Event
9/11 20th Anniversary Commemoration: Reflection and Lessons Learned
Friday, September 10, 2021
11:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Virtual (Via Zoom) and in-person, CSI 3120 (computer science building)
Nicole Hollywood
nlholly@umd.edu
https://fpe.umd.edu/events/faculty-lecture-series
Speakers:
- James Quintiere (FPE Professor Emertitus)
- James Milke (FPE Professor and Chair)
- Robert Solomon (Chief Development Officer, SLS Consulting)
- Joe Jardin (FPE Alum & NYCFD Chief of Fire Prevention)
When: Friday, September 10, 11:00 am - 12:45 pm (EST)
Where: Hybrid event - registration is required.
Overview:
This seminar will review events of that fateful day two decades ago, in the spirit of commemoration. It will describe the catastrophic attack on the WTC Towers and the consequences. Some of the accounts of the victims and survivors will be described. A description of the fires and structural damage will be presented, and reflected upon. The findings on the collapse of the Towers will be examined. Members of the fire safety and investigative communities might reflect on this disaster and ask what more could have been done.
Please follow this link to watch a video of this presentation.
