- Author
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Manning, W. A.
- Title
- World Trade Center Bombing: Report and Analysis.
- Coporate
- TriData, Arlington, VA
- Sponsor
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
- Report
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Report 076
1993
167 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), 16825 South Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Telephone: 301-447-1000. Website: http://www.usfa.fema.gov
- Contract
- EMW-4-4329
- Keywords
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fire investigations
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bombs (ordnance)
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death
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injuries
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explosions
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evacuation
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blast effects
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damage
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rescue
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rescue operations
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fire fighters
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fire fighting
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extinguishment
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response time
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terrorists
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terrorism
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World Trade Center
- Abstract
- The City of New York Fire Department has responded hundreds of times to the World Trade Center (WTC) since it was first occupied in 1970. These responses normally consist of minor fires or false alarms but have included major fires such as the one that occurred on February 13, 1975. None of these experiences could have prepared us for what was to occur on February 26,1993. The bombing of the WTC was an event of immense proportions, the largest incident ever handled in the City of New York Fire Department's 128-year history - so complex that it was effectively several major multiple-alarm fires combined into one. In terms of the number of fire department units that responded, it was the equivalent of a 16-alarm fire. As the incident commander, I can attest to the fact that it was the firefighters' tremendous efforts and courage that brought this incident to a successful conclusion.