FE 9/11 Special Coverage

Fire Engineering‘s in-depth coverage of the attacks of September 11, 2001, the FDNY’s response, and the aftermath of 9/11 at Ground Zero. This is comprised of the articles from the September (Volume 155 Issue 9) and October 2022 (Volume 155 Issue 10) editions of the magazine.

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COLLAPSE LESSONS

COLLAPSE LESSONS

On July 28, 1945, a B-25 bomber accidentally struck the north face of the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, then the tallest building in the world. The plane ripped an 18-foot-wide 2 20-foot-high hole in the outer wall of the building.
Firefighting
EXCERPTED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE McKINSEY REPORT

EXCERPTED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE McKINSEY REPORT

Our detailed examination of the FDNY's response to the World Trade Center attack on September 11 indicates that the Fire Department should focus its efforts…
Firefighting Equipment
QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE ASKED…THEN ANSWERED

QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE ASKED…THEN ANSWERED

It has been more than a year since the attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC), yet a proper forensic engineering and fire investigation to…
Firefighting
CONSTRUCTION AND COLLAPSE FACTORS<sup>1</sup>

CONSTRUCTION AND COLLAPSE FACTORS1

The Twin Towers were extra- ordinary for their time. Built over a period of years in the late 1960s, they were part of the "new…
Building ConstructionFire Safety

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THE MEDICAL ASPECT

THE MEDICAL ASPECT

The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) response to the World Trade Center placed our members at the epicenter within moments after the first plane…
Fire EMSFirefighting
BETRAYAL OF TRUST: “THE GREATEST JOB IN THE WORLD” LASTED ONLY SIX WEEKS

BETRAYAL OF TRUST: “THE GREATEST JOB IN THE WORLD” LASTED ONLY SIX WEEKS

On September 11, 2001, my world came to an end. I had a sinking feeling that morning that my son, Christian Michael Otto Regenhard, who…
Firefighting
BUILDING THE EOC

BUILDING THE EOC

MY MISSON ON SEPTEMBER 12 was to assess the scene, report on the status of Special Operations resources, and activate the Urban Search and Rescue…
Building ConstructionFire Safety
LOGISTICS

LOGISTICS

During the first week after September 11, the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) attempted to continue to operate as if the WTC response were…
Firefighting
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

During the first few days of operations at the World Trade Center site, we ran the tool operation out of the Federal Emergency Management Agency…
Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment
FOR THREE CLERGYMEN: THE ULTIMATE TEST OF FAITH

FOR THREE CLERGYMEN: THE ULTIMATE TEST OF FAITH

The Rev. John Delendick, the Rev. Brian Jordan, and the Rev. Everett Wabst were three of the clergymen who devoted their time and offered their…
Firefighting
SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS

SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS

I saw the towers fall on television. I grabbed my FEMA USAR gear bag and took my car to Brooklyn, arriving at my fire station…
Technical Rescue
THE USE OF ROBOTS AS A SEARCH TOOL

THE USE OF ROBOTS AS A SEARCH TOOL

Lieutenant Colonel John Blitch (ret.), director of the Center for Robotic Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR), requested a team of robot experts and suppliers to…
Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment

JET FUEL

10.01.2002
Firefighting

THE PLANNING SECTOR

10.01.2002
Firefighting

“FIREPROOFING” AT THE WTC TOWERS

10.01.2002
Fire PreventionFire Safety

FEMA URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS

10.01.2002
Aircraft Fire & RescueTechnical Rescue

HAVE WE LEARNED THE EVACUATION LESSONS? A COMMENTARY

10.01.2002
Fire PreventionFire Safety

LEARNING AND APPLYING THE LESSONS OF THE WTC DISASTER

10.01.2002
HazmatTechnical Rescue

APPARATUS CASUALTIES OF 9-11

10.01.2002
Fire Apparatus

SEARCHING THE RUINS OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER

10.01.2002
Firefighter TrainingSearch Operations

WTC: ANALYSIS OF FDNY’S RESPONSE AND PROPOSED REFORMS/CHANGES

10.01.2002
Firefighting

PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS’ FAMILIES

10.01.2002
Firefighting

FE Volume 155 Issue 10

10.01.2002
Issues

SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND HAZ MAT

09.01.2002
Firefighting
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