Washington Township near Waynesboro in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Responders
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 19, 2022
1. Responders Marker
Inscription.
Responders. . Within minutes of Flight 11 striking the World Trade Center--NYC's police, firefighters, EMTs, citizens, physicians and nurses, ham radio operators, volunteer ambulance personnel, and many other civilians responded to the devastation in the dangerous environment of fires and toxic debris. A command center and five triage areas were set up. Concurrently, the Federal Aviation Administration reacted by grounding all aircraft in continental USA. In northern VA, immediate response at the Pentagon allowed complete evacuation of the 4th and 5th floors before parts of the building fell. Overall NYPD helped evacuate 5000 people from Lower Manhattan. As the World Trade Center collapsed, it claimed the lives of many responders. In all, 343 firefighters, 23 police officers, 37 Port Authority Police, and 8 emergency medical personnel died working to save others. September 11, 2001 claimed 2977 victims but dedicated efforts of responders saved countless lives.
Within minutes of Flight 11 striking the World Trade Center--NYC's police, firefighters, EMTs, citizens, physicians and nurses, ham radio operators, volunteer ambulance personnel, and many other civilians responded to the devastation in the dangerous environment of fires and toxic debris. A command center and five triage areas were set up. Concurrently, the Federal Aviation Administration reacted by grounding all aircraft in continental USA. In northern VA, immediate response at the Pentagon allowed complete evacuation of the 4th and 5th floors before parts of the building fell. Overall NYPD helped evacuate 5000 people from Lower Manhattan. As the World Trade Center collapsed, it claimed the lives of many responders. In all, 343 firefighters, 23 police officers, 37 Port Authority Police, and 8 emergency medical personnel died working to save others. September 11, 2001 claimed 2977 victims but dedicated efforts of responders saved countless lives.
Location. 39° 44.318′ N, 77° 31.075′ W. Memorial is near Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is in Washington Township. It is on Buchanan Trail East (Pennsylvania Route 16) west of Skiway Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 12011 Buchanan Trail E, Waynesboro PA 17268, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
