FDNY Rescues Window Cleaners- from November 2014

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

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[Share]Published: November 12, 2014 FDNY Rescues Two Window Cleaners from 1 World Trade Center FDNY members on the 68th floor of 1 World Trade Center, rescuing the window washers FDNY firefighters and EMS members rescued two workers caught on a window washer rigger between the 68th and 69th floors of 1 World Trade Center on Nov. 12. The incident was first reported at 12:42 p.m., and FDNY members devised a two-pronged attack with the help of the NYPD and PAPD – cut the glass and remove the men through the window, as well as lower another rigger from the roof and transfer the men from the disabled scaffold to the functioning one. Members from Rescue 1, Squad 18, Engine 10, Engine 6, Engine 7, Engine 18, Engine 4, Ladder 10, Ladder 1, Ladder 15, Ladder 25 and Ladder 6 performed both operations simultaneously, before determining the window cutting would work fastest. (left) Firefighters after cutting the window on the 68th floor of 1 World Trade Center. (right) One of the pieces of glass cut to remove the victims Overseen by Battalion Chief Joseph Jardin on the 68th floor, Rescue 1 firefighters cut an area of glass using a saw, safety wrap and suction cups to keep it from shattering. They sliced through two layers of glass, cutting a 4x8-foot piece in the interior and 2x8-foot in the exterior. It was just enough space to pull in the two men. FDNY EMS members then transported the two victims to Bellevue Hospital.