Safety and Security Day 2002

The fourth Lab-sponsored Community Safety and Security Day held Thursday in the Los Alamos townsite included more than 75 county, state, federal and Laboratory exhibitors. The event drew approximately 800-1,000 people. The annual event coincides with National Safety Month and this year was expanded to include security. To view a quick time video, click here. Photos by LeRoy N. Sanchez, Public Affairs

	Scott Mills of the Los Alamos Police Department, far right, and James Lounsbury of Emergency Management and Response, near right, speak to Connie Soderberg, near left, and Cindy Wight about letter and parcel bomb recognition points during Community Safety and Security Day.
Bob Clark of KRSN radio station, broadcasting live from the site of Community Safety and Security Day, speaks to four-year old Phoebe Whittington, as her father, Jim Whittington, offers words of encouragement.
	Ryan Dunham, a ten year old, has a good time role-playing in a Protection Technology Los Alamos Hummer. Parents and their children were allowed access to the security vehicle and provided with a photo as a memento.
Jim Finley, a volunteer of the Wildlife Center in Española, talks with curious onlookers about a golden eagle named ‘Moreno’. Golden eagles are a protected raptor species that hunt rodents, snakes and reptiles. The Wildlife Center provides educational programs for schools and other groups. Reservations are booked only for the fall and winter when the center is open to the public. For more information, contact the center at 753-9505.

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