The Emergency response operations (appendices J-L)

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by  Lawson, J. Randall

NCSTAR
NIST 1-8
Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of
the World Trade Center Disaster
The Emergency Response
Operations
(Appendices J-L)
J. Randall Lawson
Robert L. Vettori
National Institute of Standards and Technology• TechnologyAdministration• U.S. DepartmentofCommerce

Appendix J
World Trade Center Emergency Procedures Manual 2001
Reproduced with permission ofThe Port Authority ofNew York and New Jersey.

PROCEDURES
EMERGENCY
MANUAL
2001
CONFIDENTIAL

INTRODUCTION
Attached is the 2001 version of the World Trade Center Emergency Procedures Manual. This
manual outlines response procedures and protocol for World Trade Center Emergency
Response Personnel. The original document was prepared in 1988 and has been updated
and expanded on an annual basis since.
Each chapter is divided into two sections - "General Information" and "Response". The
"General Information" section is subdivided and provides the Scope of the chapter, which
summarizes the content and applicability of the procedures; Major Responsibilities, which
provides a brief overview of the responsibilities of responding units; and Notifications, which
identifies the emergency notifications which must be made by staff. The "Response" section
provides detailed instructions and responsibilities to be followed by all responding staff.
It should be noted that this manual contains priority and/or restricted information and is
distributed on a "need-to-know" basis to authorized staff having duties associated with
emergency response within the World Trade Center. The information contained herein is
confidential and as such, appropriate precautions shall be taken to secure this document. It
may not be copied, reproduced or distributed without authorization from the Port Authority
Life Safety and Security Division.
This manual supersedes all previous copies of the Emergency Procedures Manual and upon
receipt of this document, all previous versions must be discarded in an appropriate manner,
such as shredding or otherwise destroying.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ASBESTOS CONTAMINATION
1
CHAPTER BOMB THREATS
2
CHAPTER CHEMICAL AND FUEL RELEASES
3
CHAPTER 4 COOLING SYSTEM FAILURES
CHAPTER DOMESTIC WATER OUTAGES
5
CHAPTER ELEVATOR EMERGENCIES
6
CHAPTER 7 FIRE EMERGENCIES
CHAPTER FLOODS
8
CHAPTER NATURAL GAS LEAKS
9
CHAPTER 10 LABOR DISPUTES & DEMONSTRATIONS
CHAPTER MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
11
CHAPTER 12 NATURAL DISASTERS
CHAPTER 13 POWER FAILURES
CHAPTER 14 STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
APPENDIX A-O