9/11 Research Paper
9/11 Disaster
On morning of September 11, 2001 a disaster occurred in the United States due to the terrorist attacks. Two planes where hijacked and were deliberately crashed into both towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. This disaster killed thousands of innocent people and Emergency management was called in from all over the US that day. This city didn’t have a plan in place for this type of disaster. Emergency Management is meant to make communities safe, less susceptible to disasters and hazards of any kind and to help communities manage and deal with a disaster after it has occurred. The emergency management team responded quickly as possible and accessed the disaster and made emergency plans accordingly.
First Response
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The fire department were responsible for putting out the fire and assist in the recovery efforts after the World trade center collapse. The police were helping with evacuation efforts getting people away from the buildings and helping those that were in the building to get out. There were several fire fighter unit, police and military dispatched from other states to the 9/11 crash site to help with recovery efforts. “Local police, fire, emergency medical services (EMS), emergency management, public health and medical providers, public works, and other community agencies are often the first to be notified about a threat or hazard or to respond to an incident” (FEMA …show more content…
Even years after the initial disaster many are still having lung complications and many other health issues such as cancer. According to a study done by the National Institute of Environmental Safety and Health they believe the rescue cure didn’t have proper protective give when they were cleaning up and were then exposed to all these toxins that were present(Valerie Lucus-McEwen, 2011). This is what is believed to be causing all the health issues among them.
Security at Airports
After 9/11 airport began to have stricter requirements to able to board an airplane. During 9/11 security at the airport wasn’t as heightened as it is now. The Department Of Home land security was created. TSA officials were trained better to do security checks (Valerie Lucus-McEwen, 2011). The attack on 9/11 was a wakeup call for the whole United States not just New York because this disaster could have happened anywhere in the United
On morning of September 11, 2001 a disaster occurred in the United States due to the terrorist attacks. Two planes where hijacked and were deliberately crashed into both towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. This disaster killed thousands of innocent people and Emergency management was called in from all over the US that day. This city didn’t have a plan in place for this type of disaster. Emergency Management is meant to make communities safe, less susceptible to disasters and hazards of any kind and to help communities manage and deal with a disaster after it has occurred. The emergency management team responded quickly as possible and accessed the disaster and made emergency plans accordingly.
First Response
When …show more content…
The fire department were responsible for putting out the fire and assist in the recovery efforts after the World trade center collapse. The police were helping with evacuation efforts getting people away from the buildings and helping those that were in the building to get out. There were several fire fighter unit, police and military dispatched from other states to the 9/11 crash site to help with recovery efforts. “Local police, fire, emergency medical services (EMS), emergency management, public health and medical providers, public works, and other community agencies are often the first to be notified about a threat or hazard or to respond to an incident” (FEMA …show more content…
Even years after the initial disaster many are still having lung complications and many other health issues such as cancer. According to a study done by the National Institute of Environmental Safety and Health they believe the rescue cure didn’t have proper protective give when they were cleaning up and were then exposed to all these toxins that were present(Valerie Lucus-McEwen, 2011). This is what is believed to be causing all the health issues among them.
Security at Airports
After 9/11 airport began to have stricter requirements to able to board an airplane. During 9/11 security at the airport wasn’t as heightened as it is now. The Department Of Home land security was created. TSA officials were trained better to do security checks (Valerie Lucus-McEwen, 2011). The attack on 9/11 was a wakeup call for the whole United States not just New York because this disaster could have happened anywhere in the United