ADVISORY/Bell Helicopter Media Advisory; Emergency Response Exercise Planned.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Dec. 11)

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 9, 2002

Bell Helicopter, in conjunction with several other local agencies, will stage an emergency response exercise the morning of Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at Bell's Plant 1 located at 600 East Hurst Blvd, Hurst. The exercise will begin at approximately 8:00 am and continue for two hours.

In order to provide interested news media with details of the exercise there will be a presentation given to those news media that attend a special meeting at 1:30, Tuesday December 10, 2002.

The meeting will take place also at Bell's Plant 1 located on route 10. Representatives from participating organizations will be available to answer questions. Attending media need only to check in at the main entrance at Bell (600 East Hurst Blvd, Hurst). The briefing will last approximately 1/2 hour.

If your news organization desires to attend please call Mike Cox, Bob Leder or Carl Harris at one of the following numbers:

[phone], 6440 or 2425

For news media desiring to cover the exercise itself prior special arrangements will be made to accommodate access to the exercise site.

    Participants in the exercise include:
        Bedford Fire Dept.
        Fort Worth Fire Dept.
        Fort Worth Police Dept.
        Hurst Fire Dept.
        H.E.B. Methodist Hospital
        MEDSTAR
        Tarrant County College