State of New York
World Trade Center Response September 11, 2001
David D id A. A Paterson P t Governor
John J h R. R Gibb Director
New York State Emergency Management Office
Richard A. French Chief of Response
[email protected] richard french@semo state ny us (518) 292292-2357 1220 Washington Avenue, Avenue Bldg. Bldg #22 Albany, New York 1222612226-2251
SEMO Mission “COORDINATE and deliver comprehensive emergency management services for the citizens of New York State and the public, private and volunteer organizations that PROTECT THEIR LIVES AND PROPERTY. ”
Response to the World Trade Center Incident
September 11, 11 2001
World Trade Center Complex - Facts
Consist of Seven Buildings – 16 acres Owner: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Opened: April 4th, 1973 Dimensions: 200 feet Tower sides Total area : 12 million square feet
(40,000 sq ft per floor = 1 acre)
Height: H i ht 110 stories t i hi high h (1350 feet) f t) Elevators: 239 elevators and 71 escalators Seven Levels Below Ground
Parking - Utilities - Path - Subway Concourse - Shopping Mall
World Trade Center
World Trade Center Tower 1 (North Tower) 110 Stories Tower 2 ((South Tower)) 110 Stories
WTC – Looking Up
8:48 a.m. American Airlines Flight 11 crashes h into i t World W ld Trade T d Center C t Tower T 1 with 92 passengers and crew onboard
WTC Tower 1 (North Tower)
9:03 a.m. a m United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into World Trade Center Tower 2 with 65 passengers and crew onboard
WTC Tower 2 Collapsing (9:59 a.m.)
Collapse of Tower 2
WTC Building 5
The Millenium Hilton
Collateral Collate al Damage
Aerial View of WTC Complex
New York City y Responds p ¾ NYC Office of Emergency Management (OEM) evacuated their Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Bldg. 7, WTC. ¾ O OEM personnel resumed operations from their command bus at the Police Academy, y, within hours of the event.
First Responders p ¾ NYPD recalls 35,000 off duty police officers. ¾ Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Mutual Aid Plans activated.
¾ FDNY recalls all available personnel (8 to 10 thousand). ¾ Staten Island Fire Stations staffed with volunteer firefighters and NJ departments. p ¾ EMS units from NJ transport injured to NJ via ambulance and waterway t taxis t i
Response Operations
World Trade Center Emergency Operations
ICS Command Post - Duane Street - Fire Station Four (4) Sector/Division Operations Police P li - Fire Fi - EMS - USAR - DCS - Contractors C t t Staging Areas Emergency E S Services i Vehicles V hi l Construction Equipment Jacob Javits Center Pier 36
Safety - Health - Environmental
M di l E Medical Examiner's i ' Offi Office
Mortuary Services
Temp WTC Morgue Identification Family Assistance
Data Management
Mortem - Anti Anti-mortem DNA Logistics
Victims Master List
Coordination Family Services
Dump Truck Staging for Debris Removal Operations
Decontamination Operations for Dump Trucks
Debris Removal by Barge
Deb is Management Debris
1993 WTC Bombing B bi yielded i ld d 6900 tons
WTC dailyy removal exceeded 6900 tons
Staten Island Landfill
Debris Collection Field
Building Steel/Metal Concrete - Dust Emergency Vehicles
Collection of Evidence
Plane (black box) Bomb Ongoing Investigations
Recovery of Forensics
Body Parts Personal Effects
FDNY Vehicles from WTC Complex Staten Island Debris Field
Vehicles from WTC Complex Staten Island Debris Field
Support uppo & Service e ce a at Staten Island Landfill Operation
Issues from FDNY
Command and Control Rescue vs Recovery Emotions of rescuers Coordination and Cooperation (Interagency) Staffing Site Security Self--dispatch (recall procedures) Self Prioritization
WTC Building # 7
47 Story Offi Building Office B ildi
Home to the New York City Office of Emergency Management
Collapsed at approx. 5:00 p.m. on September 11, 2001
No additional injuries!
Need for Alternate Facilities New York City Office of Emergency g y Management g lost the use of its Emergency e ge cy Ope Operations at o s Center (EOC) located in Building 7 of the WTC Complex and eventually relocated to Pier 92
FEMA Region II lost utilities at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan and relocated to its Regional Operations Center (ROC) in New Jersey FEMA Region I – Boston coordinated initial FEMA response
NYC / OEM EOC (Pier 92)
State
New York City y
Federal Local, Local State and Federal Partners
World Trade Center Emergency Operations
NYC/NYS OEM EOC - Pier 92
WTC Ground Zero “ The pile” Staten Island Landfill Family Assistance Center Medical Examiner Examiner'ss Office Business Recovery Center
FEMA DFO - Pier Pie 90
Federal Assistance Teams Financial Support
Logistics Section
Facilities Unit
NYC EOC – Pier 92
Functional Groups NYC EOC
Communications Unit
Food Unit
Supply Unit
Graphic Information Systems (GIS)
Family Assistance Center/DNA Collection - Pier 94
Family Assistance Center
Registration
Documentation
Financial Assistance
NYPD Detectives
Missing Persons Report Conduct Family Interviews I Issue DNA Kits Kit Applications Death Cert.
Volunteer Organizations City/State/Federal Agencies Family Members
World Trade Center Disaster Ne York New Yo k State Responds Implemented State Disaster Preparedness Plan Declared D l d St State t Disaster Di t Emergency Mobilized NYS Agencies including the National Guard to assist with response and rescue efforts Requested q Presidential Disaster Declaration
New York State Emergency Operations Center
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 26 NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State of New York, York by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of New York York, do hereby establish the National Interagency Incident Management System -- Incident Command System as the State standard command and control system during emergency operations. operations March 55, 1996
New York State Emergency Management Office
Fully activated State Emergency Operations Center (EOC)within one hour of incident
2-12 hour shifts 35 staff assigned to ICS functions of Operations, Operations Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration /
New York State Emergency Management Office Reviewing, Reviewing
tracking tracking, processing and follow through on mission requirements including resources,, personnel p and material. Planning: Develop p
Incident Action Plans for each operational period Prepare Situation Reports for Governor’s Office Resource Staffing of Headquarters, State EOC and New York City operations Responsible for long range disaster planning
County Emergency Management g Assistance Utilized by New York State
Emergency Management Assistance Utilized by New York State
New e York o State a e Department of Transportation
Built access roadway to pier for trucks to p byy barge g move debris for disposal 59 pieces of equipment deployed to disaster area Crews worked removing burned out and damaged vehicles vehicles, and damaged steel beams using tractor trailers as part of convoy to Staten Island Debris Staging. Staging
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
I Issued d Permits P it ffor th the M Marine i Transport T t System, for the dredging of 9090-100,00 cubic yards d from f Pi Pier 25 to t allow ll for f barge b shipment of debris removal Coordinated with other state agencies on issues concerning debris categorization, airairmonitoring, water impact issues, core sampling, soil testing and reducing migration of potential contaminates
New York State Department of Health
Developed worker respiratory plan Provided food sanitation inspectors around ground zero and in the immediate vicinity C di t d occupational Coordinated ti l safety f t and d health issues:
Long-term surveillance of worker injury and Longillness Instruction in proper respirator use
Challenges
Health Hazards in Urban disasters
protection of response personnel long term health monitoring testing & habitability of residences/businesses assessment of longlong-term health risks environmental monitoring what to test for, risk assessment availability of test equipment and qualified personnel
The ability of health care providers to identify, identify decontaminate and treat victims
Self--Deployment of Resources Self
Lacks accountability Adds to confusion in management of the th iincident id t Overburdens the support system for the incident Diverts resources awayy from the response
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