALLY LINE THE HALLWAYS WERE IN THE BUILDING. SERGEANTS ESTIMATE THEY EVACUATED NEARLY ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE INCLUDING LEGISLATIVE STAFF, STUDENT TOUR GROUPS AND OTHER VISITORS. THE CHIEF SERGEANT AT ARMS WAS ASKED HOW MUCH A DRILL ACTUALLY HELPS WHEN STAFF IS AWARE IT IS COMING AND NONCHALANT RATHER THAN PANIC AND CHAOS THAT OCCURS DURING A REAL EMERGENCY, SUCH AS THIS TRUCK CRASH DURING A LATE NIGHT ASSEMBLY SESSION IN 2000.

SUPER: RON PANE/CHIEF ASSEMBLY SERGEANT AT ARMS

SOT: (:30)

SAYS: "YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ... WHY WE HAVE TO PRACTICE TIME AND TIME AGAIN."

VO TAG: EACH YEAR THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY TAKE TURNS IN DEVISING THE DRILL SCENARIO. THIS YEAR WAS THE ASSEMBLY SERGEANT'S OFFICE'S TURN. STAFF ON EACH FLOOR CHOOSES STAFF TO SERVE AS FLOOR MONITORS. THEY RECEIVE AN HOUR OF TRAINING FROM THE SERGEANTS, AND RECEIVE A KIT WITH THEIR VEST AND GREEN DOOR TAGS. THE GREEN TAG INDICATES THAT OFFICE OR ROOM HAS NO PEOPLE INSIDE IT. A BRIEFING AFTER THE DRILL INDICATED PROBLEMS INCLUDING TOO MUCH RADIO TRAFFIC AT THE START OF THE DRILL, AND THE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE STAFF EVACUATION AREA ON THE CAPITOL LAWN WERE NOT PLACED IN THE CORRECT LOCATIONS. A C-T-N-S PHOTOGRAPHER ALSO NOTED THAT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OVER THE LOUD SPEAKER INFORMING PEOPLE TO EVACUATE WAS DISTORTED AND INAUDIBLE IN ONE SPEAKER IN THE CAPITOL BASEMENT. THE ASSEMBLY CHIEF SERGEANT SAID HE WOULD INVESTIGATE THE AUDIO ISSUE.

EXTRA BITES:

SUPER: KATHY HILKE/SENATE STAFFER

SOT: (:10)

SAYS: "I THINK FRIDAY IS A GOOD DAY ... WITH WHAT THE EVACUATION PROCEDURES ARE."

SUPER: JESSICA DUNNING/LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S STAFF

SOT: (:17)

SAYS: "I FOUND MYSELF KIND OF SNICKERING IN THE TRAINING ... WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE PREPARED I THINK."

SUPER: RON PANE/CHIEF ASSEMBLY SERGEANT AT ARMS

SOT: (:09)

SAYS: "OTHER THAN SOME OF THE REFRESHMENTS ... ALL PART OF WORKING."

SOT: (:23)

SAYS: "THEY DID REAL WELL ... DID REACT ACCORDINGLY."