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. cfflsot send there. In the aftermath of the low­ on how many numbers total is in imminent collapse. Num- find that out for me from the ■ «*« ers' collapse, confusion reigns you have. We’re gonna try to ber Seven World Trade Center command post and get back c in lower Manhattan split you into two sections, is also in danger of collapse? Is to 131? His rig is buriod. I got 3 A A civilian voice. Dispatcher; All units, a re­ We’re gonna send one of you that correct? the radio to operate. Unidentified Civilian: (shout­ port of a bomb In the Brooklyn over with approximately half Unknown voice; No. Num- Dispatcher; (inaudible) B2S ing) Can anybody hear me. I’m Batt^ Tunnel the membership that’s there, ber Seven, we have the walls 429: Undetermined at this a civilian. I’m trapped inside rHspatcher; We have a num­ and then we’re gonna hold the are scaling from sides of the time. We came from Shea Sta­ one of your fire trucks under­ ber 01 city buses at the Brook­ other half back. Can you split building. dium on the bus, K, and we 2^ Dispatcher: AU right. And got to the front of the build­ L<; neath a collapse Chat just hap- lyn bridge (filled with firefight­ ’em up evenly you think? M ;«!■

pened- ers!. Battalion 37: ilM. Number Ooe World Trade Cen­ ing, uh. with Chief Turner Dispatchcr: Stand by. there’s Dispatcher Calling Capt. V.? ter b fully involved, the floors and the 46 Battalion and, ah, I ; & somebody close to you. Civilian; I can’t breathe Come ux Capt. V. if you hear me? Calling the unit looking for that are remaining — Unknown voice: Yeah, The fioois that arc remaining arc we are trying to operate, K, and, ah, it’s a dangerous situa­ tion here and we just want to 01811: much longer. Please save me. Capt. V.? :I I’m in the cab of your truck- Dispatcher OK, person trans- muting the Mayday. Where are you? (Confusion) Dispatcher: I’m getting four different chiefs giving me four command posts. I have Park 12:09 p.m. In Brooklyn, failing radios create confusion). Brooklyn dispatcher (sirens also in dat^er of collapse at that locatlon...ful!y lu- volvcd-.and you’ve got the ■*“’ fc«f tfappaal, k, i» that rmwilf know if we continue with it if anybody in these units Is miw- Manhattan dispatcher: 10-4. '■ ion w **** ' : i ; : Civilian: 1 just told you. If ^u look at the World Trade Center, there’s (he north pedes- trian bridge. I think It just col- and Vesey, West and Cham­ bers, Liberty Command, and Church Command. You guys have to help me out, here. in background): Brooklyn’s re­ sponding to the 37. Unib We have approximate­ ly 50 on each — [garbled tape, Dispatcher Can you oonfiim that that is the member that I was in contact with on the radio before? standby. ' Sara Os«» 'S' ; j g lapsed ... I was on the street I 1:10 pan. i ® don’t have much air. Please Fire engmea have trouble ■ g help me. navigating the chaotic S g Firefighter: I copy that. I’m to go look for him. streets ofTower Manhattan. Dispatcher to Engine 32h ^'B6;WS i i- n Civilian: I can barely Were you given, uno, what in­ • ?;>• breathe, please send somc- structions were your last, uh in­ ; body. structions, what were they? <' Dispatcher OK, person call­ Ec^inc 3U; To report to Lib­ ing for help. listen lo me. You erty Avenue (sic) and Wash­ to calm down and relax. ington to chief ...from the 'S Stand,by. We do have some­ body on the way. Maintain air. n Brooklyn command post. We arc about three blocks away. Get off the air. Wc do have 1,: Dispatcher. All right, uh, lis­

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any unit at World 'Trade Cen­ tbree blocks away. Park the !st«? ii g ter 2. Urgent. EMS Ladder 15,1 want you to go to the nearest chief, fire (Apartment chief, rig and then walk over your equipment to the chief. En­ gine 311; OK, 10-4 JM Rr s and have him come to the radio forthwith. If yew find anybody Oi te'SWal xK. with a white hat. get him to r'^ - :'. come to the radio. I need a re- h^i' 1:24 p.m. port to find out what else I can TO Emergency vehicles con­ ’x(

g se^ to him ... Let me know who is in command there at this moment. I® ft tinue to rush to Ground Zero. Manhattan dispatcher to Mo­ '»X' £• ;;si ;s£i ^1 bile Command C«ster: De ad­ w I 07Adam to Manhattan Cen- vised FEMA CASH unit is er route with three tractor trailers of resale equipment Where do kJ Ite ; ■ l-S tral EMS Dispatcher;... We’re getting a lot of people that are walking up from the MCI. H J you want them to respond, and what’s the best route for them to take? I i j ' S' p hi Dispatch^”. All right [GAR- BLRDkare. take as many as you can. ■fit.: > ? Mobile Command Center 10-4, we’ll get back to you. RSOS8B . 5 Firefighters arrive on the scene after the collapse of Tower Two, the first of the 1:26 pan. £ : 'Si U:iO aon. At the scene, trapped fire- towers to fall on Sept. 11. Part of the tower is seen in the background. In Brooklyn, the dispatch­ er gets the word that no IMI ■ :::^ fighters begin to radio for help. more firefighters should be ,;i' Firefighter;: I’m trapped here Dispatcher All units — call* then no sound]. Unknown voice: Repeat that, sent to Mla^attan. I Dispatcher Rear of tower of Ing Captain V. — come in if Dispatcher: 37, you cut out Manhattan? Unknown company to Brook­ I & number one? you read me... Unit; Doctors... Dispatcher: I want you to try lyn dispatcher: We have approxi- j Dispatcher There is help on (Garbled. Radio cutting cm to confirm that that member mately 300 firenghters stationed I the way. Caliing any unit to as- and off. Grating static!. that they’re attempting to get here with approximately 10 to 12 sist the trapped firefighters. DispatdRr, Calling any mem- 13:59 a.m. The Manhattan dispatch- Dispatcher: 37. something’s wrong with your radio. See if out b the member 1 was in con- tact with on the radio before... buses. We're in fomulion tn pro­ ceed over Manhattan Bridge Siffi Z: : bers to assist trapped firefight- er radios to Brooklyn, updat- you can ^b a different radio. Unknown voice Ah, we’ll try when the need arises. Until fur­

a ! ere,.. ing them on the situation. your radio is cutting out. Tm and verify ihatw. ther orders, we’ll maintain our wiWl Dispatcher. They are fo use not gettin' your whole message position here. the Manhattan Bridge. The at all. Manhattan Bridge is under po­ 12:58 p,m. ■S lice control. It is closed for our Meanwhile, units at the Three hours after the collapse

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■ 23:18 aan. hattan... to the Manhattan dispatch- lated to the attacks come in. The S' Dispatcher I have a trapped firefighter — (Unknown voice): AH right We’re going to change the stag­ 12:39 pan, As reports come in that er. Unit 429: This Is search Brooklyn dispatcher receives a report of a '‘smoke condition'* at Ml ’ii; Firefighter: Chief V — is trapped, 1 haw him...! need some help getting him out — ing area to the foot of the Man­ hattan Bridge, then. the other World Trade Cen- ter buildings ore in danger of collapsing, the Manhattan team 429 from the I4th Divi- sion. We are in front of the WTC We cannot communi- a building on Linden Boulevard, near Lincoln Avenue. p s:;wv Blfc mH it jW As ^^bcST’*

til Dispal^er: We have some units coming, we are coming in a city bus. 12:05 p.m. Brooklyn firefighters ama^ at the base of the Man- fire dlsj^tcher tries to figure out what Is going on, Dispatcher: All right I cate with the units Inside. We would like to know if there is anybody from the first two * U battan Bridge. need you to repeat what you companies missing that wc A fireball en^rts at the World Trade Center after United Airlines Flight 175 hits the south tower.

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