Naudet and Naudet, 9/11
The film, 9/11 by the Naudet brothers brings in a great perspective of the average training and daily life of a New York City firefighter. At first the new fire fighters, or probes, have to go through a training regimen to be able to properly put out fires, climb up ladders and be safe the whole time. Along with training, the probes have to clean and cook around the firehouse while they are on call, among other daily tasks. The movie follows a probe named Tony, who had yet to fight an fire. On September 11, 2001, the one of the first calls in the morning was about a possible gas leak, which a few of the firemen go to check out. The firemen are checking the gas leak when the first plane hits.
At first you can see that people are confused as to why a plane is so close and low to the city, but a few seconds after the camera pans on the plane as it hits the north tower. The camera stays on the tower as it starts to set fire and you hear people swearing and talking in confusion, anger, and sadness. One fireman went to say, "Immediately, I knew this wasn't an accident." While news anchors, such as the man on CNN, thought it to be a navigation problem with the plane.
It truly was amazing to see how calm and collected the fire fighters were, on the outside, when they were driving to the tower and when they got there to help people. In one of the interviews, a fireman states, "What do we do? What do we do for this?" It is clear to see that the fire chiefs are preparing for the worst and planning how to deal with getting people out safely. In a normal situation, I feel as though more panic and chaos would have taken place, but the fireman were confident and ready to climb all the stories up. While people on the street were looking up at the tower in shock, just as the second plane hits and they start to run. That is when people wipe away the previous feelings as they become fear and terror.
After the second plane hits, smoke bellows out of both towers, and I believe paper and debris are also coming out with the smoke. Sadly, debris and paper are not the only thing coming falling from the tower. This was the part of the documentary that really got me. People were jumping, and every time a crash was heard, you knew it was a body, as stated in the movie. When a crash was heard, all the fire fighters went quiet and looked to see where the body had landed. People would have rather died from jumping from the story they were at, than anything else that would have happened.
At first you can see that people are confused as to why a plane is so close and low to the city, but a few seconds after the camera pans on the plane as it hits the north tower. The camera stays on the tower as it starts to set fire and you hear people swearing and talking in confusion, anger, and sadness. One fireman went to say, "Immediately, I knew this wasn't an accident." While news anchors, such as the man on CNN, thought it to be a navigation problem with the plane.
It truly was amazing to see how calm and collected the fire fighters were, on the outside, when they were driving to the tower and when they got there to help people. In one of the interviews, a fireman states, "What do we do? What do we do for this?" It is clear to see that the fire chiefs are preparing for the worst and planning how to deal with getting people out safely. In a normal situation, I feel as though more panic and chaos would have taken place, but the fireman were confident and ready to climb all the stories up. While people on the street were looking up at the tower in shock, just as the second plane hits and they start to run. That is when people wipe away the previous feelings as they become fear and terror.
After the second plane hits, smoke bellows out of both towers, and I believe paper and debris are also coming out with the smoke. Sadly, debris and paper are not the only thing coming falling from the tower. This was the part of the documentary that really got me. People were jumping, and every time a crash was heard, you knew it was a body, as stated in the movie. When a crash was heard, all the fire fighters went quiet and looked to see where the body had landed. People would have rather died from jumping from the story they were at, than anything else that would have happened.
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