| Collection |
Oklahoma City National Memorial--Hillmann & Carr |
| Date |
03/20/2000 |
| Description |
This a videotaped interview with Sam Gonzales, Chief of Police for the Oklahoma City Police Department at the time of the bombing. He discusses the morning of April 19, 1995, Mayor's Prayer Breakfast, feeling the blast, calling the communications department, heading for the Murrah Building; thinking it was an accident, seeing the scene, realizing it was a deliberate act; ensuring the streets remained open; Emmetsburg emergency training program, FEMA; Incident Command System, moving the Command Post farther from the building; FBI, Bob Ricks, Mayor Norick; coordinating with other agencies; secondary device scare; role of police officers in rescue efforts; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, debriefings; conditions inside the building; evidence collection; OSBI, DEA, FBI, ATF, Oklahoma City Police Department, preparedness and the importance of communication between agencies. |
| Object ID |
3844.176 |
| Object Name |
Cassette, Videotape |
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