NY B36 LaGuardia Airport Transcripts Ch 15 Fdr- Tape Ch 038

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LAGUARDIA AIRPORT - RECORDER TAPE CH. 038CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE

SEPTEMBER 11 , 2001COPY OF RECORDER TAPE CH. 038START 844END 1217

(TIME NOTATIONS INDICATED IN PARENTHESES)(POOR AUDIO QUALITY - PORTABLE DEVICE TRANSMISSIONS)(START TIME - 08:46:38)(08:46:38)MALE HOLLAND TUNNEL: ... .tunnel, CPD, we just had an explosion at the TradeCenter, top floors, copy?(08:47:08)MALE HOLLAND TUNNEL: Holland Tunnel, CPD.(08:47:33)MALE HOLLAND TUNNEL: Holland Tunnel, CPD.MALE: Holland Tunnel, you're (Inaudible) already, I'm just not picking you up.(08:48:44)MALE: (Inaudible), CPD.(08:48:48)MALE HOLLAND TUNNEL: Holland Tunnel, CPD.(08:56:22)MALE: (Inaudible) on the air? (Inaudible) on the air?(08:58:55)


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MALE: CPD, Vehicle 5, three-zero-three.(09:00:56)

MALE: CPD, (Inaudible) the Port Authority come in .(09:01:07)MALE: NYPD traffic to the Port Au thority desk please.(09:03:24)MA LE: LaGu ardia, (Inaudible).

*(09:03:32)MALE: CPD (Inaudible).(09:07:02)MALE: (inaudible)MA LE: CPD inform ation, what happened?MALE: (Inaudible)(09:07:15)MA LE: (Inaudible) command post.MALE: Go! (SIRENS)FEMALE: CPD affirm eight Academy, state location of command post.MA LE: Eight academy , the comm and post is on(Ina udible) Blvd . at this time. It's enroute into Man hattan. Do you need a location for a pick up?FEM ALE : Roger, we can have it go on a portable.MALE: CPD . . .(09:08:41)MALE: Central, eight-one P oland.


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(09:08:57)MA LE 81: Central from eight-one P oland.(09:09:08)MALE 81: CPD from eight-one Poland.(09:11:32)MALE 82: CPD, eight-two (inaudible) eight-two (inaudible).MALE 81: CPD, eight-one Poland.(09:12:49)MALE 81: Central from eight-one Poland.(09:13:25)MALE 81 : Central, eight-one Poland.(09:14:18)MA LE LGA: LaGuardia to the CPD.(09:14:29)MA LE LGA: (Inaudible) LaGuardia to the CPD.(09:17:02)MA LE LGA: LaGuardia desk to the CPD.(09:17:14)MA LE LGA: LaGuardia desk to the CPD.(09:18:08)FEM ALE : Eight-fiv e desk, CPD, (Inaudible) CPD.(09:19:48)F EMALE: CPD, eight-five (Inaud ible) respond to (Inaudible).


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MALE: Central comm and post.(09:22:31)M ALE: Eight-zero (Inaudible) CPD.(09:22:43)M ALE : State the location of the command post.MALE: Currently on Barclay and Greenwich Street, copy?(09:24:14)MALE: Central from com mand p ost, if you copy, cu rrently on Barclay Street andGreenw ich at this time , copy ?(09:25:09)MALE - PORTAB LE COM MA ND POST: Portable command post from EOC.MALE - DESK: Portable command post, go.MALE - PORTABLE COMMAND POST: Portable command post from EOC, haveyo u established a comm and post yet? And if so, wh ere's the location?MALE - DESK : Yo u're sounding very scratchy, I can't read you, copy?MALE - PORTABLE COMMAND POST: Is the command post in place and if so,where is your established location, sir?MALE - DESK: Command post at this time is at Barclay and Greenwich.MALE - PORTA BLE COM M AN D POST: Roger. (Inaudible) mob ilization of(Inaudible) established fo r (Inaudible) unit.MALE - DESK: Be advised, you are unreadable, you are scratchy, if you are able tothree-nine, 201-803-3406.(09:26:11)


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M AL E 81: Eight-on e PD operations to Cen tral Police Desk.(09:26:19)

MA LE OPERAT IONS: Eight-one PD operations to CPD.MA LE CPD: Eight-one, PD operations, Port Authority Police go ahead.MALE OPERATIONS: For CPD , eight-one operations, 212-374-6 792. That's 212-374-6792.MA LE CPD: Roger, sir, mo men tarily.(09:28:40)FEMALE: (Inaudible)(09:29:03)FEM ALE : Eight-five, eight-zero, (Inaudible) Victor.(09:29:15)MALE - COM MAN D POST VEHIC LE: Central from command post vehicle. Beadvised, command post is at Vesey and West Street at this time, Vesey and West Street.(09:30:00)MALE 81: Central from eight-one.(09:31:00)MALE: Roger.(09:34:51)MA LE 82: Eight-two Reynolds to comm and.MA LE: Eight-two Reynolds, go ahead. Go for command.MALE 82: Be advised there is a report of a third plane (inaudible). (STAT IC)(09:37:37)


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(PAUSE - STATIC)(09:41:52)(PAUSE - STATIC)(09:42:31)MALE: CPD command center, and Port Authority on (inaudible).(09:42:41)MA LE: CPD to Kennedy, we're trying to get a location for the comm and post vehiclefor the guys at LaGuardia.(09:42:58)MA LE: (Inaudib le) state your location.(09:48:16)MALE: This is one-three-three to operations. (HEAVY STATIC)MA LE: (Inaudible) operations, Port Au thority, go ahead. (GARBLED)(09:48:32)MA LE: (Inaudible) LaGuardia desk, go ahead. (GARBLED)MALE: (GARBLED - INAUDIBLE)(09:50:44)MALE: CPD from LaGuardia (GARBLED).(09:52:21)MALE: (GARBLED - INAUDIBLE) LaGuardia Airport.(09:59:03)MALE: (GARBLED - INAUDIBLE)(10:02:57)


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MALE: (GARBLED - INAUDIBLE)(10:06:24)MALE: Command post from ... CPD from command post.(10:07:54)MALE: Port Authority in Middletown, SPEN 1.(10:08:07)MALE: CPD eight-one.MALE: Port Authority PD , Middletown PD, SPEN 1.(10:08:20)(STATIC - PAUSE)(10:10:11)MALE: (Inaudible) f rom command post o n Able.(10:11:32)

MALE: Central from command post o n Channel Able.(10:13:08)MALE: Central from command post, do you read this?(10:13:16)MALE: Central f rom command post, i f you read this, be advised th e command postvehicle will be relocated at this time, north of the building, copy?(10:13:57)MALE: Go for P-T .(10:14:12)(STATIC-PAUSE)


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LAGUARDIA AIRPORT - RECORDER TAPE CH. 038 8CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE

(10:14:33)(STATIC - PA U SE)(10:15:33)(STATIC - PAUSE - FAINT HINT OF VOICE)(10:17:02)(STATIC -PAUSE)(10:18:06)MA LE: Any (Inaudible) unit to command post.MAL E COM MAN D POST: Go for the command post . Comm and post, go.MALE: Where are you set up, EOC just evacuated th e tower during th e collapse, whereis the command post set up for further assignment.MALE COMMAND POST: A ll units ... right now the command post is moving upWest Street, it 's moving north of Vesey now, we're trying to establish a permanentlocation for it. Head up that way, and we'll figure it out when you get there.(10:18:42)MALE EOC: EOC to command post, you're moving up Vesey, affirmed?MALE COMMAND POST: Yes, that's going ... we're going north up West Street.Okay? W e are going straight north up W est Street, they are pu lling out all em ergencyvehicles. There was a collapse on Two World Trade, and now we 're (Inaudible) establisha secure areaMAL E: (Inaudible) command post.(10:19:24)


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LAGUARDIA AIRPORT - RECORDER TAPE CH. 038 9CONFIDENTIAL - ATTOR NEY/CLIENT PRIVILEG E

M A L E : W here's comm and post, if you copy, that's (Inaudible) coming out, where'scommand post, (Inaudible).MALE COMMAND POST: A ll units stand by. (Inaudible) I'll let you know whatwe 're doing. Righ t now every body is going to head north up Vesey on W est, we aregoing jus t up there past Barclay.(10:22:09)(PAUSE-STATIC)(10:22:33)M AL E: (Inaudible), radio check. An y unit (Inaudible) on Able, radio check.(10:22:50)MA LE: (Inaudible) copy, it seems like you're scratchy, copy?(PAUSE - STATIC)(10:24:26)MALE: Command post, (Inaudible) on Channel Able.MA LE COMM AND POST: (Inaudible) go.MA LE: Glad you copy, command post.MALE COMMAND POST: Loud and clear.M AL E: Identify your current location.M AL E COM MA ND POST: This is comm and post vehicle. W e just relocated on WestStreet and Cham bers, copy? West and Chambers.MA LE: (Inaudible) CPD now. (Inaudible) copy, do you an 800-megahertz SPENfacility?


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MALE COMMAND POST: Affirmed (Inaudible), one-four-point-four.(10:25:17)(PAUSE)MA LE: Com mand post for (inaudible) do you have 800 m egahertz?MA LE COMM AND POST: I 'l l try 800. I checked ... I j u s t . . . can't get through. Beadvised, 800 was down. I ' ll try again.M ALE : Attem pt to call (Inaudible) on one-one.(10:26:43)MALE: (Inaudible) one, command post.(10:31:32)MA LE: Roger. Channel one will pick up on SPEN 1.(10:32:02)(STATIC - GARBLED)(10:35:02)MA LE: (Inaudible) com m and center.(10:35:53)MA LE: Radio count , m obile s ix.MALE: Go for radio count .MALE: (Inaudible)(10:36:23)MALE: Delivery uni t to comm and post .(10:39:36)MALE: (Inaudible )from comm and pos t on Channe l Able radio check.


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(10:39:44)MALE: (Inaudible)MALE: Command post (Inaudible) wall, comm and post (Inaudible) wall, M ayday.(10:39:58)M AL E: Go for chann el Able. Last unit calling Mayd ay, go ahead.MA LE: Channel Able, we're trapped, we're (Inaudible) cust ... US Customs House onthe east wall, about 100 yards into the east wall on the plaza level. May day!(10:40:45)MALE: Command post from unit on Vesey Street.(10:43:07)MALE: Command post ETC from Hall.MALE: (STATIC - GARBLED)(10:43:19)

M ALE : US Custom s House, east side, on the plaza requesting the help. Atten tion, oneI've got one down. One man went down with the NYFD.MA LE: Dow n at the plaza on the east side, (Inaudible)?(10:43:55)MALE: (STATIC - GARBLED)MALE: Command post from Major (Inaudible).(10:44:11)MALE: Five-oh-one, 141.MALE: Go (Inaudible).(10:44:21)


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M ALE: (Inaudible)M A L E : A ny Port Authorityun i t that can read this radio give u s a location for thecommand center.M ALE COMMAND POST: This is Challenger from command post. Be advised(Inaudible) the bridge (Inaudible) West Street at the side of (Inaudible).MALE: Roger, I have with me eight-two Lucas th e rest of the party is on, north(Inaudible).M ALE: Roger, (Inaudible) that location, eight-two Lucas (Inaudible) find ou t who'swho.MALE: Roger, I'm going to respond up to the command post.MALE: Code (Inaudible) Hall, do you copy?MALE: Unit (Inaudible) what is your location?(10:45:11)MALE: (Inaudible) respond east wall on the plaza. Copy?MALE: Command post, to eight-one Polinski.(10:45:56)MALE 82: Channel Able, pick up.MALE: Go ahead, Able.MALE 82: Roger. Eight-two Davada, I'm on Vesey outside the Trade Center,command anyone (Inaudible) over there.MALE: (inaudible) report to the bridge on West Street opposite Stuyvesant HighSchool. Any units you see, bring them to that location. We are trying to regroup at thist ime.


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LAGUARDIA AIRPORT - RECORDER TAPE CH. 038 13CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEY /CLIENT PRIVILEGE

MALE 82 : Roger, Stuyvesant High School.MALE: On West Street, on the east side of West Street under the bridge.(10:47:00)MALE 81: Eight-one JFK.M A L E COM MAN D POST: Eight-one JFK, command post, go!MALE 81 : Roger, I just was able to get an Able radio off of (Inaudible) .(10:47:16)M A L E : Under the bridge on West Street, all units should respond to that location, eastside (Inaudible) what we h ave, all units. If you see anybody else, bring them up therewith you.M A L E : Roger, we're en route.(10:47:46)MALE: Com mand post, copy? You on the air.(10:48:28)M A L E : Eight-one in the field, command postMALE COMM AND POST: This is command post, go ahead.MA LE: Roger. Do you have the Chief on board?MALE COMMAND POST: I'm sorry, say again?MALE: Do you have the Chief on board?M A L E COM MA ND POST: Negative, Chief Morris is ... I believe he is right acrossfrom the college. Stand by, I'll see if I can locate him.MALE: Negative. Stand by. Just pass the message to him that we are a block up fromyou on North Moo re Street. W e have th e university willing to , pull th e vehicle into their


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L A G U A R D I A AIRPORT - RECORDER TAPE CH. 038 14CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORN EY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE

lo t here an d open up their gy m f loor. We can set up a command pos t an d there and useth e truck out of their lot .MALE COMMAND POST: Roger, on University?MA LE: Negative. It 's on West and North Moore Street. It 's about two blocks westfrom the bridge.MA LE COM MA ND PO ST: Okay, roger. On West Street right (Inaudible) the bridge,copy?MA LE: Roger, (Inaudible) No rth Mo ore, set up a com mand center out of their lot , andutilize their gym nasium for staging command power and equipment, copy?MALE COMMAND POST: Okay, roger. Command post vehicle to all Port Authorityunits. All Port Autho rity units respond to the bridge, north of the Trade Center on W estStreet. We are on the east side of West Street.(10:52:31)

MA LE: CPD (Inaudible) Trade Center.(10:53:27)MALE: Radio check, any unit on the air.MA LE: Unit (Inaudible) radio check, I read you loud and clear. I do not know yourdesignation.MALE: This is eight-two Finnegan, and I have eight-one (inaud ible) with me from th eTrade Center.(10:53:48)MA LE: Eddie, where are you at?MALE: I'm on Park Place and Broadway.


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LAGUARDIA AIRPORT - RECORDER TAPE CH. 038 15CONFIDENTIAL - ATTOR NEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE

MA LE: Come down to the command center, which is located Stuyvesant by the bridgeon Chambers Street.MA LE: I don 't know if I can get there. I have (Inaudible) lacerations to my right arm.MA LE: All right, Edd ie, stand by. I'm going to come and get you.MA LE: Who am I speaking to?(10:54:19)MALE: SPEN to the command post.MA LE: Roger, be advised, I 'm w ith EMS. Me and eight-one (inaudible), we made ourway out of the building after the collapse.MALE: Stand by, one, I'll be right there.MALE K9: K9 to the command post.MALE COMMAND POST: Go ahead, this is the command post.MALE: Frankie?MALE: Go ahead.(10:54:49)MA LE: (Inaudible) now.MALE: (INAUDIBLE - GARBLED)(10:54:58)MAL E: Can you find out if they're working on us B Stairway, second floor, we arestuck in the stairway and have b een here for a little wh ile.MAL E: (GARBLED ) Have you got (Inaudible)?(10:55:11)MALE: (Inaudible)


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MALE: (Inaudible) information where you are.(10:56:05)MALE: Frankie?(10:56:17)MALE K9: CPD from K9.(10:56:42)MALE K9: K9 to command post.MALE COMMAND POST: Go ahead.MALE K9: Roger, I think we have jet fuel coming down from the upper floors. I cansmell the fumes. Let's see if we can step it up, a little bit.MALE COMMAND POST: Roger, jet fuel leaking down from the upper floors?MALE K9: It's interfereing with our breathing a little bit, Frank. See if we can(Inaudible).MALE COMMAND POST: Be advised, I can't understand you, go again.(10:57:26)MALE: Be advised ... (PAUSE)(10:57:41)MALE: Command post (INAUDIBLE-GARBLED)(10:57:53)MALE: Command post, (Inaudible) Hall.MALE COMMAND POST: Go ahead.MALE: (Sounds out of breath) I reached Vesey Street, copy?


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M ALE COM MAN D POST: (Inaudible) Hall, West Street, use that private bridge thatgoes over, (Inaudible) north of the trade center.M AL E: 210 W est Street, north of the bridge on W est Street, copy? Do you have anyother units with you?MALE: Negative at this time, Nick.MAL E: Roger, can you (Inaudible)?MA LE: West Street on Vesey? I don't know if I can get that far, I'm right at thebottom of the stairs.(PAUSE) I just made it to Church. Want me to ASAP down?MA LE: Negative, hang a left on Church to Barclay. Hang a left and come to West.MALE: Copy.MA LE: Eight-two Echo (Inaudible) unit to command post.MA LE : Eight-two (Inaudible)M ALE : (Inaudible) to command post.

MALE COMMAND POST: Go ahead.MA LE: W e have (Inaudible) in here. W e need an ASAP on that. Copy?MALE: (Inaudible) go with your location.MALE B STAIRWAY: B Stairway, second floor.MALE: B stairs, second ....(10:59:28)MALE: (Inaudible) One World.MA LE: Eight-two (Inaudible), One W orld Trade, second floor.MA LE: (Inaudible) One W orld Trade?MALE: That 's affirmed, One W orld Trade.


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MA LE: Roger, stand by. We're working on it.MA LE: Eight-one (Inaudible).(11:00:03)(STATIC - GARBLING)(11:00:25)(NOISES SUCH AS PORTABLE DEVICE FAILED TRANSMISSIONS)(11:01:18)MALE K9: Command Post, from K9MALE COMMAND POST: Go ahead, K9.MALE K9: Frankie?MALE COMMAND POST: Yeah, go ahead, (inaudible).MALE K9: Sirius is in my office downstairs. Copy? Mak e sure he's okay if somethinghappens. Copy?(11:01:58)MALE - COMMAND POST: Go again.MAL E K9: He's in my office downstairs. If something happens, make sure he's okay.Copy?MALE - COMM AND POST: In your office downstairs, affirmative?MALE K9: Roger, just in case, hopefully I'll get there myself in a little while.(11:02:25)MALE - COMM AND POST: Where are you?MA LE K9: FDN Y (Inaudible).MALE - COM MA ND POST: Okay, roger, copy.


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LAGUARDI A AIRPORT - RECORDER TAPE CH. 038 19CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE

(11:04:05)MA LE: (Inaudible) to the command post.MA LE COMM AND POST: Command Post.MALE: Command post, we've (Inaudible) on the stair (Inaudible) whirlpool and passon (Inaudible).MALE COMMAND POST: Roger.(11:05:24)MALE ESU: (Inaudible) to command post.MALE COMMAND POST: Go ahead, ESU.MALE ESU: What type of manpow er would you require from Jersey State Police?(11:05:42)MALE: (GARBLED - INAUDIBLE)(11:05:59)MA LE: Repeat (Inaudible)MA LE: (Inaudible) need a rescue (Inaudible), copy?(11:06:12)MA LE: (Inaudible) two.MAL E: (Inaudible) Donald(11:06:32)MA LE: Com mand post, start shuttles back to JSTC, we'll start refilling them here atJSTC and shuttling them back.M A L E COM MA ND POST: Okay, roger, thank you.(11:07:01)


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MA LE: Dow nstairs, PATH area, ESU.MALE: Roger.(11:08:27)MALE: WTC to CPD.MA LE: This is Central, go.MA LE: Are you able to locate comm and post?MA LE: Command post to, Central, go.(11:08:45)MA LE: (Inaudible) CPD, are you in contact with the comm and post:MAL E COMM AND POST: This is the command post, go ahead.MALE: Roger, I've been assigned to accountability ... accountability (Inaudible)(11:09:06)MA LE COMM AND POST: Comm and (Inaudible), copy?MALE: Roger.(11:09:17)MA LE: Comm and post from Central.MAL E COM MA ND POST: Comm and post (Inaudible).MALE: Com man d post, we jus t got word eight-two Hall is out of the build ing, copy?MA LE COM MA ND POST: Received, we copy. Also, if you could call (Inaudible)and get all STA's to W est Street.MA LE: Roger, they know your location and are en route with equipment to yourlocation, copy ?MAL E COMM AN D POST: Roger, I copy.


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(11:09:47)M A L E : Com mand post (Inaudible).MA LE COM M AND POST: Comm and post , (Inaudible).MALE: What's your location, I have several units on location in that area, if we canrendezvous at that area.MALE COMMAND POST: West and Chambers, right by the overpass going to thehigh school.MALE: Roger, in front of Stuyvesant?M ALE COM MA ND POST: Repeat that?MALE: In front of the high school or the college?MA LE COMM AND POST: Both th e college and the high school, right between them.MALE: Roger.M ALE 82: Eight-two Finnegan, eight-two (inaudible)MALE: (Inaudible)(11:10:56)MALE: (inaudible).(11:11:06)

MA LE COM MA ND POST: Comm and Post vehicle to Central.M A L E - CENTRAL: Goahead, Frank.M ALE COM M AND POST: As per Inspector Chicarelli, could you attempt to locateeight-one Aleva and have a K9 un it, respond real fast to Stuyvesant High School onWest of f of Chambers?M A L E - CENTRAL: Roger.


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MALE COM MAN D POST: Central from com m and post.(11:11:33)MA LE - CENT RAL: Go ahead.MA LE COM MA ND POST: Also when you (Inaudible) have them contact the LincolnTunnel and have them bring all available (Inaudible) packs to the same location, copy?MALE - CENTRAL: Roger, we copy that. Be advised, Lincoln Tunnel is en routewith (Inaudible) supplies.MALE COMM AND POST: Roger, a lso I was advised that (Inaudible) has a(Inaudible) truck, if they could also respond with that.MALE - CENTRAL: Roger, we'll contact them now.(11:16:53)MALE: Com m and post K9 Echo at Newark Airport.MALE - COMMAN D POST: Com m and post, go.(11:17:02)MALE: I'm going to try to make contact with (Inaudible).MALE: Okay, roger, thank you. Copy that.MA LE: (Inaudible) that location.(11:17:26)MALE COM MAN D POST: Eight- two Lennon from command post .82 LENN ON: Go, Fred.MALE: All right, Jay, we are heading (Inaudible) Street on our way to you, copy?(11:17:50)M A L E - COM MAN D POST VEHI CLE: C o m m a n d post vehicle to CPD.


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MALE CPD: Go ahead.MALE - COM MAN D POST VEHICL E: Roger, Frank, I have (Inaudible) with me and(Inaudible) Jersey City in stairwell responding to impact (Inaudib le), copy?MALE CPD: Roger. (Inaudible)MA LE COM MAN D POST VEHICLE: Where have you got command post now?MA LE CPD: (Inaudible) command post vehicle on West Street, (Inaudible) we're easton (Inaudible) north (Inaudible) walk over th e bridge.MALE COM MAND POST VEHICLE: (Inaudible) where you are, w e're en route.(11:18:26)MALE: Comm and post , try to make contact w ith eight-one Aleva.(11:18:56)MAL E 81: (inaudible), eight-one Poland.MALE COMMAND POST: Go, eight-one Poland.

MALE 81: Be advised, w e have eight-two H all.MALE COMMAND POST: Roger.(11:19:27)(PAUSE - STATIC)(11:19:36)MAL E: (STATIC) Truck on e (inaudible).MAL E: CPD , if you copy, (Inaudible) we are at the high school across the street onWest Street, they found a second device. They're evacuating that area.(11:20:13)MALE: Poland. Eight-one Poland, tw o from command post .


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FIRE MAR SHALL: (HOARSE LY) Command post from the Fire Marshall.(11:20:36)MALE COMMAND POST: Comm and post to all units. A t this time al l personnel ar eto evacuate the (Inaudible) area, possible secondary . . .(11:21:14)MALE COMMAND POST: Command post vehicle to all Port Authority units,(Inaudible) area and get uptow n. There is a report of a secondary device in that location.(Inaudible) area, and (Inaudible) uptown NO W .MA LE: (Inaudible) command post, do you copy that?MALE: Command post, evacuating at this time.MALE COMMAND POST: (Inaudible) Jay, command post vehicle from one World(Inaudible) at this time (Inaudible) uptown PAPD. Did you copy the last?MA LE: Comm and post, we copy. W e copy.MALE COMMAND POST: Roger, once again, all Port Authority units evacuate thecommand post area, head uptown, there is a report of a secondary device.MALE: Roger.MALE: Copy.(11:21:58)MA LE: Roger, (Inaudible), where is that secondary device located?(11:22:16)MALE LGA: LaGuardia to Truck 7.M A L E TRUCK 7: Truck 7.(11:22:26)


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MALE LGA: LaGuardia to PA command post.MALE COMM AND POST: Go for the command post.MALE LGA: LaGuardia to PA command post.MA LE COM MAND POST: PA command post, go.MALE LGA: LaGuardia to PA command post.MALE: Do you know where that secondary device is supposed to be?(11:23:06)MALE: Eight-two (Inaudible).(11:23:27)M ALE: (Inaudible) K9, he's e n route to Stuyvesant High School.MALE COMMAND POST: This is the comm and post. Stand by all units. Go aheadwith the last (Inaudible) PAPD.MA LE: Redirect them by North Moore Street and West Street... all personnel h ave

evacuated the area by Stuyvesant High School. Possible secondary device.(11:23:58)MA LE: (VER Y FAINT AUDIO) (Inaudible) West Street, copy?(11:24:16)M ALE : Eight-two (inaudible) over by the (Inaudible) truck.MALE: (Inaudible)(11:24:25)MALE: (Inaudible), what's your location now?MALE: Okay, I ... I see you.


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M ALE: All right, CPD, did you copy that last sixty-nine, have them hold off(Inaudible) th e Stuyvesant High School location?(11:24:47)MA LE: (Inaudible) agency wants to (Inaudible) w e moved back to West and Harrison.(11:24:55)MALE: CPD, did you copy that last? We're at West and Harrison is the location, allPort Authority units at this time, all units, West an d Harrison.(11:25:20)MA LE: (Inaudible) location, (Inaudible) eight-five.(11:26:51)M ALE - COM MAN D POST: Comm and post to eight-one Poland.M ALE 81 : Eight-one Poland (Inaudible)MALE - COM MA ND POS T: (Inaudible) eight-five Comm and post one.MALE: Roger.

MALE - COM MAN D POST: Right now, LaGuardia Truck 7 is the command post,temporary (Inaudible).(11:28:28)MA LE: W hat 's your location, comm and post?MA LE CO MM AN D POST: Com mand post for all Port Auth ority units, be advisedtemporary comm and post is at North Moore an d West. We are in the constructionvehicle.(11:28:55)MALE: (Inaudible) to com ma nd post, go with that location again, all I got was West.


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MALE - COMMAND POST: We are at North Moore and West Street. It's just atemporary location while they have the evacuation going on , till we get back to the other

one, and (Inaudible) relocation of com mand post to this location in the field.(11:30:44)MA LE: Sergeant Krueger and Police Officer (Inaudible), hospital (Inaudible).(11:31:05)MALE: PAPD (Inaudible) at Cabrini.MA LE: Sergeant Krueger.MALE: (INAUDIBLE - GARBLED)(11:32:21)MALE: About a block to your west.MA LE: Two-eleven (Inaudible) CPD.MA LE: Eight-two (inaudible)(11:32:33)MA LE: Eight-two (Inaudible) comm and post vehicle moved to ... they moved to Westand Harrison, copy? West and Harrison.MALE: Roger. They are being moved or they have been moved?MA LE: They have been moved, and they are there.MA LE: Roger, copy, W est and Harrison.MALE: (Inaudible) one block up from Harrison.MA LE CPD : Okay, comm and post vehicle from CPD, North Arlington is en route.(11:33:05)


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MA LE: Eigh t-five, eight-one, that vehicle is located (Inaudible) North M oore, that'sone block north of Harrison. One block north. Two blocks up on North .. . copy.MALE: Be advised ... stand by CPD, we have (Inaudible)M ALE : Roger, jus t be advised eight-one, be advised (Inaud ible) in the area fromLaGuardia, and I believe it's (Inau dible ) also located at North Moore an d West Street.Copy?MALE: Roger, that's CPD, we copy.(11:35:13)MA LE: (Inaudible) one, com m and post.MA LE: Negative. This is the com m and post calling CPD.(11:35:26)MALE: Com m and post call ing CPD.(11:36:01)MALE - COMMAND POST: CPDfrom mobile command post.(OVERLAPPING GARBLED TRANSM ISSIONS)MA LE: Go ahead, m obile com m and post.M ALE - COM MA ND POST: Roger. Can you please call New York City, and find outwhat hospital is accepting (Inaudible) transported.MALE: Roger, (Inau dible) one.(11:36:30)(OVERLAP PING GARBLED TRANSM ISSIONS)MA LE: Go ahead, Nick.


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MA LE: Roger, (Inaudible) transported to Cabrini (Inaudible) fire engines NY(Inaudible) at this time.MA LE: Roger, Cabrini, ten-two.(11:37:28)MALE: Go.MA LE: Central desk, where's your command post?(OVERLAPPING GARBLED TRANSMISSIONS)MALE : North Moore an d (Inaudible) looking.(11:37:48)MALE : (Inaudible), go ahead.MALE: (Inaudible), I'm over on West Street. Who's looking for me?(11:37:58)MA LE: (Inaudible) to comm and (Inaudible) location, we have (Inaudible).

FEMALE: Command post from CPD, go with your message.MALE: Roger, can you tell us ... be advised where th e command station is ?MA LE: (Inaudible) copy that.M AL E: It is now temp orarily at North Moore and W est. North Moore and West.MA LE: Roger, I copy.(PAUSE)(11:38:39)MALE: Command post vehicle to Port Authority.(11:38:53)MALE: One-eight for one-(inaudible).


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(11:39:05)MALE: One-eight to eight-one (Inaudible).MALE: Go for (Inaudible).MA LE 82: This is eight-two (inaudib le) I'm at (inaudib le) Street.(11:39:44)MA LE: New York City to command post.MALE - COMMAND POST: This is command post on Able.MA LE: Comm and post, can you send a ranking officer to Vesey and West to the NewYork City command post.MALE - COM MA ND POST: Roger, they're on their way at this time.M ALE : Roger, any transmissions for New York City, please go through the OC.MA LE: Roger. (Inaudible) from command post.MALE - COMMAND POST: Go.

MALE: Be advised that (Inaudible) vehicles are to respond to Church and Vesey, NewYork City command post, copy?MALE: Roger.(11:40:36)MALE - COMMA ND POST: Command post to eight-two Russell LaGuardia.MA LE - LAGUA RDIA: Go ahead.MALE - COMMAND POST: Did you transport that equipm ent that was (Inaudible)down to the command post?MALE - LAGUAR DIA: Roger, that was brought up by (Inaudible) to the location here.


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MALE - COM MA ND POST: Roger. Stand by one.(11:41:51)MA LE: Eight-one, what is your location?(11:42:07)FIRE MARSHA LL: (HOARSELY) Command post from the Fire Marshall.(11:42:38)MALE - COMMAND POST: Go comm and post.MALE: Be advised (Inaudible) on West Street an d Vesey.(11:42:53)MA LE: (inaudible) we're on West and (inaudible)MALE: Stand by for the (inaudible)(11:43:15)MALE: (Inaudible) come in.MALE: Six-three to command, what's that cross street that you're on?MALE - COMMAND POST: We're on West Street just north of North Moore Street,copy?MA LE: Roger. West Street jus t north of No rth Moore.MALE - COMMAND POST: (Inaudible), copy?(11:45:07)MALE: Command post from central.MALE - COMM AND POST: This is command post, go .MALE: Port Authority (Overlapping transmission)


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MALE: Pleased be advised you 've got 200 med ical personn el staged at Ellis Island.You have waterways (Inaudible).(OVERLAPPING GARBLED TRANSMISSIONS)MA LE: Port Authority (Inaudible) evacuate (Inaudible) at this time.MA LE: Ellis Island, copy?(11:45:36)MA LE: Comm and post central.MALE - COMMAND POST: (Inaudible) from command post. New York W aterway isavailable from Weehawken o ver to the ... your side.(11:47:34)MALE - COM MAN D POST: Command post vehicle on a radio check.MALE : Command post Victor five by five, how many (Inaudible).MA LE - COM MAN D POST: Both are operating.MALE: All units be advised (Inaudible) Victor (Inaudible), copy?(11:48:53)MALE EOC: EOC to mo bile comm and post. (STATIC) Calling mo bile commandpost. Mo bile comm and post, this is the EOC. W e are trying to locate any of the Chiefsand the Director. W e also need a roll call.MALE: (Inaudible)(11:49:22)MALE - COMM AND POST: Can you identify?MA LE EOC: This is the EOC.


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MALE - COM MA ND POST: Roger.(11:49:52)MA LE: (Inaudible) over at the school on North Moore Street, I believe it's the college.MA LE EOC: EOC to mobile command post.MAL E - COM MAN D POST: Go ahead.MALE EOC: We need to know who is the highest level supervisor in charge at yourlocation?MA LE - COM MA ND POST: At this time, I have Inspector Chicarelli.(11:50:17)MA LE - COM MA ND POST: Mo bile command post (Inaudible).MALE EOC: Roger.MA LE - COM MA ND POST: Be advised we also have (Inaudible) and InspectorMorris, copy? But they 're at various locations.(11:50:34)FEMALE: Ten-four, copy that.MA LE EOC: Have you located th e Director or Chief Romito at this time.(11:51:02)MA LE EOC: EOC to command post.(11:51:18)MALE EOC: EOC to the command post.MALE - COMM AND POST: Go ahead.MA LE EOC: Have we located the Director or Chief Romito at this time.MALE - COMM AND POST: Negative, at this time. Copy? Negative.


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(11:51:36)MALE EOC: Roger, Frank, can you give us a roll call or a roster of the personnel?MA LE - COM MA ND POST: They are attempting to do that now. They arerendezvousing at the gym at the college of (Inaudible) copy?MALE EOC: Roger.(11:51:55)DUN WOO DY: Command post from Agent Dunw oody.MALE - COMMAND POST: Command post, Frank.DU NW OOD Y: Frank, if you can get ahold of someone from the range, have themthree-nine the range ASAP?MALE - COMMAND POST: That's negative. We have no phone lines here.(11:52:19)MALE - COMM AND POST: (Inaudible) command post.MALE: Go ahead Frank.MALE - COMMAND POST: Last information, Agent Dunwoody was ... have fromthe range, three-nine the range ASAP, copy?(11:52:34)MA LE: All right. New York City to comm and post.MALE - COMM AND POST: Go ahead.(11:52:44)MALE: W e have th e bottles available for the FCPAs, where do you want them?


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MALE: All FCPAs, West and North Moore, truck one PATH, all FCPAs that arecom ing to the scene, at North M oore, truck one, PATH, staging area for all FCPAequipment an d refills.MALE: Roger.(11:54:33)MALE: Eight-five Mettall CPD. (PAUSE )(11:55:06)MA LE: (Inaudible) comm and post.MALE - COM MA ND POST: Go ahead.MA LE: Roger, we were looking for three-nine evacuation, to shut the (Inaudible)down. Do you have anybody available to open the space so we can get somebody on theair (Inaudible).MALE - COMM AND POST: Roger.

MAL E: (Inaudible) command post, you're (Inaudible).(11:55:37)MA LE: Be advised, I notified central to try to get in contact with someone from therange, copy?MALE: Roger, I copy. At this point w e don 't kn ow the d etails (Inaud ible) the state.Copy?(11:55:53)MALE: ... be advised where the New York C ity comm and p ost is located?MA LE: Right now we are at (Inaud ible) for ... correction, Vesey and West for NewYork City comm and post, but i t ' s temporary at this t ime.


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MALE: Vesey and West. Vesey and West.(11:57:02)MALE: ....ToCPD.MALE: Go ahead Tom.MALE: Roger, can you give us a status on the equipment , and where it 's coming from,jus t so we know how many trucks we are expecting, and l ike that just so we can get atally, we've got to get the (Inaudible) now.MALE: (INAUDIBLE - GARBLED)(11:58:48)MA LE: Eight-one, call comm and.(11:59:03)MALE: Eight-one (Inaudible). All eight-one (Inaudible) come in .M ALE : Eight-one (Inau dible) call command post.MALE: All right, ten-four. (Inaudible) All units respond to the gym for assignment.All units respond to the gym for assignment.MALE: Roger.(11:59:39)MALE: (Inaudible) from eight-one Leary.MALE: J im, go ahead.MALE: (Inaudible) Can you send a K9 up to the auditorium, we are going to need themthere.MA LE: In the gym auditorium ?


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MALE: The gray room, they should go to the gray room, do you need them anotherlocation?MA LE: Just send them to the gym, I ' ll bring them up to the auditorium.MALE 81: Comm and post from eight-one V ictor.MALE - COMMAND POST: Go ahead, eight-one Vic tor.MALE 81: I have the Jersey task force, task force one at my location, State Police,they're supposed to hook up with you.MALE - COM MAN D POST: Roger, can you have them rendezvous on North MooreStreet an d W est Street, inside the gym, we have a ....(END OF LGA CH. 038)

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