Podcast: 911 excerpts from Sept. 11, 2001
More than four years after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the city released tapes of some 130 calls made to the 911 emergency system the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. The words of the callers have been edited out to protect their privacy.
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Podcast: 911 excerpts from Sept. 11, 2001
More than four years after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the city released tapes of some 130 calls made to the 911 emergency system the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. The words of the callers have been edited out to protect their privacy.
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- April 10, 2006
A transcript of Kevin Michael Cosgrove's chilling call to 911.
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Transcripts: 911 calls from Sept. 11
To view any of the documents click on a link below.
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- April 1, 2006
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They suggested damp towels for the doorways. They warned people that panicking would waste their oxygen. They urged them to sit tight, stay low and not break windows.
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- April 1, 2006
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She was at the center of the vortex, hearing the pleas for help, the panic and the confusion.
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- April 1, 2006
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When Wendy Cosgrove imagined her husband, Kevin, on the day he died, she saw him trapped in the dark, 105 stories above ground, choking on smoke.
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- April 1, 2006
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Reminders of the day her brother died were everywhere Friday -- in newspaper headlines, on television screens and car radios.
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- April 1, 2006
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Four and a half years after the World Trade Center disaster cast a spotlight on the city's emergency readiness, a long-planned project to improve police, fire and medical communications through a 911 backup call center remains glaringly incomplete.
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- April 1, 2006
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The World Trade Center information released by the city Friday completes the public disclosure of most of the information sought by a lawsuit filed four months after the attacks.
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- March 31, 2006
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The tapes and transcripts are stark reminders of the chaos and confusion of the day.
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- March 31, 2006
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- March 31, 2006
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When they first learned about a recorded call their son Christopher had made to 911 from inside the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, Joe and Marie Hanley did not want to hear his voice.
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- March 31, 2006
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A timeline of events on Sept. 11, 2001
8:00 a.m. -- American Airlines Flight 11, Boeing 767 with 92 people on board, takes off from Boston's Logan International Airport for Los Angeles. 8:14 a.m. -- United Air Lines Flight 175, Boeing 767 with 65 people on board, takes off from Boston's Logan airport for Los Angeles. 8:21 a.m. -- American Airlines Flight 77, Boeing 757 with 64 people on board, takes off from Washington Dulles International Airport for Los Angeles. 8:40 a.m. -- Federal Aviation Administration notifies North American Aerospace Defense Command's Northeast Air Defense Sector about suspected hijacking of American Flight 11. 8:41 a.m. -- United Air Lines Flight 93, Boeing 757 with 44 people on board, takes off from Newark International Airport for San Francisco. 8:43 a.m. -- FAA notifies NORAD's Northeast Air Defense Sector about suspected hijacking of United Flight 175. 8:46 a.m. -- American Flight 11 crashes into north tower of World Trade Center. 9:03 a.m. -- United Flight 175 crashes into south tower of trade center. 9:08 a.m. -- FAA bans all takeoffs nationwide for flights going to or through its New York Center airspace. 9:21 a.m. -- All bridges and tunnels into Manhattan closed. 9:24 a.m. -- FAA notifies NORAD's Northeast Air Defense Sector about suspected hijacking of American Flight 77. 9:26 a.m. -- FAA bans takeoffs of all civilian aircraft. 9:31 a.m. -- President Bush, in Florida, calls crashes an "apparent terrorist attack on our country." 9:40 a.m. (approx.) -- American Flight 77 crashes into Pentagon. 9:45 a.m. -- FAA orders all aircraft to land at nearest airport as soon as practical. More than 4,500 aircraft in air at the time. 9:48 a.m. -- U.S. Capitol and White House's West Wing evacuated. 9:59 a.m. -- South tower of trade center collapses. 10:07 a.m. (approx.) -- United Flight 93 crashes in Pennsylvania field. 10:28 a.m. -- North tower of trade center collapses. 11:00 a.m. -- New York mayor orders evacuation of lower Manhattan. 1:04 p.m. -- From Barksdale Air Force base in Louisiana, Bush announces U.S. military on high-alert worldwide. 2:51 p.m. -- Navy dispatches missile destroyers to New York, Washington. 3:07 p.m. -- Bush arrives at U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. 5:25 p.m. -- Empty 47-story Seven World Trade Center collapses. AP-ES-03-31-06 1056EST
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Flash: Sept. 11: 4 Years Later
Flash: Sept. 11: 4 Years Later
