Memorandum
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2012.423.4
Dimensions: 12 in X 9 in X 0.375 in
Dimensions (Metric): 30.48 cm X 22.86 cm X 0.9525 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 30.48 cm X 22.86 cm X 0.9525 cm
Source: Philip Rizzo
Credit Line: Gift of Philip Rizzo in honor of members of the New York City Department of Correction Emergency Service Unit
Description
Framed photocopy of a memorandum from the City of New York Chief of Security of the Department of Correction, Robert Dash. The memo is dated September 12, 2001, and provides a list of the Department of Correction ESU members of service (MOS) who responded to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Framed photocopy of a memorandum from the City of New York Chief of Security of the Department of Correction, Robert Dash. The memo is dated September 12, 2001, and provides a list of the Department of Correction ESU members of service (MOS) who responded to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Historical Notes
The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) oversees those awaiting trial or serving jail sentences. Within minutes of the 9:03 a.m. attack on the South Tower, the department deployed its Canine Unit and Emergency Service Unit to help in the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center. DOC’s Harbor Unit also evacuated survivors out of lower Manhattan by boat.
Through February 2002, more than 1,000 DOC employees had participated in recovery operations, from searching for remains at Ground Zero to sifting debris at Fresh Kills Landfill. DOC also set up and volunteered at the temporary morgue outside Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital.
The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) oversees those awaiting trial or serving jail sentences. Within minutes of the 9:03 a.m. attack on the South Tower, the department deployed its Canine Unit and Emergency Service Unit to help in the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center. DOC’s Harbor Unit also evacuated survivors out of lower Manhattan by boat.
Through February 2002, more than 1,000 DOC employees had participated in recovery operations, from searching for remains at Ground Zero to sifting debris at Fresh Kills Landfill. DOC also set up and volunteered at the temporary morgue outside Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital.
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