On Sept. 11, 2001, hundreds of law enforcement officers from numerous agencies responded to the attack on the World Trade Center towers.
In this special series of interviews, we discuss how officers responded to the attack, then worked through the days and months of trying to recover evidence and remains, and finally fought the political battle to provide medical care for 9/11 first responders.
A retired NYPD officer, Frank DeMasi served with the city's Emergency Services Unit and responded to the World Trade Center that morning just before the second plane hit the South Tower. He joins Coffee Break with Police Experts to talk about his experience during 9/11-- what he saw approaching the towers, his orders on the scene, and his mission after the towers fell in this episode of Coffee Break with Police Experts.
⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 Introduction
0:42 What frank saw as he approached the towers
2:23 What frank remembers most about 9/11
4:11 Law enforcement actions taken before the towers fell
5:45 Orders that Frank received at the scene
8:30 Hell on Earth: when the towers fell
11:07 Frank’s mission after the towers fell
On Sept. 11, 2001, hundreds of law enforcement officers from numerous agencies responded to the attack on the World Trade Center towers. In this special series of interviews, we discuss how officers responded to the attack, then worked through the days and months of trying to recover evidence and remains, and finally fought the political battle to provide medical care for 9/11 first responders.
Former President of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), John Adler, shares his experience helping to pass the James Zadroga Health and Compensation Act and what he thinks officer should remember about 9/11 in this Coffee Breaks with Police Experts episode.
Former President of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), John Adler, talks about his mission at Ground Zero the day after 9/11, his role on-site, and lingering health issues in this Coffee Break with Police Experts episode.
Former President of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), John Adler, talks about his experience on the morning of 9/11, helping civilians in the aftermath, as well as the emotions felt in the immediate aftermath in this Coffee Break with Police Experts episode.
Retired NYPD officer Frank DeMasi, speaks with Police Editor David Griffith about his mission to find survivors then recover remains after 9/11, lingering health issues, and his advice for today's law enforcement officers in this episode of Coffee Break with Police Experts.
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