NCJ Number
142214
Journal
Security Volume: 30 Issue: 4 Dated: (April 1993) Pages: 41-42
Date Published
1993
Length
2 pages
Annotation
Four articles report on security concerns that have stemmed from the World Trade Center bombing.
Abstract
The first report notes that the collapse of the World Trade Center security systems points to future designs that better provide primary and backup command centers, as well as more and separate backup electricity and communications. On the security side, multitenant buildings continue to increase and integrate a growing number of electronic security measures. The second report focuses on the use of closed circuit television in the Trade Center bombing. Although cameras were placed at garage entrances, investigators found time-lapse video useless; vehicles were out of focus, license plates were unreadable, and some tapes were missing. Security systems need better quality cameras that are set at the proper focal point. The third report pertains to the failure of emergency communications to guide the residents of the Trade Center during the emergency. During the crisis, no announcements were made, and no one was informed of what was happening or how to respond to the emergency. This points to the need for some sort of public announcement system linked to sensors in the building to advise people on evacuation procedures. The concluding report advises that state-of-the-art bomb detection equipment could have alerted security personnel to the type of bomb used in the World Trade Center.