Rochester Sent 20 Flights Before 9/11 Shutdown, Then Mobilized Aid for Ground Zero
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Updated · 13WHAM-TV · Sep 11
Rochester Sent 20 Flights Before 9/11 Shutdown, Then Mobilized Aid for Ground Zero
3 articles · Updated · 13WHAM-TV · Sep 11
Summary
Twenty Rochester-area flights had already left for New York City before the nationwide shutdown, as the airport locked its doors for the first time and downtown government buildings closed.
Within hours, Rochester first responders were dispatched to ground zero, while Monroe County activated emergency plans and tightened precautions across local operations.
Red Cross sites drew blood donors, and New York Police Supply in Irondequoit collected cots, blankets and pillows as truckloads of donations headed to exhausted rescue workers in New York City.
Twenty-five years later, Rochester residents say the enduring memory is not only the attacks' shock, but how the community paused, mourned and united to help.