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I of clearing the debris while at the same time assisting with the gathering of forensic evidence and reclaiming the dead. As the work progressed and site became more man­ ageable, the real skills of the demolition contractors came into play. Like a well-choreographed ballet, the demolition companies marshaled 40 or 50 large pieces of equipment to attack the massive debris pile. Using 'I - a fleet of trucks to move the debris to barge stations up the Hudson for transfer to the Fresh Kills Landfill ‘'ItV' till J across the river, toe NADC member firms were able to

isi r- move over 1.8 million tons of debris, including some I' I 250,KOI tons of ferrous and 500 tons of non-ferrous I metal from the largest chiller plant In the world from the « % site. All of this was done In a little over four months, with the site being returned to the City of New York a: «

lIHrt'””’ >«if l I tii 11 III I ready for rebuild by the end of April of this year. Similarty at the Pentagon site, NADC members were Involved with the Initial debris clearance of the deci- 1'' I ,V' mated wedge of the Defense Department's headquar­ ters. Given almost a month to complete the demolition portion of the clean-up and rebuild on the damaged i section of the Pentagon, the demolition companies involved completed their work in less than two weeks. a Ml As with these two noteworthy projects, demolition fe’4'7

I’ contractors bring their entrepreneurial expertise to K-T every job they do. NADC members were among the first .■t’,

"'i i Arms to arrive on -site at the Alfred P. Murrah Building in .y. 3 A . II Oklahoma City after the tragic explosion there. Similarty, demolition contractors are always among the first responders at other disaster sites. During the 1’’ •‘3s -

Northridge earthquake in California and after the land- i' ' fell of hurricane Hugo iri the Carolinas, demolition con- fl tractors were on scene right after the disaster, assist- " r• ■ fl Ing with search and rescue efforts and beginning to Hi reestablish vital public services. fl The demolition Industry continues its efforts to deal 9 with toe nation’s contaminated waste sites. Demolition S contractors have been in the forefront of America’s R k 1 •... J....' ■- ... H Superfund clean-up effort, working at such highly visl- If i'' H bte sites as Times Beach In Missouri and the Edison ■ Historic site in West Orange, NJ. > Hi Demolition contractors are currently working with the

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