DEP WTC General Correspondence Form

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

The Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management, City of New York

To: All Agencies From: John Odermatt, I*’Deputy Director, OEM Date: Monday, October 15,2001

THIS UPDATED 3RAKDUM CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING: • Red Zone Access Policy • Red Zone Security Policy-(Exempt Agencies) • Access Policy: Building Owners/Managers, Contractors and Residents

Red Zoae Access Policy as of October 15,2001 The Red Zone is the faiced in area from Murray St (on the north) to Rector (on the south), and from the Hudson River to Broadway. West St between Chambers and Murray is still frozen. Note.- Battery Park City is not part of the Red Zone, as pedestrians and businesses may eater with identification.

The only access to the Red Zone pedestrian or vehicular) will be at fixe following locations: • West St and Chambers St (for pedestrian and vehicle access) • Church St and Chambers St (for pedestrian and vehicle access) • Murray St and Broadway (for vehicle access only) • Trinity St and Rector St (for vehicle access only) • West and Rector (for pedestrian and vehicle access)

Certain agencies, as listed on the Security Policy as “Exempt Agencies”, can gain access to the Red Zone with their agency ID., and another fonn ofphoto identification. All agencies not included as “exmpt” must provide lists of personnel requiring access to file OEM credentialing officer who will approve it and fax it to the credentialing checkpoint at West and Chambers.

Note: Some agencies may be issued bulk credentials (e.g. The FDNY staging officer at Chelsea Piers) so that they can expedite the entry of critical employees. Those agoicies will be responsible for accounting for those credentials. The checkpoint at West and Canal will be in radio contact with IS-89 to let vehicles seeking credentials through fta IS-89

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