Heroism and Horror

By Government Printing Office

Book Id: WPLBN0000113509
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 1.7 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Heroism and Horror
Author:	Government Printing Office
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Economic & political studies
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Government Printing Office
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


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Government Reference Publication

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Excerpt: Emergency response is a product of preparedness.On the morning of Septem= ber 11, 2001, the last best hope for the community of people working in or visiting theWorldTrade Center rested not with national policymakers but with private firms and local public servants, especially the first responders:fire, police, emergency medical service, and building safety professionals. Building Preparedness The World Trade Center. The World Trade Center (WTC) complex was built for the PortAuthority of NewYork and New Jersey.Construction began in 1966, and tenants began to occupy its space in 1970.The Twin Towers came to occupy a unique and symbolic place in the culture of New York City and America. TheWTC actually consisted of seven buildings, including one hotel, spread across 16 acres of land.The buildings were connected by an underground mall (the concourse).The Twin Towers (1 WTC, or the North Tower, and 2 WTC, or the South Tower) were the signature structures, containing 10.4 million square feet of office space. Both towers had 110 stories, were about 1, 350 feet high, and were square; each wall measured 208 feet in length. On any given workday, up to 50, 000 office workers occupied the towers, and 40, 000 people passed through the complex.1 Each tower contained three central stairwells, which ran essentially from top to bottom, and 99 elevators. Generally, elevators originating in the lobby ran to “sky lobbies”on higher floors, where additional elevators carried passengers to the tops of the buildings.2 Stairwells A and C ran from the 110th floor to the raised mezzanine level of the lobby. Stairwell B ran from the 107th floor to level B6, six floors below ground, and was accessible from the West Street lobby level, which was one 278 ...

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