Withdrawal Notice
Series: New York City Files Folder: Date: Pages:
3 c\: Summary of interview with first responder
Reason for withdrawal: Agreement between 9/11 Commission and City of New York
9/11 Law ilnf orcernent Privacy
Pentagon .ocal Response to Terrorism: Lessons Learned from the 9-1 1 Attack on the Pentagon (Conference)
Crystal Gateway Mariott, Arlington, VA
DOD 9/1 1 Historical Project Meeting
Washington Navy Yard
FBI Washington Field Office Brief on Pentagon Response and Incident Command System
FBIHQ
08/05/03
FEMA Brief 1 of 2
GSA conference room
08/20/03
FEMA Brief 2 of 2 (FEMA role w/in DHS)
GSA conference room
09/16/03
NORTHCOM's Joint Task Force- Civil Support (JTFCS) Site Visit
Ft. Monroe (Hampton), VA
10/02/03
NORTHCOM's Joint Force Headquarters- Homeland Security (JFHQ-HLS) Site Visit
Norfolk Naval Base, VA
10/02/03
ACFD HQ, Arlington, VA
10/15/03
ACFD HQ, Arlington, VA
10/16/03
ACFD HQ, Arlington, VA
10/16/03
ACFD HQ, Arlington, VA
10/16/03
ACFD HQ, Arlington, VA
10/20/03
ACFD HQ, Arlington, VA
10/20/03
ACFD HQ, Arlington, VA
10/20/03
Bruce Baughman, FEMA 9/11 F i r s t Rcsponder/Family Privacy
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PFPA, Pentagon
10/24/03
FBIHQ
11/03/03
Alexandria FD HQ
1 1/04/03
Alexandria FD HQ
1 1/04/03
FBIHQ
11/05/03
GSA NCR Office
11/17/03
GSA NCR Office
11/26/03
Tom Davies. FCO. FEMA
GSA NCR Office
12/2/2003
GSA NCR Office
12/15/2003
Fairfax, VA
9/11 Law Enforcement Privacy
01/15/04
9/11 Working-level Emp1oye e Team 8 MFR's Submitted 3/2/04
Robert Liscouski
DHS
01/20/04
Standards and Poors meeting
S&P offices
01/22/04
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On September 11, 2001 the single greatest loss of life by a single police agency in the United States occurred when the World Trade Center collapsed in New York City. Thirty Seven police personnel were killed in the collapse. This loss was not experienced by the New York Police Department rather by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department. To many Americans not living in the greater New York metropolitan area they would question why these men and women were at the scene of the disaster. The question can only be answered if one has an understanding of their agency and the responsibility each officer felt to the World Trade Center.
PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY (PA) The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey(PA) is an interstate agency that manages and maintains the bridges, tunnels, bus terminals, airports, PATH (subway) system and seaports in the New York and New Jersey area. The Port Authority's primary function is to provide efficient trade and transportation capabilities for the region. The Port Authority is a financially self-supporting public agency that receives no tax revenues from any state or local jurisdiction and has no power to tax. It relies on revenues generated by facility users, tolls, fees, and rents. The Governor of each state appoints six members to the Board of Commissioners. Board Members serve as public officials without pay for overlapping six-year terms. The Governors retain the right to veto the actions of Commissioners from his or her own state. The Board of Commissioners appoints a paid Executive Director to carry out the agency's policies and manage the day-to-day operations. The Port Authority's formation can be traced back more than 300 years to the colonial disputes over the harbor and port areas shared by the New York and New Jersey colonies. These disputes continued even after the formation of the United States and these colonies became states. A dispute over the boundary line through the harbor and the Hudson River - settled by the Treaty of 1834 - once led state police units to exchange shots with each other. Even though the treaty settled boundary issues the area did not realize its full potential when managed separately. Both states eventually came to the realization that a single governmental body with the interest of the region as a primary goal would better serve each state. On April 30,1921, The Port of New York Authority was established to administer the common harbor interests of New York and New Jersey. This governmental agency was the first of its kind in the United States and was modeled on the Port of London agency. The PA was created under a clause of the Constitution permitting compacts between states, with Congressional consent. An area of jurisdiction called the "Port District," a bistate region of about 1,500 square miles centered on the Statue of Liberty, was established. In 1972, the organization's name was changed to The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The PA has jurisdiction and responsibility for the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels, the George Washington, Bayonne, Goethals Bridges, Outerbridge Crossing, George Washington Bus and Manhattan's PA Bus terminals, the Newark International, La Guardia, JFK International Airports, the PATH system, and the PA Marine facilities which include the Brooklyn Piers, Newark and Elizabeth Ports. Additionally, the Port Authority has in the past developed various projects in the two states: The Teleport, a telecommunications center in Staten Island, NY; the Legal Center in Newark, NJ; a resource recovery plant; industrial parks and waterfront development in New York and New Jersey. In the 1970s, the Port Authority constructed The World Trade Center, which brought together private firms and government agencies engaged in international business. The two towers became the hallmark of the New York City skyline. The World Trade Center consisted of the North and South Towers which were completed in 1970 and 1972, respectively and four smaller buildings and a hotel (Vista). The PA owned and operated the site until June 2001 when it was sold. On September 11, 2001 the process of transferring operations to the new ownership group was still on going. PORT AUTHORITY POLICE (PAPD)