Write down any notes you think should be included in your packet. by Felicia Villarruel

fvillarruel — 2024-10-15 22:07:58 UTC

Radio communication became difficult as firefighters ascended higher inside the buildings.

2024-10-16 17:40:11 UTC

radio communication became difficult as they ascended higher inside the buildings, (source #2)

2024-10-16 17:40:37 UTC

Climbing the stairs became difficult for firefighters because of heavy protective clothes and having to carry equipment.

2024-10-16 17:41:16 UTC

Firefighters became tired from the heavy equipment they had to carry.

aigles13614 — 2024-10-16 17:42:00 UTC

Some units delayed their own evacuations to help civilians who were having trouble getting out,

2024-10-16 17:42:44 UTC

There was no time to flee , and the collapse killed all the firefighters.

2024-10-16 17:43:10 UTC

“Many who weren’t near windows didn’t even know that the south tower had collapsed.”

2024-10-16 17:43:27 UTC

The south tower fell on itself in 10 seconds at exactly 9:59 am

2024-10-16 17:43:59 UTC

After being crushed under a mountain of rubble—250,000 tons of steel, concrete and furnishings—some of their bodies weren’t recovered until months later.

2024-10-16 17:44:25 UTC

FDNY officials, realizing that the north tower might soon collapse as well, got on the radio and issued a command to all firefighters in the north tower, telling them to evacuate.

2024-10-16 17:44:25 UTC

The firefighters got tired really quickly

2024-10-16 17:44:29 UTC

At 9:59 a.m, the south tower disintegrated and collapsed into itself in 10 seconds.

gperez12766 — 2024-10-16 17:44:41 UTC

the north tower began to collapse at 10:28 a.m.

2024-10-16 17:44:58 UTC

Some firefighters delayed their escape to help people who couldn’t get out or to find other firefighters to leave together.

eperez13656 — 2024-10-16 17:45:00 UTC

Some firefighters didn’t hear the evacuation order.

ichave12905 — 2024-10-16 17:45:43 UTC

Some units delayed their own evacuations to help civilians who were having trouble ge ing out, while others lingered to look for other re ghters so they could descend together. Others stopped to rest on the way down.

2024-10-16 17:45:55 UTC

Dominic the fire fighters were very tired from running up the stairs

2024-10-16 17:46:01 UTC

“ the north tower began to collapse at 10:28 a.m”

2024-10-16 17:46:52 UTC

Nobody was prepared for the fall of the second tower at 9:59

vvasqu17103 — 2024-10-16 17:46:58 UTC

all of the frameworks from the doors where bucked beacuse of the explosion

2024-10-16 17:47:27 UTC

Many fire fighter didn't hear the evacuation order and died

jledes12756 — 2024-10-16 17:47:38 UTC

Some firefighters were separated from there units

2024-10-16 17:52:34 UTC

The firefighters were tired from going up and down the stairs with very heavy equipment.

2024-10-16 17:53:19 UTC

Ilene some firefighters didn’t even know that the south tower had fallen.

2024-10-16 17:53:42 UTC

Climbing the stairs clad in heavy protective clothing and carrying equipment was a grueling task.:From Juan

dherna13212 — 2024-10-16 17:54:19 UTC

^{_{About a mintue later, FDNY officals, realizing that the north tower might collapse soon as well, got on the radio and issued a command to all firefighters in the north towertelling them to evacuate… Without a sense of the impending peril they faced, firfighters inside the north tower who heard the command didnt uniformly respond and get out of the building as quick as they could.( SOURCE 2 )}}

2024-10-16 18:01:06 UTC

After being crushed under a mountain of rubble—250,000 tons of steel, concrete and furnishings—some of their bodies weren’t recovered until months later.