9/11 Reflection

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When it comes to 9/11, we learned that the number of casualties could have been mitigated if only we had more communication and security between agencies. During the tragedy the police and fire department did not communicate effectively, they had their own emergency response procedures, so they did not have a coordinated response plan to this major incident. Also, the fire evacuation procedures only required mandatory evacuations of the floors surround the fire, and when tower one got struck, those in tower two were told to stay in the building. We learned a lot from this event, we learned that they are heroes everywhere, that we must protect our airlines cockpit, that terrorism comes in many ways and forms, that America is vulnerable, that

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