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Fact Sheet Information

Site: NY, Borough of Brooklyn

Disaster Type(s): Terrorist Attack

Declaration Date: September 11, 2001

Incident Period: September 11, 2001

Summary of Disaster:

The New York Times referred to this day as “A Day of Terror.” Planes that had been hijacked hit the two World Trade Centers in the borough of Manhattan. Many people’s lives were affected by these tragic events.

Reported Injuries, Deaths, and Rescue at the Site:

The total number of deaths from the World Trade Center is 2,801. The total injured in the WTC is 2,261. The number of firefighter deaths is 343. The number of police deaths is 75. The number of people who died on American Airlines Flight 11 and 65 people died on United Airlines Flight 175.

Site Demographics:

Year	2001
FEMA Region	2
State	New York
County	Borough of Brooklyn
Disaster Types(s)	Terrorist Attack
FEMA Declaration Date of Disaster	11-Sept-01
*Presence of CILat the Time of Disaster**	Yes
*CILOffice Type**	Standard
*Current CIL Presence in County/City/Boroughs**	Yes
Population	2465326
Area in Square Miles	71
Population Density	34917
Caucasian (%)	43.7%
African American (%)	38%
Native American (%)	.8%
Asian Pacific	8.4%
Hispanic (%)	19.8%
Median House Hold Income	$32,135
Above Median House Hold Income	No
Per Capita Income	$16,775
Below Poverty (%)	25.1%
Persons with Disabilities over age 5	603817
Persons with Disabilities over age 5 (%)	24.6%
Number of Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5	198137
Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5 (%)	8.7%

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