Media Advisory Sample
July 22, 2019
Media Contact:
Lily Quezada, (602) 297-2325
Jill Hanks, (602) 330-5455
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APS Crews Prepare for UPCOMING Monsoon season
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the Deer Valley Operations Center
WHAT:
Learn how APS is preparing for the impending monsoon season including the equipment that helps us restore power quickly and safely like “The Condor,” a super-sized bucket truck, and our “transformer farm,” home to all the tools needed to deliver reliable power.
WHO:
Crews are ensuring all of the tools and equipment are ready as we await the summer storm season to begin.
WHEN:
6 a.m. - 9 a.m., Wednesday, July 24
WHERE:
APS Deer Valley Operations Center, 2122 W. Cheryl Drive, Phoenix AZ 85021
Directions from downtown Phoenix, take I-17 North and exit West Peoria Avenue. Turn east on West Peoria Avenue, then south on North 23rd Avenue. The APS entrance is located about a quarter mile down 23rd Avenue on the left.
Please plan to stop briefly at the entrance guard station to check in from your vehicle with photo ID.
VISUALS:
Live shot of the facility 200 feet in the air in “The Condor” bucket truck.
The expansive “transformer farm,” a staging location for equipment and spare parts needed to deliver and recover reliable power.
The APS bucket truck fleet
We ask the media attending to wear long pants and closed-toed shoes.
This scheduled event is subject weather conditions or necessary crew response.
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