“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children. ” by President George W. Bush
9/11 by the Numbers (from New York Magazine)
Death, destruction, charity, salvation, war, money, real estate, spouses, babies, and other September 11 statistics.
The initial numbers are indelible: 8:46 a.m. and 9:02 a.m. Time the burning towers stood: 56 minutes and 102 minutes. Time they took to fall: 12 seconds. From there, they ripple out.
•Total number killed in attacks (official figure as of 9/5/02): 2,819
•Number of firefighters and paramedics killed: 343
•Number of NYPD officers: 23
•Number of Port Authority police officers: 37
•Number of WTC companies that lost people: 60
•Number of employees who died in Tower One: 1,402
•Number of employees who died in Tower Two: 614
•Number of employees lost at Cantor Fitzgerald: 658
•Number of U.S. troops killed in Operation Enduring Freedom: 22
•Number of nations whose citizens were killed in attacks: 115
•Ratio of men to women who died: 3:1
•Age of the greatest number who died: between 35 and 39
•Bodies found "intact": 289
•Body parts found: 19,858
•Number of families who got no remains: 1,717
•Estimated units of blood donated to the New York Blood Center: 36,000
•Total units of donated blood actually used: 258
•Number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the attacks: 1,609
•Estimated number of children who lost a parent: 3,051
•Percentage of Americans who knew someone hurt or killed in the attacks: 20
•FDNY retirements, January–July 2001: 274
•FDNY retirements, January–July 2002: 661
•Number of firefighters on leave for respiratory problems by January 2002: 300
•Number of funerals attended by Rudy Giuliani in 2001: 200
•Number of FDNY vehicles destroyed: 98
•Tons of debris removed from site: 1,506,124
•Days fires continued to burn after the attack: 99
•Jobs lost in New York owing to the attacks: 146,100
•Days the New York Stock Exchange was closed: 6
•Point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average when the NYSE reopened: 684.81
•Days after 9/11 that the U.S. began bombing Afghanistan: 26
•Total number of hate crimes reported to the Council on American-Islamic Relations nationwide since 9/11: 1,714
•Economic loss to New York in month following the attacks: $105 billion
•Estimated cost of cleanup: $600 million
•Total FEMA money spent on the emergency: $970 million
•Estimated amount donated to 9/11 charities: $1.4 billion
•Estimated amount of insurance paid worldwide related to 9/11: $40.2 billion
•Estimated amount of money needed to overhaul lower-Manhattan subways: $7.5 billion
•Amount of money recently granted by U.S. government to overhaul lower-Manhattan subways: $4.55 billion
•Estimated amount of money raised for funds dedicated to NYPD and FDNY families: $500 million
•Percentage of total charity money raised going to FDNY and NYPD families: 25
•Average benefit already received by each FDNY and NYPD widow: $1 million
•Percentage increase in law-school applications from 2001 to 2002: 17.9
•Percentage increase in Peace Corps applications from 2001 to 2002: 40
•Percentage increase in CIA applications from 2001 to 2002: 50
•Number of songs Clear Channel Radio considered "inappropriate" to play after 9/11: 150
•Number of mentions of 9/11 at the Oscars: 26
•Apartments in lower Manhattan eligible for asbestos cleanup: 30,000
•Number of apartments whose residents have requested cleanup and testing: 4,110
•Number of Americans who changed their 2001 holiday-travel plans from plane to train or car: 1.4 million
•Estimated number of New Yorkers suffering from post-traumatic-stress disorder as a result of 9/11: 422,000
September 9, 2001 in many ways feels like it was just yesterday and at the same time so long ago. I was at home because Tuesday was my day off of work, I turned on the Today Show and watched as the events unfolded. Sadness, helplessness, fear- the uncertainty of all that was happening.
That evening I sat with my friends Ann and Nayla glued to the TV. I spent much of the afternoon and evening on the phone trying to get in touch with a friend who had been visiting New York. The wave of relief that they were ok.
I proudly hung my American flag in my window in my apartment. I made red, white and blue ribbons for everyone at work to wear. I raised money for the red cross by making ribbons and asking for donations. I donated money to the 9/11 telethon. I felt I had do to something, anything.
My husband was going through the Police Academy at the time. Can you imagine sitting in the academy on the day? Training to be a first responder while watching the events of 9/11 unfold. 60 police officers died that day.
So tomorrow on September 11 hug and kiss your family and thank your first responders
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