September 11 attacks Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Rescue efforts === {{Main|Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center}} {{See also|List of emergency and first responder agencies that responded to the September 11 attacks}} [[File:USACE Patrol Boat Hocking heads toward lower Manhattan on 9-11.jpg|thumb|Patrol Boat Hocking of the [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] on its way to assist the site on September 11, 2001.]] The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) deployed more than 200 units (approximately half of the department) to the World Trade Center.<ref name="mckinsey-exec"/> Their efforts were supplemented by numerous off-duty firefighters and [[emergency medical technician]]s.<ref name="mckinsey-ems">''McKinsey Report'', pp. 43β54, "Emergency Medical Service response on September 11"</ref><ref name="mckinsey-exec">''McKinsey Report'', pp. 5β22, "Executive Summary"</ref><ref>''McKinsey Report'', pp. ??{{page needed|date=September 2020}}Exhibit 7, "Fire Apparatus Deployment on September 11"</ref> The New York City Police Department (NYPD) sent its [[New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit|Emergency Service Units]] and other police personnel and deployed its aviation unit.<ref>''9/11 Commission Report'' (2004), pp. 291β292</ref> The NYPD aviation unit assessed the situation and decided that helicopter rescues from the towers were not feasible.<ref>''9/11 Commission Report'' (2004), pp. 286, 291β292</ref> Numerous police officers of the Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) also participated in rescue efforts.<ref>''9/11 Commission Report'' (2004), pp. 292β293.</ref> Once on the scene, the FDNY, the NYPD, and the PAPD did not coordinate efforts and performed redundant searches for civilians.<ref name="mckinsey-ems" />{{sfnp|Alavosius|Rodriquez|2005|pp=666β80}} As conditions deteriorated, the NYPD aviation unit relayed information to police commanders, who issued orders for personnel to evacuate the towers; most NYPD officers were able to safely evacuate before the buildings collapsed.{{sfnp|Alavosius|Rodriquez|2005|pp=666β80}}<ref name="mckinsey-nypd">''McKinsey Report'', "NYPD", pp. ??{{page needed|date=September 2020}}</ref> With separate command posts set up and incompatible radio communications between the agencies, warnings were not passed along to FDNY commanders.<ref>''McKinsey Report'', pp. 7β9, 38</ref> After the first tower collapsed, FDNY commanders issued evacuation warnings. Due to [[Radio communications during the September 11 attacks|technical difficulties]] with malfunctioning radio repeater systems, many firefighters never heard the evacuation orders. 9-1-1 dispatchers also received information from callers that was not passed along to commanders on the scene.<ref name="mckinsey-exec" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page