RESCUE 4

REMEMBRANCE RESCUE PROJECTHOSTED BY

ADVANCE FIRE DEPARTMENTSTATION 12

ADVANCE, NC 27006

SEPTEMBER 2014

REMEMBRANCE RESCUE PROJECT

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

• It started as a beautiful sunny day.• There were 4 attacks that were designed to

cripple the UNITED STATES of AMERICA• 1-The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia American

Airlines flight 77• 2-An unknown destination (believed to be the

Capital) were the hero passengers of United Airlines flight 93 fought back and crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pa.

Continued…

• 3- American Airlines flight 11 crashed into the North Tower at the World Trade Center

• 4- United Airlines flight 175 crashed into the South Tower at the World Trade Center.

• Time sequence:• 8:46am AA flt 11 crashes into N-WTC• 9:03am UA flt 175 crashes into S-WTC• 9:37am AA flt 77 Crashes into the Pentagon• 10:03am UA flt 93 crashes into a field in Shanksville,

Pa.

Today’s Focus

• Will be towards the events at the WTC. • We have a great opportunity to host this piece

of history right here in NC.• This truck was a first responder to that event,

were it’s crew perished and the truck restored.• Not everyone can go to N.Y. to visit Ground

Zero, so we have arranged to bring it to you- to EDUCATE, to HONOR, to REMEMBER

FDNY RESCUE • FDNY Rescue Companies are composed of the elite, highly and

specially trained, most experienced members of the New York Fire Department. A Rescue Company is tasked with responding to and dealing with specialized fire and rescue incidents that are beyond the scope and duties of a standard Engine or Ladder Company. Rescue Companies operate Rescue Trucks, colloquially known as "tool boxes on wheels", which carry a wide variety of specialized tools and equipment to aide in operations at technical rescues, collapse/confined space rescues, water/dive rescues, high-angle/below-grade rescues, etc. They respond to all fires within their response district as well. Rescue 1 operates in Manhattan, Rescue 2 in Brooklyn, Rescue 3 in the Bronx and north Manhattan (above 125th street), Rescue 4 in queens, and Rescue 5 in Staten Island.

5 areas of NYC

RESCUE 1-MANHATTAN

RESCUE 2- BROOKLYN

RESCUE 3- BRONX

RESCUE 4-QUEENS

RESCUE 5- STATEN ISLAND

RESCUE 4 LOGO

RESCUE 4 & ENGINE CO

September 11, 2001

8:46am North Tower hit

9:03am South Tower struck

View from mid-town Manhattan

View from Brooklyn, N.Y.

First report was a small plane crashed into the WTC

• When the second plane crashed we knew that everything that we know would never be the same.

• People were being evacuated out of the city. All mass transit(subway’s / buses) was stopped. All the bridges and tunnels were closed. People were running, screaming, crying, trying to call loved ones….

Crossing the Manhattan bridge

Last known picture of RESCUE 5 before the collapse

And then….

• At 9:59 am after burning with such intensity for 56 minutes – the South Tower collapsed.

• At 10:28 am after burning 102 minutes- the North Tower collapsed.

TOWER COLLAPSING

The streets were canyons of smoke and debris-Last picture of Rescue 4

WRECKAGE

DEVASTATION

BROTHERHOOD

MOUNTAIN OF DEBRIS

A STREET IN LOWER MANHATTAN

THE AIR QUALITY AND VISABILITY

NEARBY APARTMENTS

STILL STANDING

16 acres

From the ISS

From my residence- 45 miles from WTC

RECOVERY EFFORT

When remains were recovered, ALL recovery activity STOPPED. All machines were turned off and all personnel line up in silence and saluted until the pall bearers reachedthe emergency vehicle.

Pictured here are the remains ofSIRIUS. The only Canine lost in the attacks. Sirius was honored with silence and salute.

THE WALK OF SILENCE & SALUTE

• The attacks resulted in 2977 victims (+19 HJ)

• 246 were from the 4 planes

• 125 Pentagon personnel

• 2606 WTC and ground personnel

By the numbers

• A total of 411 emergency workers perished:• FDNY- lost 343 firefighters• NYPD- lost 23 officers• PORT AUTHORITY- lost 37 officers( with a

petition to have it changed to 38 for Sirius)• EMT’s- lost 8 paramedics

• FUNERALS ATTENDED BY RUDY GIULIANI IN 2001 : 200

• FDNY VEHICLES DESTROYED: 98• TONS OF DEBRIS REMOVED : 1,506,124• JOBS LOST : 146,100• ECONOMIC LOSS TO N.Y. : $105 BILLION• ESTIMATED COST OF CLEANUP: $600 MILLION

RESCUE 5

A daily scene

CAPTAIN T. HATTON R1

9/10/01 assignment board Rescue 1-call came at shift change

The Chaplain

RRP

RESCUE 4

• Capt. Brian Hickey, 47• Lt. Kevin Dowdell, 46• Terrence Patrick Farrell, 45• William J. Mahoney, 37• Peter Allen Nelson, 42• Durrell V. Pearsall, 34• Peter Brennan, 30- Squad 288• Michael Joseph Cawley, 32 – Ladder 136

THANKS to the following

• DR. EMORY & WINSTON-SALEM SCHOOLS

• DR. HARTNESS & DAVIE COUNTY SCHOOLS

• CLEMMONS FIRE DEPARTMENT

• ALL THE EDUCATORS WHO WHO’S PASSION IS TO TEACH

• ALL THE PUBLIC SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO ANSWER THE CALL DAY IN /DAY OUT

• THANK YOU