Operational period plan from the FDNY detailing actions for December 21, 2001 at the World Trade Center site.
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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
FDNY RECOVERY TEAM PROTOCOL
There are approximately 13-15 FDNY Recovery teams formed each shift, depending upon available manpower. A Recovery team consists of 1 officer and 4-5 firefighters. The teams are assigned to various locations \ inside the recovery zones (see map) depending upon the location of heavy equipment being used to remove debris.
Each recovery team has a designated spotter located at a safe distance from the heavy machines. When human remains and/or personal items and ' equipment are observed the operator of the machine is ordered to stop and the remaining members of the team are summoned to examine the debris pile more closely. Upon the conclusion of their examination the machine operator is ordered to resume operation. There is a designated Chief Safety Officer for each of the three zones inside the recovery area. They act as a liaison between the FDNY operations and the construction company safety officers.
Heavy equipment is operated in such a way as to ensure a clear view of all material being loaded onto the trucks. One machine picks out the debris from the pile and lowers it to the ground for viewing by the spotter. If a closer examination is required the remaining members of the team are summoned to examine the material. After being viewed, a second machine is used to pick up the material and load it into a truck for removal from the site. Occasionally one machine performs both “picks”, when a second piece of heavy equipment is unavailable. Under no circumstances is the material being removed from the site by heavy equipment allowed to be placed directly into a truck without first being dropped to the ground for observation. In this way the chance of missing human remains and articles/items of importance is greatly reduced.
GPS is to be used to plot locations of all victims, remains, fire equipment and apparatus. If the GPS is not operational, hand held GPS operators will manually record grid locations using a grid map dated 09/20 or later GPS units are available through the Sector Chiefs, who shall contact the GPS Team via channel 5.'
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Operational period plan from the FDNY detailing actions for December 21, 2001 at the World Trade Center site.
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