NY B19 Misc FDR - NYC OEM Situation Report 16
NY B19 Misc FDR - NYC OEM Situation Report 16
NY B19 Misc FDR - NYC OEM Situation Report 16
Current weather: Mostly sunny today, winds NE at 5 mph, high 77°F; low 62°F.
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"Ground zero" has been divided into 4 universally accepted "sectors" or quadrants; agencies will
use these quadrants to regionalize their operations (see Attachment 2).
Fire/EMS continuing field search and rescue operations (FDNY, FDNY EMS).
Law Enforcement maintaining secure perimeter of the affected area; continue investigation of the
WTC crime scene. Access to the "hot zone" is restricted to those with proper ID and specific
function.
Structural integrity of surrounding buildings is on-going.
Provide for safety of all response personnel.
Mass care and feeding operations continue (ARC, Salvation Army, HRA).
Mental health counseling and services to the community are being provided around the clock.
Debris removal and sorting remain on-going and will likely be a long-term process (DSNY).
Air and water quality testing remain on-going (NYC DEP, NYS DEC, EPA).
Power and gas to customers is being restored as supported by the grids (ConEd). All ConEd
electrical networks except for the WTC network will be energized.
The OCME continues to collect data on number of casualties.
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
CONFIDENT Al
NYC Mayor's OEM/HOC
Organizational Structure
9/19/2001 0600-1800
PODIUM MANAGER
Eddie Gabriel
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PROJECTED OBJECTIVES:
• FDNY cleaning of filters from MSA respirators.
PROBLEMS CONCERNS:
• Rats and spoiling food at DMAT site located at Liberty Street near Ladder 10.
FDNY
Emergency response continues.
Looking into obtaining Tyvek® suits for on-scene rescue operations.
Fire department mobilization and demobilization points:
o West Street between Warren and Chambers streets
o Southwest comer of Rector and West streets.
FDNY EMS
• EMS bureau has expanded its unit resource for FDNY-EMS to 25 EMS units per day from
outside the city borders. This deployment will commence Friday, 9/21/01, @ 12:01 hrs and will
be re-evaluated on as needed basis with FDNY.
• Working to obtain a tent for Chelsea Piers, air conditioning units for DMATs, and ice for FD
Command Post and DMATs.
State Fire
• Statewide Mutual Aid and Mobilization plan remains in effect.
• The OFPC Command post is being operated on a 24-hour basis in Albany.
HUMAN SERVICES:
CONFIDENTIAL
CURRENT OBJECTIVES:
• Providing shelter, food, comfort, and mental health services to displaced residents and
families. Salvation Army operating 11 mobile food kitchens and canteens.
• ARC working to close 3 shelters by 1800 hours, 9/19/01
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PROJECTED OBJECTIVES:
• Reorganizing feeding stations.
PROBLEMS CONCERNS:
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• Concern as to safety of donated perishable food.
Salvation Army
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# of mobile feeding sites 13
Sheltering
# sites open 10 Census 87
o Catherine St. Family shelter remains without telephone service.
City Harvest
• No significant information reported at this time.
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PROJECTED OBJECTIVES:
• NYU Downtown Hospital on generator power; restoration in process.
• NYS and NYC DOH working to address food issues and re-opening of restaurants in
lower Manhattan.
• Freon testing to be conducted daily in WTC area. No current problems reported. Up to
160,000 Ibs of liquid freon was stored in the basement area between WTC Towers 1 &2.
PROBLEMS CONCERNS:
• Availability, inventory and distribution of respirators OVAG P-100's and other PPE.
• Limited phone service at Staten Island University Hospital at the North, South and
Edgewater sites.
• NYU Medical reports serious traffic concerns in the areas of First Avenue, 32-34 streets.
• Concern that workers are either not wearing or wearing inappropriate respiratory
protection.
• Need safety zones around equipment, monitors to ensure that ever-changing conditions
are safe, securing tanks, overhead hazards and implementing standard fall protection
measures.
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GNYHA (Greater NY Hospital Association)
• Tracking local hospital activity.
• Working with NYS/NYC Health Depts to collect data on patients arriving at area hospitals
• Working with USPHS to get burn nurses for Cornell Burn Unit
• Extremely limited phone service at: Staten Island University Hospital (all sites), HELP/Project
Samaritan (1401 University Ave, Bronx) and Gouverneur Diagnostic and Treatment Center.
• NYU Downtown Hospital awaiting information on vehicular access for patients around their
facility.
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LAW ENFORCEMENT:
CURRENT OBJECTIVES:
• Occupational and Public Health Issues being addressed for emergency responders.
• Washdown stations for trucks and personnel coordinated by DEC, EPA, NYCDOH and
NHSDOH.
• NY National Guard is managing the credentialing process at "ground zero."
PROJECTED OBJECTIVES:
• NJSP opening Family Assistance Center to open at Liberty State Park at 1200 hours on
9/20/2001; hotline (888) 652-7474
PROBLEMS CONCERNS:
• No personnel are to enter the following addresses (these buildings are
unsafe/uninhabitable):
o 400 Chamber Street
o 225 Rector Street
• NYPD escorting residents into evacuated buildings
Probation Department
• 24/7 OEM Command Control detail with DCPI presence, organizing all agency activities, with
constant communications between OEM, Commissioner Velez and his Executive Staff.
• Essential personnel return to NY locations.
• 44 Worth Street remains closed.
NYPD Intelligence
• No significant information reported at this time.
CONFIDENTS
NYSP (New York State Police)
• Working to provide support to NYC public safety services.
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NY State Courts
CONFIDENTIAL
• No significant information reported at this time.
Parole Commission
• No significant information reported at this time. PflklFIF1PK1TI/I I
INFRASTRUCTURE:
CURRENT SITUATION/OBJECTIVES:
• All city water supplies are reported to be in working order.
• DEP working to restore water to hydrants and buildings in the affected area.
• ConEd working to restore power to the Courtlandt network. As of 1200 hrs 9/18 5,256
customers still without power.
• ConEd working to restore gas to buildings in the affected area.
• DSNY working to clear streets and work with DoH for cleanliness in affected area.
• USCG maintaining the Waterway Emergency Response Zone and the UN Zone.
• Verizon working to restore telephone service and emergency requests.
• DOB inspectors and engineers are available 24 hours to respond to inspection requests.
• DOITT restoring data and telecommunications to a prioritized list of public and private facilities.
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PROJECTED OBJECTIVES:
• BPCA to address re-entry issues for residents.
• ConEd will continue to protect and monitor underground and above ground electrical
shunts.
• Turn gas customers on to curb valve immediately north and south of WTC Red Zone.
• Remove customers from portable generators.
• Plan being developed to return residents to Battery Park City.
• Setting up cranes within36 hours for N and S Tower piles and Church Street Plaza.
• DEP to coordinate the hook up of wash down station drain pipes so that they discharge
into a sewer.
PROBLEMS CONCERNS:
• ConEd personnel having difficulty gaining access through military checkpoints; need
clarification of security protocols.
• Insufficient lighting at Fresh Kills.
• DOITT Command Center is NOT the help desk of the OEM. Computer problems to be
addressed by MIS.
Structures collapsed/destroyed 6
Structures with partial collapse 3
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Structures damaged (structural) CONFIDENTIAL
• Color-coded map has been created reflecting degree of damage to structures.
• Issued notice of caution for approaching any building with visible damage to fa9ade or broken
windows.
• Unsafe to enter (no entry except for authorized rescue personnel) - All WTC buildings (1-7 and
North Bridge), 90 West Street, 130 Liberty Street, St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 30
West Broadway and 130 Cedar Street.
• Enter with escort (unsafe conditions present) - Buildings 1,2 and 3 of World Financial Center,
140 West Street, WTC South Bridge, Winter Garden, Millennium Hotel.
• DOB will continue to handle public inquiries regarding building condition and access.
• DOB inspectors and at least one engineer will be available around the clock to respond to
inspection requests.
Utilities: F
Verizon
• Restoration mode all efforts and resources are geared to restore services as quick as possible.
Have combined area forces and they are currently assessing the damage to the network and re-
establishing services to our customers as quickly as possible. Current dispatches include FDNY
100 Duane St. At Pier 92/94; are working with all agencies to provide services.
• Providing free calls at portable payphones.
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• Providing support to EOC for mapping and installation of POTS lines. LONFII1FMTI/11
• Working with working with the Department of Buildings on an integrated building status map. * ' ' ' • ' -
Updating public information of map production posting to the web.
• Establishing relationship with private utility and telecommunications companies
Network area ,".- " Small, customers and street lights • Large customers -,•••
Fulton Complete Complete
Courtlandt Feeders and Network are up Feeders and Network are up
Park Place Complete Complete
Battery Park South Complete Complete
Battery Park North Complete On own generator
Concerned about vehicular traffic and the protection of their shunts (cable on ground).
Time Warner
• Continue working to resume service to customers.
• Cable hookup to 124 Liberty Street; repair fiber feeds. CONFIDENTIAL
NYS DOT (NY State Department of Transportation)
• Staten Island Ferry open as of 0600 9/17/01 running every 20 minutes during rush hour and 30
minutes other hours until midnight and hourly from midnight to 0600.
Debris Management:
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TRANSPORTATION: CONFIDENTIAL
CURRENT OBJECTIVES:
• Emergency vehicles and buses only on Brooklyn Bridge and Brooklyn Battery Tunnel.
• Holland Tunnel remains closed both ways until further notice.
• Lower Manhattan is open to pedestrian and truck traffic only south of Canal Street and
east of Broadway.
• TBTA working to maintain smooth, effective flow of traffic city-wide.
• MTA Ops. working north Railroad running regular weekday schedule.
• NYC DOT working to maintain ferry, bus and transportation services in support of the
rescue effort within the affected area.
• Post Office customers in zip code 10004, 10006, 10007 and 10005 may pick up their mail
at the Main Post Office, 380 west 33 St
PROJECTED OBJECTIVES:
• NYC DOT to continue to monitor bridge and highway traffic volumes, to increase the use
of ferry transportation, and make resources available to rescue responders.
PROBLEMS CONCERNS:
• TBTA receiving numerous bomb threats which are hampering their efforts (closing
bridges)
NY City Sheriff
• Providing transportation, escorts and security. CONFIDENTIAL
MTA Ops. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority Operations)
• MTA has made significant changes to their routes (can be found on website:
www.mta.nyc.ny.us).
• Courtlandt station is closed.
• No service on the 1/9 trains between Chambers Street and South Ferry indefinitely.
• Four (4) stations - Chambers Street on the 2/3 and A-C, Park Place on the 2/3 and Wall Street
on the 4/5- will be temporarily bypassed until further notice.
• WTC and Exchange Place PATH stations remain closed.
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MTA Police '
Nothing to report at this time.
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CONFIDENTIAL
NYS DOT (NY State Department of Transportation)
• Crew and trucks assisting in debris removal. Additional crews on standby from Maybrook and
Syosset.
• Paved an asphalt road to provide access for emergency vehicles.
Amtrak Operations
• Rail operations all open and running on time.
• Vehicular transport support available.
• Amtrak leaving EOC, Amtrak Police is Point of Contact
Amtrak Police
• Maintaining operations and protecting Amtrak property at NY, East, and North River tunnels.
• Seeking information on memorial services planned for the weekend so as to ensure adequate
train service to handle the influx into NYC.
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LOGISTICS:
CONFIDENT,
CURRENT OBJECTIVES:
• Developed resource management process (see attached).
• Dividing "ground zero" into quadrants; each quadrant will have a designated on-scene
logistician to coordinate all logistics/resources within that quadrant.
• Working to convert Pier 37 as primary warehouse for all logistical resources.
• Heavy equipment staging at Church and Franklin streets.
• Properly route all request for information, materials, assets and services.
PROJECTED OBJECTIVES:
• Determine and establish safe feeding site locations for rescue workers within the
restricted area by this evening.
• Complete inventory of equipment in staging areas
• Educate all parties of badging and access procedures.
PROBLEMS CONCERNS:
• Experiencing some difficulty in getting the information regarding hearings, licensing
renewals and expirations to the public.
• Concern for the potential contamination of food and the health of rescue workers within
the restricted zone.
UN Commission
• Compiling list of missing foreign nationals; working with NYPD to get DNA kits to foreign
governments.
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Consumer Affairs
• OEM has been manned continually; all personnel are reporting on a split shift: 12-hour for
some personnel, 6-hour for others (primarily for those who have been working at OEM before).
• Consumer Affairs buildings are still unavailable.
PROBLEMS CONCERNS:
WENTIAL
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
FEMA has activated a full cadre of federal agencies and established a Disaster Field Office
(DFO) at Pier 90 to support the five counties included in the President's declaration. In
addition, Incident Management Teams, five DMATs (Disaster Medical Assistance Teams),
eight USARs (Urban Search and Rescue Teams) and many other specialized teams are
deployed to support emergency operations. Eight (8) USAR teams have been deployed.
Five (5) DMAT teams have been deployed. (USPHS)
Two (2) DMORT teams have been deployed. (USPHS)
One (1) VMAT, Veterinary Medical Assistance Team has been deployed to provide services to
the USAR. (USPHS)
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• USAGE (US Army Corps of Engineers) is coordinating and providing assistance to NYC for
debris removal.
• US Forest Service Incident Management Teams are providing services to US AR teams.
• US General Services Administration (USGSA) is acquiring warehouse space.
• US SBA (Small Business Administration) providing workshops for disaster assistance.
• US Department of Agriculture is coordinating with the State for food assistance.
• Five (5) DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Teams) are providing coverage at the Chambers
Street Clinic.
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LOGISTICS BASE
MEEDS FULLFILMENT
PRIMARY
NEED
SECONDARY
DC AS PURCHASE
FIELD OPERATIONS
CONFIDENTIAL
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROCESS
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Attachment 2. "Ground Zero" Sectors
West Sector
Liberty Sector
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