FIRE RESPONSE
The main purpose of this page is to identify apparatus and their arrival times to establish estimated times
for when photographs were taken. The event timeline is taken from a combination of the Arlington County After-Action Report
and the Journal of Emergency Medical Services Magazine (JEMS). A link to the Arlington County After-Action report can be found at the bottom
of this page. The JEMS report has been taken off their site.
Fort Myer Fire & Emergency Services Department
website.
ACFD - Arlington County Fire Department
website.
MWAA - Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
website.
DCFD - District of Columbia Fire Department
website.
PFPA - Pentagon Protection Force Agency
website.
9:20 a.m. FBI WFO (Washington Field Office) is notified that American Airlines Flight #77 has been hijacked.
9:38 a.m. American Airlines Flight #77, carrying 58 passengers and a crew of 6,
crashes into the Pentagon.
9:40 a.m. Captain Chuck Gibbs arrives at the Pentagon.
9:41 a.m. Battalion Chief Bob Cornwell arrives at the Pentagon and assumes
Incident Command.
9:41 a.m. ACFD Truck 105 arrives at the Pentagon (took the hydrant).
9:41 a.m. Fort Myer Rescue Engine 161 arrives at the Pentagon (initial attack).
9:42 a.m. ACFD Captain Edward Blunt arrives at the Pentagon and establishes EMS
Control. EMS treated and transported 91 patients.
9:42 SERV 329 MWAA MCI (Mass Casualty Incident) Vehicle with Captain Harry Hopkins arrives at the Pentagon.
9:44 a.m. MWAA Foam 331 arrives at the Pentagon.
9:48 a.m. MWAA Foam 345 arrives at the Pentagon.
9:48 a.m. Assistant Chief James Schwartz arrives and assumes Incident Command.
9:49 a.m. FBI Special Agent Chris Combs arrives and is FBI representative to
Incident Command.
9:55 a.m. Captain Gibbs evacuates impact area.
9:57 a.m. Structural collapse in impact area.
10:15 a.m. Chief Schwartz orders full evacuation because of warning of approaching
hijacked aircraft.
10:38 a.m. Chief Schwartz sounds the all-clear, ending the evacuation.
2:00 p.m. Fairfax US&R Team arrives.
2:00 p.m. Second threat of unidentified aircraft causes full evacuation.
