Flood Call 1488

CNN from Atlanta calling to asking for information on the evacuations. Dispatcher tells him about the mandatory evacuations of the Riverside, Central, and Lincoln Park neighborhoods and the sounding of the sirens. The CNN reporter wishes them luck with the situation.

Date	April 18th 1997, 6:08 am
Duration	69 seconds
Channel	24
Direction	incoming call
Abstract By
Tagged As	sirens evacuation Cable News Network (CNN) news reporters and media Central Park Lincoln Park mandatory evacuation Riverside Area

Transcript

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Yes, good morning. This is CNN calling from Atlanta. I wanted to talk with someone about
the evacuations.
The number I can give you to call is 746-2685. That would be our emergency operation center.
The only other thing I can tell you is what we've given out to the media.
Okay, just give me that then.
Okay, right now we're using or issuing a mandatory evacuation of the Riverside Park and Central
Park areas and Lincoln Park. And they are to evacuate immediately.
I understand you started sounding warning sirens, is this correct?
Yes, we have. And that is to, we've got National Guard, police officers, everybody down in
the Lincoln Park area. We believe we have most of the people out of there and now we're
getting Riverside Park and Central Park.
Are people responding?
Yes.
Okay, let me get your name and position there.
I'm a 911 dispatcher. My first name is Pat.
Last name please.
French.
Spell that.
F-R-E-N-C-H.
Okay, good luck. Thank you so much.
Thank you, bye-bye.