Fire Department, The New York City FDNY 08
Fire Department, The New York City FDNY 08 : History: September 11, 2001 Attacks: A New York City firefighter looks up at what remains of the World Trade Center after its collapse during the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. On September 11, 2001 19 terrorists associated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger aircraft to be used to attack targets in New York and Washington, DC, in what came to be known as the September 11, 2001 attacks or 9/11. Two aircraft hijacked out ofLogan International Airport in Boston, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were flown by terrorists into the North and South twin towers respectively of the World Trade Center, causing massive damage to both towers during impact, and starting fires that eventually caused the weakened 110-story skyscrapers to collapse. New York City fire companies and EMS crews were deployed to the World Trade Center minutes after the first aircraft struck the north tower. Chief officers set up a command center in the lobby as first arriving units entered the building and firefighters began climbing the stairs. A mobile command center was also set up outside on Vesey Street, but was destroyed when the buildings collapsed. A command post was then set up at a firehouse in Greenwich Village. The FDNY deployed 200 units to the site, with more than 400 firefighters, EMTs and paramedics on the scene when the buildings collapsed
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