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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=5
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:black'>MOSCOW
POLICE DEPARTMENT</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>118 East 4th Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Moscow</span></font></st1:City><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">83843</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Tel:
208-882-COPS Fax: 208-882-4020<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font><b><font size=6 color=white><span style='font-size:24.0pt;
color:white;font-weight:bold'>PRESS RELEASE</span></font></b><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>November 10, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Gritman</span></b></st1:PlaceName><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Medical</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></b></st1:place><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> Mock Disaster Exercise<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>On Thursday,
November 12, 2009 the Moscow Police Department will be participating in a large
scale practical training exercise at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Gritman</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Medical</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
There will be regular uniformed officers and tactical officers working directly
with deputies from <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Latah</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType>, Moscow Fire, and <st1:place w:st="on">EMS</st1:place>
personnel. These emergency responders will be visible around the south and
east side of the hospital between 11:30 am and 5 pm. The opportunity to work
with <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Gritman</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Medical</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
and other first responders in a disaster scenario will benefit all involved. c<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>During this
event the public may see officers entering and leaving the building as they
work through the events outlined by our exercise team. Some of the officers
will be carrying weapons and responding as in a real emergency. Anyone
listening to a police or fire scanner will also hear radio traffic that is not
typical. Each radio transmission will begin and end with the phrase
“this is an exercise”.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Releasing
this information is one additional effort to notify our community about this
exercise in an attempt to keep a passing observer who witnesses these
activities from perceiving a tragic event has occurred at the hospital. Direct
actions have been taken to notify businesses and residents around the hospital
of this exercise. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Police,
Hospital, Fire, and <st1:place w:st="on">EMS</st1:place> services to the public
will continue throughout the exercise without disruption. There should be no
disruption of traffic in the exercise area. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-element:frame'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>DANIEL L. WEAVER
Prepared by: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
Chief of
Police
Sgt. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Bruce Fager</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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