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POLICE DEPARTMENT
CITY OF NEW YORK
10/09/01
1. On September 11, 2001, The World Trade Center was the target of a terrorist attack. At
approximately 0845 hours a commercial jet crashed into Tower 1. Soon after, at 0903 hours, a
second jet crashed into Tower 2. At 1005 hours, Tower 2 collapsed. At 1028 hours, Tower 1 also
collapsed.
2. This office had the unenviable task of reviewing the radio zone frequencies for this day.
The time frame for this investigation started at 0800 hours and ended at approximately 1100 hours.
3. Attached to this report is a synopsis of City Wide Radio 1, S.O.D. Radio, Radio Zone 1,
Radio Zone 2, Radio Zone 3, and Transit Radio Division 1.
Richard Pflugep
Sergeant
Vincent M. Mansfield
Deputy Chief
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10:08:42" Car 3. Orders absolutely no traffic into Manhattan.
10:04:54 ESU4. Advises that they are pulling emergency units back.
10:11:54 Dispatcher. Advises that there are transit officers possibly trapped in
subway at Chambers St. the N & R lines.
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10:12:30 Dispatcher. Requests that all emergency units retreat to Vesey and
West End.
10:13:25 Dispatcher. ESU 1 is advised regarding Duty Capt. Trapped undqr.
rubble at Cedar and Trinity.
10:15:54 Aviation 14. Advises that the fire is spreading downward. * :
10:16:20 Carl. At W. B'way and Murray Street.
10:17:00 Dispatcher. Requests that all personnel leave Church and Vesey.
10:18:30 ESU 1. Still out at Church and Vesey pulling people out.
10:19:30 Dispatcher. Advises that the new THQ is Styvesant HS.
10:20:40 Aviation 14. Advises that the tower appears to be leaning toward the
South. f
10:24:14 Dispatcher. Advises that they received a call from Jersey City that
P.O. Ripcle is being treated.
10:24:55 Car 132. Advises that the Chief Surgeon is badly injured and
needs to be put on a boat.
10:26:16 Unknown Unit. Calling for John — No Response.
10:26:51 Operations. Requesting Car 5 — Mobilization being moved to
another location.
JJ£27:56 Aviation. Advises that the Tower is coming down. ?
10:29:29 Unknown Unit. Advising that they need help!
10:29:30 Dispatcher. Attempting to raise the Unit and location - No
Response.
10:32:23 K-9 Sgt. (Inaudible) just got hit (inaudible) injured calling for
7420.
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10:36:32 Bomb Squad Responding to 138 Walton St. (Bronx), ESU truck 3
3501. also responding with him.
10:41:47 Dispatcher. Advising that there are 12 injured MOS behind the
Financial Building in the Yacht Club.
10:42:02 Truck 8. Responding to the 12 injured MOS at the Yacht Club.
10:45:28 Dispatcher. Advising that an ESU MOS is down at 4 1 Park Row.
lt):*|6:24 '•* Car 1. Requesting that Intel CO call him at 374-0807. •*-
10:56:40 Carl. Requesting phones on Houston (inaudible) needs TARU
to" respond ta set up phones.
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TRANSIT DIVISION 1 (DISTRICTS 1, 2, and 4) 0840 - 1050
09:U4:2i "Unknown Unit. Advises that an officer is down — Vesey and Church.
09:04:30 5 Adam. 84 at Vesey and Church - MOS w/ serious head injury -
Removed to Beekman Hospital.
09:07:37 1 Detail Sgt. Authority of P.C. - Wants Command Post set up on
Barclay St., West B' way to Church. Have barrier truck
respond to close off perimeter. The Mayor and the P.C,
are on the scene.
09:08:18 Dispatcher, Acknowledges and repeats message.
09:08:20 9in Pet. X.O. Advises that his Command Post is at Church and Barclay.
09:10:31 1 Sergeant. Requesting Tow Truck at Barclay & W. B'way
(inaudible) something blew up.
09:12:33 1 Henry. Responding to Bellevue w/ injured partner.
09:13:20 Unknown Unit. Advises that he is trying to establish communication from
Tower 1 to the Intel Sgt on the street (inaudible) follow
emergency instructions.
09:16:47 Unknown Unit. Advises of a 10-13 - another officer going to Beekman
Hospital with head injury.
09:17:48 Unk. Sergeant. Requests a bus for a female having a heart attack @
Barclay and Church.
09:27:11 1 Sergeant. Advises that Barclay from Church to W, B'way is being
shut down. Windows are breaking due to debris ^
Requests unit to respond.
09:29:06 Unknown Unit. Advises that the Chief of the Department is on the scene.
09:32:20 Task Force Sgt Requests, that everyone mobilize at North End & Liberty.
09:34:08 Unknown Unit. Requests 1 X.O. (Frank) for his location.
09:34:10 1 X.O/ Rector St. and South End - Evacuating.
09:35:48 Dispatcher. Requesting a unit for a suspicious package at Maiden Ln.
and Liberty.
09:36:11 1 Sergeant. Advises Central to notify SOD.
09:37:30 Mobil 2. Advises that there are people down at WTC 2 lobby.
Security is requesting assistance. There are people also in
the stairwells.
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Radio Zone 2 (6th & 9th Precincts) 0840 - 1050
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08:40:00- Miscellaneous. Usual Radio Transmissions.
0:846:36 Unknown. Central, we have a major 85 - A plane hit the Twin ,
Towers - Notify the first District.
08:46:52 6 Adam. 6 Adam going.
08:46:57 9 Boy. 9 Boy going.
08:47:04 6 David. 6 David.
08:47:07 6 Sergeant. 6 Sergeant.
08:47:49 6 Sergeant. Advises Central that the incident is confirmed.
08:48:45 6 Adam. Put us on traffic at Canal & Varick.
08:50:33 9XO. Central, do you show me going to the lsl Precinct?
Dispatcher. 10-4.
08:51:32 6 Beat 4. I'm doing traffic at West and Chambers. We need
more traffic to clear up West Street.
Dispatcher. 10-4, West Street and Chambers.
08:51:55 6 Beat 2 or 602? Show me 84 at the WTC.
08:52:11 Unknown Unit. Calling for Jimmy, asking where he is.
08:52:26 Unknown Unit. In WTC, come around.
08:53:27 6 Sergeant. 84 Central.
08:55:16 Dispatcher. Advises, authority 9 Base, mobilization point is City
Hall Park.
08:59:11 9 Boy. We're 84 at Rector St. we need a bus, we have some
injured people and body parts. If you can, if we can
close off this area.
08:59:39 9 Charlie. We're going to escort the Captain with FD.
09:01:10 9 Adam. Mark our job 93 Q, 93 C and show us going to WTC.
09:03:15 Unknown Unit. Advised that another plane just crashed.
Dispatcher. Directing Units at WTC plane crash to please switch
to City Wide 1.
09:05:34 9 Charlie. Chambers and B'way, need a bus for a female with
difficulty breathing.
09:17:53 6 Sergeant. Asks Central to raise his operator.
6 Sgt. Op. Advises that he is in the lobby directing people out.
6 Sergeant. Tell me where you're at.
09:18:25 Public Safety. Advises 6 Sgt. that he and the Sgt's Op. are in WTC
1, toward the rear directing people down the steps.
09:26:53 Unknown Unit. Asks if Jimmy is on the air and where he is.
Unknown Unit. Answers that he is on the 1 9lh floor taking people
down.
Unknown Unit. Advises him to be careful.
09:30:16 9 Sergeant. Requests additional personnel at Maiden & B'way -
People are saying that we have a suspicious package
here. I have too many people here.
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09:48:52 6 Portable. Advises Central of a fire in rear of 1 WTC, by the
stage. Further advised that the location is where they
are evacuating people.
09:57:10 Dispatcher. Phones the 6th Pet, Desk.
Unknown Unit. Asked if Jimmy was on the air. *
Unknown Unit. Advised that he is on the 27tn floor.
09:58:50 Unknown Unit. Raises Jimmy and asks him if Marty (Dunnahy ??)
was with him.
----- Unknown Unit. Advises that Marty was in the lobby and that he
wound up with FD on the 27th floor. *
09:59:11 Unknown Unit. Screaming for Jimmy to get out of the building.
09:59:29 Unknown Unit. Advises that the building just fell.
09:59:53 Unknown Unit. Advised that it was #2, the smaller one without the
antenna.
10:00:37 Unknown Unit. Advising Jimmy and Victor to get out of the building.
10:01:23 6 David. Advises Central to show him going downtown.
10:11:10 6 Portable. Asks Central to contact the 6 Base and let them know
that he's stuck on the 9th floor of the WTC.
6 Base. Asks who the portable is.
6 Portable. Advises that Marty Dennahy is on the 9lh floor with 10
fireman, 25 civilians, and 1 cop from MSTF.
10:13:26 . Unknown Unit. Advises that none of them are hurt, ESU is with us
also and he's looking for his team.
10:17:15 Unknown Unit. Calling for Marty Dennahy. — No Response.
10:20:54 Unknown Unit. Inquiring if any units at WTC are from the 9lh precinct.
- No Response.
10:23:38 6 PCT. Supv. Tells Central to raise the 6th Pet. personnel on the 9'"
floor, Marty Dennehy.
10:23:45 Dispatcher. Raises 6 Portable at WTC on the 9th floor.
6 Portable. On the ah*.
Dispatcher. Informs Sgt. that he is on the air.
10:23:52 6 Sergeant. Are you still up there Marty?
6 Portable. Mo, I got out on the street now: I'm walking north.
6 Sergeant. Are all the other personnel out?
10:24:02 6 Portable. Yeah, we got them out. We came down one of the
stairwells. We just got them out.
10:24:07 6 Sergeant. 1 0-4. Marty come toward Vesey St. and then toward
the Hudson River.
10:24:22 Dispatcher. Advises new mobilization point - Park Row, East side
of City Hall.
10:24:35 -lousing Sgt. Tells Central to 10-3 Housing Base. Informs Central
hat the cell phones are not working. Advise them that
9274 and driver are fine at this time.
lousing Base. Read.
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10:24:56 Housing Sgt. Advise the Housing Base that we're on the c/o Park
Row and B' way.
Dispatcher. Housing Base you read.
Housing base. 10-5.
Dispatcher. They're on the c/o Park Row and B'way.
Housing Base. 9274?
. Dispatcher. 9274.
Housing Base. Thank You.
10:25:21 Unknown Unit. 6 Pet., Sgt Powelson on the air.
Unknown Unit 10-5.
Unknown Unit. 6 Pet., Sgt. Powelson on the air.
Sgt. Powelson. On the air.
——- Vinny. Eric its Vinny are you OK? Do you have people with
you?
Sgt. Powelson. I'm good. I got Marty here.
10:25:38 Vinny. You got Marty with you, I have Carlos James with me.
What about Jimmy Ray?
10:26:01 Unknown Unit. Jimmy Ray of the 6th on the air?
__._- Jimmy Ray. On the air.
Unknown Unit. Are you OK?
Jimmy Ray. Yeah, I'm all right.
10:29:11 6 David. 6 David to Central.
Dispatcher. David.
6 David. The Second Tower is gone.
Dispatcher. 10-5.
6 David. The Second Tower collapsed.
Dispatcher. Is anyone still trapped in there?
6 David. Unknown Central, this is 6 David.
10:31:11 ESU Portable. ESU Portable to Central.
Dispatcher. ESU Portable.
ESU Portable. This is ESU Central. Be advised the tower just came
down. We lost radio communication with on City
Wide and we're going to be in darkness down here for
10 minutes. Could you go over to the City Wide
Dispatcher and let them know that please. The SOD
Dispatcher.
Dispatcher. 10-4.
10:50:23 6 Portable. 6 Portable K.
Dispatcher. 6 Portable.
6 Portable. Just advised from a passerby. He believes he saw 5
suspicious rental vehicles in the proximity of 14 St.
and Hudson, making their way S/B toward the WTC,
using the back streets.
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6 Portable. Continued. West side in Greenwich Village, in the
confines of the 6th precinct. 5 non-descript Ford rental
trucks. Any units in the area be advised.
Dispatcher. Unit with the last transmission on the air.
6 Portable. On the air.
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Dispatcher. What was the last known location?
6 Portable. The last known location was 14lh Street & Hudson;
heading south bound on side streets.
Radio Zone 3 (10th and 13th Precincts) 0840 - 1046
Time Unit Content
08:40:00 - Miscellaneous. Usual Radio Transmissions.
08:48:15 13 Beat 4. Plane just crashed into the WTC.
Dispatcher. We have numerous calls.
13 Sergeant States that he is responding.
08:49:15 13 Beat 7. States that they are heading downtown.
08:51:11 13 XO. States that he is responding to Bellevue Hospital.
08:52:30 RMP1896? Heading to the WTC.
08:55:30 Dispatcher. Advises all Summons and Foot posts in the 13 Pet. 10-2.
08:56:00 13 Sgt. 1. Requests 1 foot post to 85. him at Bellevue Hospital.
09:00:35 13 Conditions. Advises his Sgt. that he's 84 at the WTC.
09:01:40 13 Sergeant. Inquired as to whom else, besides G were 84 at the WTC.
Dispatcher. Conditions is 84.
09:03:10 Dispatcher. Advises that the mobilization will be broadcast over City
Widel.
09:03:58 Unknown Unit. Advises that there was another explosion.
Unknown Unit. Advises that another one crashed.
Dispatcher. Central copied.
09:05:00 13 George. Advises that they are down at the WTC A Unit
(inaudible) 67. Advises that any responding units should
bring headgear. Both Towers are hit.
09:07:00 Dispatcher. Inquires what other units besides Conditions and George
are down at the WTC. George, you're down there correct.
Sums. Portable We are down by the WTC.
09:07:54 Unknown Unit. Advises that this was a terrorist attack, both buildings
were hit. Advised responding units to bring helmets and
warned of other terrorist activity.
09:08:50 RMP 1918. Advises responding Units to keep responding and keep
vehicles at least two blocks back. Advises of a lot of
falling debris.
Dispatcher. Inquires if she should have units bring headgear.
Unknown Unit. If they have it, bring it.
09:14:23 13 Portable. Central advise the Base that the location was at
Broadway and Chambers Streets.
09:18:00 13 Base. Advises that all Municipal buildings in the precinct be
evacuated.
09:27:56 13 George. Advises that he is on (inaudible) and West Street.
09:31:00 Dispatcher. Advises that South of Canal is closed, River to River.
09:37:00 Unknown Unit. Advises that emergency vehicles are having trouble
getting through.
09:39:00 Dispatcher. Advises that mobilization point is Park PI. and Church.
09:46:00 13 Sergeant. Requests, which sectors remained in 13lh precinct.
13in Units. 13 Adam, Eddie, & Boy still in 13lh precinct.
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10:03:50 13 George. States that he got hit, he can't find his partner, he can't
breathe and that another plane hit.
Dispatcher.
Response.
Unknown Unit. Stated that Building 2 collapsed.
13 George. At the World Financial Center w/ 1s' Pet. XO.
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Dispatcher. Continually attempts to contact the other half of 13
George — No Response.
10:07:35 Dispatcher. Calling for 13 George.
13 George. Two officers' answer, but one officer states that he can't
find Jimmy.
10:10:50 Dispatcher. Continues to try and raise 1 3 George.
Unknown Unit. I'm at City Hall, I was in the building.
Unknown Unit. I'm at William St. and Ann Street.
Dispatcher. Trying to ascertain if these units are 13 George.
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13X0. Advises that he is coming in with an EMS van to remove
aided.
10:13:15 Dispatcher. Continuing to attempt to raise 13 George.
10:13:53 13 George. Male answers and states that he is looking for his partner.
10:14:42 Dispatcher. Continually attempts to contact other half of 13 George.
10:15:13 Unknown Unit. Asks, are you on the air Frank?
10:23:50
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13 George. Inquires about his partner.
Dispatcher. Advises that his partner is w/ the lsl XO and is in NJ and
is OK.
10:25:47 13 Portable. Advises that a building at 176 B'way, between John and
Maiden, has people trapped.
10:27:03 Dispatcher. Advises that FD is notified of the condition.
10:40:14 Aviation 14. Advising that Washington DC heliports were bombed
and to evacuate the heliports, they will not be refueling at
the heliport.
10:46:40 13 Base. Communicating with unknown unit inquiring if Jimmy
and Johnny were OK. The 13 Base was informed that
they were.