Speaker

9:25am

unidentified

Battalion 7, unintelligible commander of Tower 2 unintelligible South Tower

unidentified

Yo, Battalion's in Tower 2

unidentified

59-15?

unidentified

59-15?

unidentified

Yes, I...

Lad.15

Go ahead, Irons

Lad.15 Irons

Just got a report from the director of Morgan Stanley. Seventy-eight seems to have taken the brunt of this stuff, there's a lot of bodies, they say the stairway is clear all the way up, though.

Lad.15

Alright, ten-four Scott. What, what floor are you on?

Lad.15 Irons

Forty-eight right now.

Lad.15

Alright, we're coming up behind you.

Speaker

9:31am

Bat.7 Aide

Battalion Seven, you want me to relay?

Lad.15

Yeah, Steve tell Chief Palmer they got reports that there's more planes in the area, we may have to back down here.

Bat.7 Aide

Ten-four

Bat.7 Alpha

Seven Alpha to Seven?

Bat.7

Steve, Seven to Seven Alpha.

Lad.15

Fifteen to Fifteen Roof?

unidentified

Fifteen Roof.

Lad.15

We got reports of another incoming plane. We may have to take cover. Stay in the stairwell.

Lad.15 Roof

Ten-four

Lad.15

Fifteen to 15 Roof. That plane's ours. I repeat. It's ours. What floor are you on, Scotty?"

Lad.15 Roof

Fifty-four.

Lad.15

Alright. Keep making your way up. We're behind you.

Lad.15 Roof

Ten-Four

Speaker

****

Bat.1

Battalion 1 to Battalion 7?

Bat.1

Battalion 1 to Battalion 7?

Bat.7

Battalion 7 to Battalion 1, how do you read me?

Bat.1

Battalion 1 to Battalion 7?

Bat.7

Battalion 7 to Battalion 1, how do you read me?

Bat.1

Battalion 1 to Battalion 7?

Bat.7

Battalion 7 to Battalion 1, how do you read me?

unidentified

unintelligible Bravo, to 1?

Bat.1

Battalion 1 to Battalion 7?

unidentified

Bravo, to 7?

unidentified

Sir, there's a problem with Battalion 7

unidentified

I'm down in the lobby, I can read you

Bat.1

Uhh, Battalion 1 unintelligible check unintelligible

Bat.1

Battalion 1 to Battalion 7, I don't think we have uh, the repeater. I can pick you up on my radio, but not on the hardwire.^[1]

unidentified

Alright, unintelligible go to channel unintelligible

unidentified

No, we're going to have to use the uh, the unintelligible repeater. You said you have your, your repeater on?

unidentified

unintelligible in the lobby of Tower 2.

unidentified

Okay, we're going to need something in this Tower 1 here.

unidentified

Okay,I got the repeater on, and it...voice is electronically scrambled beyond recognition

unidentified

unintelligible your radio, okay?

Bat.7

Battalion 7 to Battalion 1?

Bat.1

Battalion 1 to Battalion 7, we'll use uh, we'll use channel 2 and uh, and this building has a command set up for the chief.

unidentified

unintelligible Tower 1 with the tactical?

unidentified

unintelligible...stay on the command channel 2

Speaker

****

unidentified

AP, did you get that? I need a unintelligible two words over at Tower 2

unidentified

Hey chief, what type of call is this?

unidentified

Uh listen, I tried to get the --- to come in on Church and Liberty^[2]

Bat.7

Battalion 7 to Battalion 7 Alpha?

Bat.7 Alpha

Alpha

Bat.7

Alright, we're sending the elevator down for ya

unidentified

unintelligible word

Bat.7

This is Battalion 7, to lobby command post Tower 2?

Lobby Command Post Tower 2

unintelligible

Bat.7

This is the 7 in the South Tower, to lobby command post Tower 2?

unidentified

Not picking you up.

unidentified

Who's got the, uh, lobby command post at Tower 2?

Bat.7

This is Battalion 7 on floor 40 of Tower 2, we got one elevator working up to the 40th floor, staffed by a member of ladder 1-510.

unidentified

Alright, but I unintelligible, there are no units here yet.

unidentified

Alright, we're just starting them up, Ten-four.

unidentified

unintelligible

Speaker

9:37am (54:11 on tape)

Lad.15 Lt.

1-5 to 1-5-OV?

Lad.15 Firefighter

1-5-OV.

Lad.15 Lt.

Tommy, listen carefully. I'm sending all the injured down to you on 40. You're gonna have to get'em down to the uh, to the elevator. There's about 10 to 15 people coming down to you.

Lad.15 Firefighter

Okay.

Lad.15 Lieutenant

Ten civilians coming down. 1-5 to OV.

Lad.15 Firefighter

Got that, I'm on 40 right now, Lieu

Speaker

9:39am

Lad.15 Lieutenant

Alright Tommy, when you take people down to the lobby, try to get an EMS crew back.

Lad.15 Firefighter

Definitely.

Speaker

(51:43 on tape)

Haz-Mat Unit 1

Haz-Mat 1 to Battalion 7?

Bat.7

Battalion 7 responding

unidentified

Battalion 7...'unintelligible, cut off by static

Speaker

9:43am (54:40 on tape)

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Battalion Seven to Ladder 1-5 Roof? Battalion Seven to Ladder 1-5 Roof?

Lad.15 Roof

Sixty-three, battalion.

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Ten-four

Bat.9 Chief

Battalion Nine to Battalion Seven?

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Go ahead Battalion Nine.

Bat.9 Chief

Orio, I couldn't find a bank to bring you up any higher. I'm on the 40th floor, what can I do for you?

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

We're going to have to hoof it. I'm on 69 now, but we need a higher bank,'kay?

Bat.9 Chief

What stairway you in Orio?

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

The center of the building, boy, boy

Unidentified

Tac One to Tac One Alpha?

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Battalion Seven to Ladder 15 Roof, what floor?

Bat.9 Chief

Battalion Nine to Battalion Seven?

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

...Battalion Nine.

Bat.9 Chief

Orio, I'm going to try and get a couple of CFRD engines on the 40th floor so send any victims down here, I'll start up a staging area.^[3]

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

...find a fireman service elevator close to 40, if we get some more cars in that bank, we'll be alright.

Speaker

9:45am (56:21 on tape)

Haz-Mat Unit 1

Haz-Mat 1 to Battalion 7?

Bat.7

Battalion 7 to Haz-Mat 1!

Haz-Mat Unit 1

Alright, we're at unintelligible, Tower 2 on the 4-8 floor

Bat.7

Tower One say?

Haz-Mat Unit 1

Tower Two.

Bat.7

unintelligible...say this is Tower One, south tower?

Speaker

1:02:05 on tape

Bat.7

Battalion 7 to Battalion 9?

Bat.9

Battalion 9 to Battalion 7

Bat.7

These stairway walls have been compromised on 7-3, 7-4. No smoke or fire problems, okay?

Bat.9

Okay, ten-four

Speaker

1:02:46 on tape

Lad.15

1-5 to Battalion Seven?

Bat.7

Go Ladder 1-5.

Lad.15

What do you got up there, Chief?

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

I'm still in boy stair, 74th floor. No smoke or fire problems, walls are breached, so be careful.

Lad.15

Yeah, Ten-Four, I saw that on 68. Uh, we're on 71 we're coming up behind you

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Ten-four. Six more to go.

Lad.15

Let me know when you see fire.

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

unintelligible...marshall on 75.

Speaker

1:04:36 on tape

Lad.15

1-5 to 1-5OV? 1-5 to 1-5OV?

Lad.15 OV

1-5OV.

Lad.15

Tommy, have you made it back down to the lobby yet?

Lad.15 OV

Nah, the elevator's screwed up.

Lad.15

You can't move it?

Lad.15 OV

I don't want to get stuck in the shaft.

Lad.15

Alright Tommy, it's imperative that you try to get down to the lobby commandpost and get some people up to 40. We've got injured people up here on 70. If you make it to the lobby commandpost, see if they can somehow get elevators past the 40th floor, we've got people injured all the way up here.

Speaker

1:05:30 on tape

Bat.7 Alpha

Battalion Seven Alpha to Seven?

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Go Steve.

Bat.7 Alpha

Yeah Chief, I'm on 5-5, I gotta rest. I'll try to get up there as soon as possible

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Ten-four.

Speaker

1:07:05 on tape

Lad.15

1-5 to Battalion 7?

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

unintelligible...south tower, tower 1, unintelligible...commander

unidentified

Anybody see the highway one car? Highway one car, we need it for an escort to the hospital for a fireman.

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Battalion 7 to Ladder 1-5?

unidentified

15 Irons

Lad.15

1-5 to 1-5 Roof, come in?

Bat.6 Chief

Battalion Six to command post?

Speaker

1:06:05 on tape

Lad.15

1-5 to Battalion 7?

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Battalion 7

Lad.15

What floor you on, Orio?

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

The stairway on the 75. Go to the south stairway and continue up.

Lad.15

Ten-four

Speaker

1:07:45 on tape

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Battalion 7 to Battalion 7 Alpha?

unidentified

Freddie, come on over. Freddie, come on over by us.

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Battalion Seven...Ladder 15, we've got two isolated pockets of fire. We should be able to knock it down with two lines. Radio...out of breath, gasping...radio that, 78th floor numerous 10-45 Code Ones.^[4]

Lad.15

What stair are you in, Orio?

Battalion 7 Alpha

Seven Alpha to lobby command post?

Lad.15

1-5 to Battalion 7?

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Ladder 15?

Lad.15

Chief, what stair you in?

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

South stairway Adam, South Tower.

Lad.15

Floor 78?

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Ten-four, numerous civilians, we gonna need two engines up here.

Lad.15

Alright ten-four, we're on our way.

Battalion 6

Battalion 6 to commandpost?

Battalion 6

Battalion 6...Battalion 6 reports there is a skylobby available at the 44th floor that will serve uh, will serve the floors above. Uh, unintelligible^[5]

unidentified

7 unidentified to commandpost?

Bat.7 Alpha

Chief Palmer reports on the 78th floor, numerous 10-45 Code Ones, uh, we got isolated pockets of fire, we need at least two handlines up there

Bat.7 Alpha

7 Alpha to Battalion 7?

unidentified

unintelligible South Tower...South Tower, Tower..tell them... frantic stumbling over words, unintelligible Tower unintelligible One.

Bat.7

Battalion 7, Ladder 1-5?

Lad.15

1-5

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

I'm going to need two of your firefighters, Adam stairway, to knock down two fires. We have a house line stretched we could get some water on it, knock it down, 'kay?

Lad.15

Alright ten-four, we're coming up the stairs. We're on 77 now in the B stair, I'll be right to you

Lad.15 Roof

Fifteen Roof to 15. We're on 71. We're coming right up.

Speaker

9:57am

unidentified

Division 3 ... lobby command, to the Fieldcom command post?

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Operations Tower One to floor above Battalion Nine

Bat.9 Chief

Battalion Nine to command post?

Bat.7 Operations Tower One

Battalion Seven Operations Tower One to Battalion Nine, need you on floor above 79. We have access stairs going up to 79, 'kay?

Bat.9

Alright, I'm on my way up Orio.

Lad.15 OV

1-5-OV to 1-5

Lad.15

Go ahead Fifteen OV, Battalion Seven Operations Tower One.

Lad.15 OV

Stuck in the elevator, in the elevator shaft, you're going to have to get a different elevator. We're chopping through the wall to get out

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Radio lobby command with that Tower One.

Speaker

9:58am

Bat.7 Chief Orio Palmer

Battalion Seven to Ladder 15?