9-11-01 TRIBUTE

20TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 A DAY WE WILL NEVER FORGET. 

 

20th Anniversary Ceremony, September 11, 2021 will be begin at 7:10 a.m. at the Sparks Memorial Park the corner of Victorian Ave and Pyramid Highway.

 


THE TIMELINE FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 THE TERRORIST ATTACKS BY

ISLAMIST GROUP AL-QAEDA - ALL TIME ARE EASTERN STANDARD TIME.

MC WILL READ TIMELINE OF EVENTS 


8:46 AM: FLIGHT 11 CRASHES INTO THE NORTH FACE OF THE NORTH TOWER OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, BETWEEN FLOORS 93 AND 99. THE 76 PASSENGERS AND 11 CREW ON BOARD AND HUNDREDS INSIDE THE BUILDING ARE KILLED INSTANTLY. THE CRASH SEVERS ALL THREE EMERGENCY STAIRWELLS AND TRAPS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ABOVE THE 91ST FLOOR 

Responders Mobilize and North Tower Evacuation Begins,

Immediately after witnessing the crash from 14 blocks north of the World Trade Center, Battalion Chief Joseph Pfeifer directs New York City Fire Department (FDNY) dispatch to issue a second alarm. En route to the scene, he signals a third alarm, which calls for 23 engine and ladder companies, 12 chiefs, and 10 specialized units to respond to a plane crash at "Box 8087,” the FDNY’s shorthand reference for the World Trade Center. Vehicle drivers are instructed to park adjacent to the North Tower. The Port Authority Police Department (PAPD), responsible for the safety and security of the World Trade Center in addition to regional bridges, tunnels, airports, and the Port of New York and New Jersey, mobilizes in response to the attack. Additional PAPD units from other posts dispatch to the World Trade Center to aid in evacuation and rescue 


9:03 AM: FLIGHT 175 CRASHES INTO THE SOUTH FACE OF THE NORTH TOWER OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, BETWEEN FLOORS 77 AND 85. WITH PARTS OF THE PLANE LEAVING THE BUILDING AND FALLING TO THE GROUND SIX BLOCKS AWAY, KILLING THE 51 PASSENGERS AND NINE CREW MEMBERS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF PEOPLE INSIDE THE BUILDING. THE INPACT RENDERS TWO OF THE THREE EMERGENCY STAIRWELLS IMPASSABLE AND SEVERS A MAJORITY OF THE ELEVATOR CABLES IN THIS AREA, TRAPPING MANY ABOVE THE IMPACT AREA.


9:37 AM: FLIGHT 77 CRASHES INTO THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE PENTAGON AND STARTS A VIOLENT FIRE. THE 53 PASSENGERS AND SIX CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD THE PLAIN PARISH. THE CRASH AND ENSUING FIRE KILLS 125 MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND.


9:59 AM: IN JUST TEN SECONDS - THE SOUTH TOWER OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER COLLAPSES, JUST 56 MINUTES AFTER THE INPACT OF FLIGHT 175. MORE THAN 800 CIVILIANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS INSIDE THE BUILDING AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ARE KILLED.


10:03 AM: FLIGHT 93 CRASHED IN A FIELD NEAR THE TOWN OF SHANKSVILLE IN SOMERSET COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA BY THE COURAGEOUS EFFORTS OF THE PASSENGERS RESISTING THE HIJACKERS. THE 33 PASSENGERS AND SEVEN CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD PERISH. THE CRASH SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES FLYING TIME FROM WASHINGTON D.C.


10:28 AM: AFTER BURNING FOR 102 MINUTES - THE NORTH TOWER OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER COLLAPSES, JUST 1 HOUR AND 42 MINUTES AFTER THE IMPACT OF FLIGHT 11. MORE THAN 1,600 PEOPLE RE KILLED.