Major emergency with multiple injuries and evacuations in NYC, New York NY
Fire & Arson; Medical EmergencyA major incident occurred in Battery Park City, New York, involving a large-scale emergency response. Multiple staging areas were set up at Battery Park, Chelsea Pier, Staten Island Ferry Terminal, and the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge. Hundreds of firefighters and emergency personnel participated in evacuation and rescue operations. Many people were injured, including some responders who required medical attention. Patients and volunteers were gathered for transport and treatment, with coordination across multiple agencies and locations.
Audio|Source: 9/11 Tribute (8:00 PM Start)
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Transcript:
00:00
CBA's exit. C2XA, location.
00:01
Location. I'm for the building.
00:02
All right, Tension all units operating single 1040 at this time.
00:06
We have three staging units established at this time.
00:09
We have one at Battery Park.
00:11
We have a north staging area at Chelsea Pier and we have a south staging area at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.
00:18
Five zero memory, okay, we on scene.
00:20
Five zero memory.
00:21
5.0, Mary, please switch to the Manhattan South frequency at this time.
00:26
We're on Broadway and parked out.
00:27
We've got 300 firefighters.
00:29
We're on Broadway and parked out.
00:30
Four, Eddie?
00:31
We are at headquarters, awaiting further instruction.
00:34
What staging area do you want me to go to?
00:35
Go to? 621[1].
00:36
When you get a chance, you can have a couple of ambulance resources and city buses respond to the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge for our auspaging location.
00:44
We will advise you when we're 84[2], casually collection points.
00:47
It should be advised.
00:48
I'm sending you to LSU3.
00:50
LSU3, go citywide.
00:51
LSDRI, I'm not calling, just inviting across 621[1] that you're responding to the staging area on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
00:57
Yeah, that's for sure with us anyway.
00:59
We're slowly heading our way back across the bridge.
01:01
There's a lot of people, everybody's in the area.
01:06
I guess you know that. So we're going to be a while to get in there.
01:08
We have to go very slow.
01:09
Good. LibertyOx, the command, LibertyOps to command.
01:11
2-2-Victus citywide 2-2-2-Victus.
01:13
I need 2-victus, switch from the hands out.
01:16
C2-2-Victus switch from the hands out.
01:17
Liberty operations, do you following city-wide?
01:20
Prodition 4-6.
01:21
4-6. Good advice.
01:23
Myself, 2 AMS personnel, and several fire department and NYP have been evacuated by harbor.
01:29
Just at the time of the second exposure over to Jersey, we're all in need of medical attention.
01:34
I suppose somebody at the time we get to a hospital.
01:37
At this time, have you doctored the Jersey side yet?
01:40
This is 4 6.
01:41
Advise me of your location on a Jersey side, I'll contact Jersey PD.
01:44
Hey, everybody's over here, helping at least 20 or 30 people.
01:48
And the more are being evacuated over here.
01:51
Where's our unit location?
01:52
New Jersey.
01:53
Actually, you can have a second stage at the pier, at the pier, at the pier.
01:58
You switch the citywide, I mean, the Manhattan South frequency, switch the Manhattan South.
02:02
It's 4-7.
02:03
Sitions 4-7.
02:05
We're around to the Q6 area, I believe.
02:10
We are. This is 4-7.
02:12
Where were you directed to responses?
02:14
4-7. We're around to Manhattan at the staging area.
02:16
It'll be coming from the south up to the Brooklyn Tunnel.
02:18
Division 47, there's four staging areas established at this time.
02:21
Chelsea Pier by Staten Island Ferry and Barrett by the Statue of Liberty.
02:27
Which one are you closer to at this time?
02:29
44 and we'll be headed to the Chelsea Pier staging area.
02:33
7 4. Section 1614.
02:36
504 a lease.
02:37
One-free at Battery Park.
02:39
64 ready to citywide.
02:41
64 ready? Stand by.
02:43
613, proceed.
02:44
I'm getting to assemble patients at my location, including injured members of the service.
02:48
Any patient transport-capable ambulances, Kylie, direct them to my location.
02:52
See, Tom.
02:57
LSU3-1, where is the station area on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge?
02:59
Establish one at this time and invite me at this time.
03:00
621[1] is still en route.
03:01
640, proceed.
03:03
4 ready, we're at station to Metro Tech.
03:06
Where do you want us? We have 2 BLS and 2 ALS on board.
03:09
Do we respond to Battery Park, Battery Park at this time?
03:11
Our 621[1] priority.
03:17
A 6-1. The unit responds to the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge and have them receive patient for me.
03:23
Also, if you can get any volunteer resources through Mars from the aisle, have them respond to the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
03:25
Establish staging upon arrival.
03:26
You want to be advised.
03:30
We already called all the numerous voluntary agencies.
03:31
611 is statewide.
03:32
611, proceed.
03:35
621[1] at the Brooklyn Bridge is now I'm just pulling up.
03:38
611, respond to the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge at this time.
03:39
At this time.
03:40
Condition 24.
03:43
8 x-ray. 49B1.
03:44
This is 1-4 on the air.
03:45
This is 1-4.
03:50
Conditions 1-4 activated responding, coming on the east side, which makes an area would you like that?
03:51
LCPS at this time.
04:10
08 x-ray switch to the Manhattan south we can see car 8 boy on the air car 8 boy calling citywide Boy citywide A boy proceed
04:18
I'm on west broadway everything is blowing around us Where are we supposed to go from here because we are basically stuck on foot?
04:19
25 David.
04:22
David unit? 25 Davis.
04:24
I was down the block by the explosion.
04:25
I was there when it went off.
04:26
All right, I just dug myself out.
04:32
I need a couple of years down here with boards because there's a couple hundred-five and unable to walk.
04:34
Eddie, where are they?
04:36
4.5 David, give me a location at this time.
04:37
Originally, uh...
04:38
Oh, geez, hold on.
04:40
Um... Oscar, say what I'm at 1 5 Oscar?
04:42
Kevin Mary essential, too.
04:43
Everybody standby.
04:44
4.5 David only at this time.
04:48
Oh, David, I'm in front of the America building, Lehman.
04:51
The world financial center of the center?
04:59
On the opposite end of the highway by the World Financial Center, is that correct?
05:01
Okay, work your way to move away.
05:02
The block to tell them exactly where I am.
05:03
Four-five, David.
05:07
Let me know the exact location and I'll have units sent there.
05:09
My David, I wish I should give you an exact location.
05:11
I can't read anything from now.
05:12
It's still exploding over here.
05:14
You're going to have to give me a few minutes.
05:16
I'm trying to make up the block at its hand center.
05:17
4.5, David, 10.4.
05:18
And this is 11, should.
05:19
This is 11 citywide.
05:20
I have one paramedic volunteer, one EMP volunteer, one FDNY, BNQ, and one medical student, and one.
05:31
PLS unit where do you want me to go?
05:33
Paul is a citywide priority.
05:36
It was your priority.
05:37
Unless you're three to citywide.
05:39
With the priority message.
05:41
Two three, proceed.
05:42
In the moment, the citywide.
05:44
Citywide, can you account for 7 on the air, please?
05:47
17808 citywide.
05:48
Can you account the 7-0 on the air, please?
05:51
Jamaica Unit 4-7-6-2.
05:53
Conditions 112.
05:54
Two, go ahead.
05:55
At this time I have four staging units established.
05:58
Chelsea Pier,
05:59
Barry Park, and the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, and the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
06:05
Which one of you closest to at this time?
06:06
On Hudson Street and West Broadway, very downtown,
06:10
but I'm not going to be able to get any closer.
06:12
minutes. Good.
06:13
Battery Park, I guess.
06:14
Battery Park. All right, we're responding to the Battery Park at this time.
06:17
The staging in Battery Park is at the lowing dock for the Statue of Liberty, Red.
06:21
104. Call. One. Four, Citywide.
06:24
Citywide. Citywide.
06:26
Junk, Citywide.
06:27
Citywide. Citywide.
06:28
All line units operating at the signal 1040 switch the Manhattan South frequency at this time.
06:33
Only supervisors should be operating on the citywide frequency.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
21: Unit status — on scene
[2]
84: Arrived at scene or location.
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Battery Park City, New York, NY
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