FEMA Director To Launch Nation-Wide Outreach
Release Date: June 9, 2000
Release Number: R7-00-22
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- On June 12, 2000, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Project Impact: Building Disaster Resistant Communities will launch a national television public service announcement (PSA) campaign aimed at getting Americans to take action to make their communities disaster resistant. The focus of the PSA - "You can't prevent the weather, but you can prevent the damage."
The National Association of Broadcasters has taken on FEMA's Project Impact as a national campaign, and is distributing copies of the PSA to commercial television stations. Radio versions will be distributed in September 2000. The television PSA, plus a pre-recorded interview with Director Witt will be available via satellite, Monday, June 12 at the following times and coordinates:
Monday, June 12th
Project Impact PSA
1:00 - 1:15 PM
Coordinates:
Telstar 4
Transponder 6
DL 3820
Interview with FEMA Director Witt and Project Impact PSA
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Coordinates:
Telstar 5
Transponder 5
DL 3800
Last Modified: Friday, 12-Dec-2003 13:42:36