FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Maryalicia Johnson 407-246-3629 or cell 407-468-3379

MAYOR TO SUIT UP FOR
BOMB SQUAD TRAINING

Explosive Training Prepares Responders for
Emergency Situations

WHO: MAYOR BUDDY DYER
ORLANDO FIRE DEPARTMENT ARSON/BOMB SQUAD

WHAT: SUSPICIOUS DEVICE/ARSON DETECTION TRAINING

WHEN: THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2003, 7 A.M.
***(MEDIA OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN 7 AND 8:30 A.M.)***

WHERE: ORLANDO CITRUS BOWL (WEST SIDE)


ORLANDO, FL (August 20, 2003,) -- Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Thursday will suit up to join the Orlando Fire Department Arson/Bomb Squad during a suspicious device/arson detection training exercise at the Orlando Citrus Bowl.

Mayor Dyer, who participates in regularly scheduled work-alongs, has pledged to go out to worksites and labor alongside Orlando’s more than 3,000 employees to gain a better understanding of the jobs that make-up the city’s workforce.

The City of Orlando’s FBI-accredited Arson/Bomb Squad responds to more than 500 incidents per year, including fire/arson investigations, suspicious packages incidents and canine responses.

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