9/11 Flashcards
How many flights were there during the 9/11 attacks?
4
Targets of 9/11
-World Trade Center Towers
-Pentagon
-Field in Shanksville, PA
How many people were in the WTC during the attacks?
Over 30,000 people
First Responders Lessons Learned During 9/11
-Command and control of first responders broke down
-Communication system failed
-Failure to establish an incident command
Law Enforcement Lessons Learned During 9/11
-Missed Intelligence
-Lack of coordination
TSA
Transportation Safety Administration
-one type of security in airports/uniformed screening of passengers
Federal Aviation Program
Air Marshalls appear as passengers as they fly on airplanes
Patriot Act
Allowed law enforcement to gather intelligence information on U.S. citizens and people in the U.S.
Role of Police After 9/11
-Evolves into defenders/protectors of homeland security
-Departments create anti-terrorism and intelligence units
-New equipment: gas masks, biohazard suits, radiation and bomb detection, command vehicles
Terrorism drills and simulations
NIMS
National Incident Management System
-A management model that is used for the command, control, and coordination of first responders
National Incident Management System Divisions
-Operations
-Planning
-Logistic
-Administration
Operations Section
-Involves all the people that are actively handling the situation as it exists.
-Working on the event as it occurs
Planning Section
-Anticipates how the event can change
-Planning for the future
Logistic Section
-Supply for the demand
-Getting whatever the Operations or Planning section needs
-People, equipment, food
Administration Section
Recording everything that occurs
