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Public safety agencies plan training exercise at UCLA on Aug. 5
WHAT: UCLA police, the FBI, the LAPD, the Los Angeles Fire Department and other public safety agencies will conduct a large-scale training exercise on the UCLA campus. Also participating will be emergency medical personnel from Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The training scenario involves volunteers posing as gunshot victims and a major response from multiple agencies. Additional details are not being made public so that the emergency-response skills of participants can be accurately assessed.
WHEN: Tuesday, Aug. 5 (8 a.m. check-in for credentials, 11:30 a.m. media availability).
Access to the area will be tightly controlled. Journalists must check in, receive credentials and be accompanied by PIOs inside the training area.
WHERE: Residence hall area, northwest portion of campus.
FILMING/INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
- 8:30 a.m.: Triage of gunshot victims by emergency medical personnel.
- 9:30 a.m.: Command post featuring multiple public safety vehicles, personnel.
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11:30 a.m.: News conference to discuss training exercise.
WHO:
The following public safety and elected officials are scheduled to be available at the 11:30 a.m. news conference.
- Los Angles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
- Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief Terry Hara, West Bureau
- FBI Assistant Director in Charge Salvador Hernandez
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UCLA Assistant Police Chief Jeff Young
PARKING:
Parking for TV news trucks will be available in the Sproul Hall turnaround (C3-4 on map, enter at Gayley and Strathmore at C5; all other journalists should park in Lots P4 and P8). http://www.ucla.edu/map/map-w-bldgs-jul08.pdf
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Phil Hampton, UCLA Office of Media Relations, 310-206-1460, mobile 310-466-8848
Nancy Greenstein, UCLA police, 310-206-4344
Laura Eimiller, FBI, 310-996-3343, mobile 310 420-6441
Mary Grady, LAPD, 213-485-3205, mobile 213-216-9743