Good News for the Survivors' Stairway !
It is being preserved for installation at the
National September 11th Memorial and Museum.
The Stairway was moved to bedrock on July 18, 2008.
For more information and photos, see http://savethestairway.org
We rememberthe 16th Anniversary of the first attack on the World Trade Center
The University of Greenwich is researching the use of elevators for evacuation of high-rise buildings using their buildingEXODUS evacuation model. They are currently developing enhanced human behavior models that simulate the choices people make in deciding to use an elevator/lift or stairs as part of their evacuation route.
You
can help with this important research by completing an on-line questionnaire at
the University of Greenwich website:
http://fseg.gre.ac.uk/elevator
Many Survivors' Network members participated in the Twin Towers Evacuation study, and all survivors are encouraged to participate in this new study.
Researchers from the Universities of Greenwich, Ulster and Liverpool have completed a three and a half year study into the evacuation of the twin towers. Interviews with 271 survivors generated 6,000 pages of first hand accounts of what it was like as they tried to leave the buildings.
A press release describing the study and its findings, including five key rules for evacuation, is available at http://www.gre.ac.uk/pr/articles/latest/a1585--911-research.
An interview with the study's researchers, broadcast on NPR, is available on-line at http://www.theworld.org/node/20916
We thank all the universities and researchers involved for continuing this important research and ensuring that the lessons of September 11th can be used to save lives in the future.
The World Trade Center Survivors' Network (WTCSN) is the only organization created specifically to serve all those directly affected by the attacks on September 11, 2001. Our mission is to support and represent the interests of the survivors of September 11 and the subsequent rescue and recovery effort.
Who are Survivors?
They are all those who were present at the site of the attacks, those who worked and lived nearby, and the rescue and recovery workers, uniformed services personnel and volunteers present the day of the attacks and in the months afterwards.
What do we do?
The WTCSN provides survivors with community, advocacy and legacy:
See our Programs section for a description of our events and activities.
Who can join?
WTCSN welcomes all members of the extended September 11th Community including survivors, family members, and all those who wish to help.
The World Trade Center Survivors’ Network is a leading voice in the effort to preserve the Vesey Street Survivors' Stairway, a final escape route for many survivors on the morning of September 11, 2001. The stairway is the last above-ground remnant of the WTC complex and it is the only remaining stairway. It has become a symbol for all the stairs of the Towers, and in a larger sense a symbol for survival as well. For details and news coverage, see our web site: http://SaveTheStairway.org
WTCSN helps survivors come to terms with their experience, provides information about available resources, connects survivors with each other, and supports survivors and their families. [See Programs: Survivor Assistance]
We need to sustain the memory and lessons of September 11. Survivors bear the weight of memory and its responsibility – the duty of bearing witness. How we chose to meet this responsibility can be our greatest legacy. [See Programs: Bearing Witness]
With this program we advocate for survivors to be included and remembered as key stakeholders in the memory of and rebuilding from September 11. [See Programs: Remembering Survivors]
We empower our members to take a stand against terrorism and its effects by working with survivors of terrorism around the world. [See Programs: Shared Experience - Voices Against Terrorism]
Online Peer Support Group
WTCSN members support each other through an online discussion online list. Freely share your stories and feelings in a safe, confidential
forum. We understand. We were there too. To subscribe to this list, please join.
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