A Practical Guide to Disaster

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Arnoldgenthe_small A century ago a magnitude 7.8 earthquake ripped along the San Andreas Fault, rocking Northern California and sparking fires that torched the city of San Francisco. It became an example of how American civilization could be totally devastated by a simple shudder from Mother Nature. Within the last five years, the U.S. has experienced catastrophic events that have tested our resolve, and our readiness, for the next big one. We have learned that the agencies responsible for protecting Americans in the event of an emergency are fallible. So when the next disaster strikes, the question is: Are we prepared? KALW News in San Francisco presents the radio documentary, "A Practical Guide to Disaster," hosted by Holly Kernan. This radio documentary begins with the six-minute stand-alone piece "The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire" which can be found at http://www.prx.org/pieces/10395.

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Piece Description

A century ago a magnitude 7.8 earthquake ripped along the San Andreas Fault, rocking Northern California and sparking fires that torched the city of San Francisco. It became an example of how American civilization could be totally devastated by a simple shudder from Mother Nature. Within the last five years, the U.S. has experienced catastrophic events that have tested our resolve, and our readiness, for the next big one. We have learned that the agencies responsible for protecting Americans in the event of an emergency are fallible. So when the next disaster strikes, the question is: Are we prepared? KALW News in San Francisco presents the radio documentary, "A Practical Guide to Disaster," hosted by Holly Kernan. This radio documentary begins with the six-minute stand-alone piece "The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire" which can be found at http://www.prx.org/pieces/10395.

Broadcast History

A slightly shorter version of this piece (edited for a pledge drive) aired on KALW, 91.7 FM in San Francisco on Sunday, April 2, 2006.

Transcript

Radio Documentary: A Practical Guide to Disaster
From KALW News in San Francisco
Producer Ben Trefny
btrefny@yahoo.com
415-290-2421
http://kalwnews.org/disaster.html

TRT 29:00 without suggested lede

SUGGESTED LEDE

HOST 100 years ago a magnitude 7.8 earthquake ripped along the San Andreas Fault, rocking Northern California and sparking fires that torched the city of San Francisco. It became an example of how American civilization could be totally devastated by a simple shudder from Mother Nature.

Within the last five years, the U.S. has experienced catastrophic events that have tested our resolve, and our readiness, for the next big one. We have learned that the agencies responsible for protecting Americans in the event of an emergency are fallible. So when the next disaster strikes, the question is: Are we prepared?

From KALW News in San Francisco, this is...
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The credits for this piece are included in this file, but they can be cleanly edited off so a station or program can include its own credits. Please make sure to mention that "A Practical Guide to Disaster" is a production of KALW News in San Francisco.

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