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Norman Mineta, the Secretary of Transportation in a 9/11 Commission hearing, said the response was the "largest maritime evacuation conducted in the history of the United States". [26] As part of the 20th anniversary commemoration, the New York Council Navy League of the United States honored the maritime operators for their heroism in "the ...
John J. Harvey is a fireboat formerly of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) in New York City, famed for returning to service following the September 11, 2001 attacks. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She is one of the most powerful fireboats ever built, capable of pumping up to 18,000 gallons of water a minute.
This article is a list of the emergency and first responder agencies that responded to the September 11 attacks against the United States, on September 11, 2001.These agencies responded during and after the attack and were part of the search-and-rescue, security, firefighting, clean-up, investigation, evacuation, support and traffic control on September 11.
9:11: ABC News anchor Peter Jennings begins reporting on the disaster. 9:13: The F-15 fighters from Otis Air National Guard Base leave military airspace near Long Island, bound for Manhattan. 9:14: President Bush returns to an adjacent classroom commandeered by the U.S. Secret Service. The classroom contains a telephone, a television showing ...
On September 25, 2023, the FDNY reported that with the death of EMT Hilda Vannata and retired firefighter Robert Fulco, marking the 342nd and 343rd deaths from 9/11-related illnesses, the department had now lost the same number of firefighters, EMTs, and civilian members to 9/11-related illnesses as it did on the day of the attacks. [253] [254]
A "bucket brigade" works to clear rubble and debris after the September 11 attacks. The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center elicited a large response of local emergency and rescue personnel to assist in the evacuation of the two towers, resulting in a large loss of the same personnel when the towers collapsed.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the September 11 attacks and their consequences: September 11 attacks – four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., area on September 11, 2001.
The aircraft involved in the hijacking was a Boeing 767-200ER with registration number N334AA [4] [5] The capacity of the aircraft was 158 passengers (9 in first class, 30 in business class and 119 in economy class), but the September 11 flight carried 81 passengers and 11 crew members.