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Documentary Information
Received by NIST
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The
original design drawings (structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical,
plumbing) and the original fabrication and construction drawings for
the WTC towers
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Tenant
alteration application reports, including drawings and specifications,
for the WTC towers and WTC 7, and associated construction audit reports
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Tenant
design standards manuals for structural; architectural; heating, ventilating,
and air-conditioning (HVAC); fire protection; plumbing; electrical;
fire alarm; and construction review
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Emergency
evacuation procedures manuals, including fire safety guide
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Operations
manuals for the fire protection system, including sprinklers, standpipes,
alarm system and communication protocols, and water and power supply
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Operations
manuals for the HVAC systems
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Reports
on facility condition surveys and structural integrity inspections
for the WTC towers and WTC 7
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Recent
inspection and maintenance reports for the elevators and escalators
in the WTC towers; elevator numbering system
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Reports
on pre-design tests of structural components, including dampers for
the WTC towers
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Reports
on wind tunnel tests of the WTC towers and wind speed measurements
near the WTC site
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Reports
on the 1993 bombing damage assessment and repairs, and documentation
of changes made to the evacuation system after 1993
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Documents
related to the location, approval, and inspection of fuel tanks in
WTC 7
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Documents
related to fire rating and fireproofing of structural steel members
in the WTC towers
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Documents
related to PANYNJ building and fire code requirements and practices
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Correspondence
sent to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration regarding
the evacuation experience of WTC occupants on September 11, 2001
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Documents
related to the lease of the WTC towers by Silverstein Properties
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Reports
prepared by McKinsey & Company for FDNY and NYPD
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Basic
FDNY dispatch data, including time of dispatch and unit identification
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Firefighter
fatality and injury data from FDNY
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More
than 1,000 hours of recordings made by PANYNJ on September 11, 2001
(from 0705 through 1900 hours) of telephone calls, as well as police,
fire, operations, maintenance, security, and other radio transmissions
from four distinct locations
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Personal
injury data from FDNY and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Police Department (PAPD)
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Handwritten
notes on the events of September 11, 2001, by PAPD staff
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Emergency
responder fatality data for FDNY, NYPD, and PAPD
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WTC
list of tenants with contact information from PANYNJ and Silverstein
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WTC
list of occupants issued security badges by PANYNJ
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Report
on WTC smoke management system by Hughes Associates, Inc.
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Phase
I and final reports on fire engineering of WTC steelwork by Buro Happold
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Transcripts
of depositions by two PANYNJ staff in the WTC insurance litigation
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Documents, videos, and photographs related to the fireproofing of
the WTC tower structures
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WTC floor plan for the fire alarm system and drawings of WTC subgrade
plumbing and city water main
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Information regarding building contents such as partitions and furnishings
from a key WTC tower tenant, to characterize the types of combustibles
and estimates of the mass loading in the region of the fires
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FDNY WTC incident summary, September 20, 2001
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FDNY reports on the fire history of WTC 1, 2, and 7 from 1970 to 2001
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FDNY reports related to inspections of WTC 1, 2, and 7 from 1999 to
2001
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FDNY policies and practices on operations specific to the WTC buildings
and on accountability of firefighters at incidents
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FDNY
information on dispatched units, apparatus, command posts, and staging
areas
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FDNY
information on number of command and company officers and firefighters
operating in and around WTC 1, 2, and 7 with number of surviving personnel
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Detailed
briefing on the NYPD communications system, including 9-1-1 system
and radio networks
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Design
and structural calculations from Leslie E. Robertson Associates (LERA)
for the WTC towers, including TV antenna, beams, and beam girders,
as well as wind analysis and calculations
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Correspondence from LERA during the time of construction
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Laclede floor truss shop drawings (1,364 sheets) and other documents
on steel and joints
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Information on steel from Nippon
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List of WTC drawings in possession of Yamasaki and Associates
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Information on the flammable contents of the American Airlines B-767
aircraft
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Information regarding building contents and floor layouts from some
WTC tower and WTC 7 tenants
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Mechanical and electrical specifications for WTC 7
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Asbestos litigation documents from PANYNJ
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Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) test reports regarding spray-on
fireproofing from supplier (Isolatek)
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Correspondence
on the selection of W.R. Grace fireproofing products, test data, and
UL design listings (W.R. Grace)
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Data on the WTC internal radio system and FDNY radio repeater from
PANYNJ
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Some FDNY training practices for operations in high-rise buildings
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Global positioning system coordinates and map where human remains
and equipment were located from FDNY
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Information on FDNY personnel killed on September 11, 2001, and map
of fire and Emergency Management Services Command Post Locations
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NYPD internal communications concerning the terrorist attacks on WTC
(43 cassette tapes)
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Disaster Response Plan, Patrol Guide Procedures, and other guides
and manuals from NYPD, including the Unusual Occurrence Report on
the 1993 WTC bombing
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A
large portion of NYPD and FDNY extensive photographic and videographic
collection
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Updated
badge list of WTC occupants maintained by PANYNJ
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WTC fire safety and PA/FDNY WTC training videos and pre-September
11, 2001 WTC photographs
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Information
on the flammable contents of the United Airlines B-767 aircraft
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Documents from PANYNJ on accessibility for disabled persons, active
fire protection systems, and adoption of revisions to NYC Building
Code
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Elevator and escalator contract information from PANYNJ
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Status of changes to WTC towers (March 1973) from PANYNJ
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Transcripts from September 11 PAPD audiotapes, police reports, and
PAPD special awards ceremony documents for September 11, 2001
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Additional documents from PANYNJ on asbestos litigation
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Supporting
documents for McKinsey & Company’s FDNY and NYPD studies
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Review of UL test reports regarding spray-on fireproofing from supplier
(W.R. Grace)
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Information from Boeing on flammable contents of aircraft that contributed
to fires
May 2004
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Review
of NYC 9-1-1 tapes and logs, transcripts of about 500 first responder
interviews with employees of the FDNY who were involved in WTC emergency
response activities
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General
description of WTC building systems and capital program
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WTC documents presented as exhibits in asbestos litigation
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Additional documents on WTC maintenance services, accessibility, elevators,
code compliance, fire rating, fire detection system, fire alarm system,
etc
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Photographs
of WTC 7 construction project
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Architectural and HVAC drawings for WTC 7, including modifications
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Well in excess of 6,000 photographs representing more than 185 professional
and amateur photographers. Organizations that have provided materials
include FDNY, NYPD, Associated Press, Corbis, Reuters, The New York
Times, The New York Daily News, and the Star Ledger. Many organizations
have provided both published and unpublished photographs.
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In excess of 150 hours of videotapes from news media (NBC, CBS, ABC,
CNN, and local New York stations WABC, WCBS, WNBC, WPIX, WNYW, and
New York One), FDNY, NYPD, and more than 20 individuals. In many cases,
the videos provide not only broadcast material (known as air checks),
but also material that was recorded but not broadcast (known as outtakes).
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