File:911 police dispatch tape.mp3

Attacks Dispatch Transcript

By The Associated Press

Transcript of the Arlington police communications team dispatching units to the Pentagon attack on Sept. 11:

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Officer Barry Faust: Delta three-fifty-two. Delta three-fifty-two.

Dispatcher Kyra Pulliam: Yes three-fifty-two.

Faust: I think we've just had an airplane crash, east of here, it must be in the District area.

Pulliam: OK.

Officer Richard Cox: Four-ten. It's an American Airlines plane, headed east down over the Pike, possibly toward the Pentagon.

Pulliam: Ten-four. Cruiser 50 direct.

Lt. Robert Medairos: Fifty. Ten-four.

First Unidentified Officer: This is 36. I'm en route. I see the smoke.

Pulliam: Delta 35.

Second Unidentified Officer: Delta 35. I'm en route also.

Pulliam: Any unit responding to check the area of the Pentagon, advise on channel one please, I have Delta 35, Cruiser 34 and Delta 352.

(Several units break in at once).

Pulliam: OK, one unit at a time. Motor 11.

Third Unidentified Officer: I'm direct, and there is visible smoke coming from that area, high visible smoke.

Pulliam: Motor 11 direct. Units once again ...

Pulliam: Keep all traffic on one-Adam, restricted until further notice. Units responding for the report of the plane crash advise on one-Adam one at a time. I have Motor 11, Cruiser 34, Cruiser 49, Delta 10, Delta 453, Delta 35 and Delta 352. Any other units stand by response air, like Cruiser 50, notify each other.

Fourth Unidentified Officer: Delta 23. I'm going to be carrier three-zero-four and I will be standing by for further instructions.

Pulliam: Twenty-three, ten-four, thank you. Cruiser 50?

Medairos: Indirect. In response.

Pulliam: Ten-four. Is that enough units to respond for now or do you request additional?

Medairos: No. Stand by until we see what we've got.

Pulliam: Ten-four.

Fifth Unidentified Officer: Motor 2 responding for traffic.

Pulliam: Who's that responding for traffic?

Fifth Unidentified Officer: Motor 2.

Pulliam: Copy. Motor 2 responding for traffic also.

Third Unidentified Officer: Motor 11.

Pulliam: Motor 11.

Third Unidentified Officer: I'm responding, I'm on 110, and it's a lot, it's bad.
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