Rescue & Recovery Work
Cassette, Videotape

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Record 139/162
Copyright 2007 Oklahoma City National Memorial
Collection Oklahoma City National Memorial--Hillmann & Carr
Date 04/27/1995
Description This is raw footage from two press briefings. The first is Ray Blakeney, of the Medical Examiner's Office. Next, Jon Hansen briefs the press on the rescue and recovery work.

April 27, 1995
Raw footage from Ray Blakeney press briefing. Update on the identification process; 98 bodies found, 91 identified, 15 kids, 14 identified, 5 missing children; 83 names have been released; missing children, child in the Social Security Administration Office; ages of the children; those working on the identification effort; condition of the bodies so far; taking fingerprints from victims' personal items; FEMA assistance; frustating nature of the recovery work; recovery of the child from the Social Security Administration Office; favorable weather; continuing efforts; concentration of victims at the Social Security Administration Office and FECU; high-concentration areas; survivability; nature of the injuries; removing rubble; possibility of people being vaporized; people on the sidewalk; hope for survivors; overnight recoveries; injuries to rescue workers. Ends at 8:50:55.

Raw footage from Jon Hansen press briefing begins at 8:50:56. Update on overnight rescue efforts; 99 victims out of the building, 94 missing; working on the Pile and the Pit; removing 8 victims, mostly from the Pile; personal items found in the children's area; schedule; difference between bombing situation and earthquake; personnel involved in the work; human resources; rescue work and recovery work; removing victims; 200 people working on the site; areas of victim concentration; preserving the crime scene; cooperation with other agencies; structural integrity of the building, falling debris, safety of the rescue workers; finding victims; responding to Connie Chung's comment; demobilizing USAR Teams (Montgomery County, MD; Virginia Beach; Virginia); returning victims to their families. Ends at 9:09:10.

BetacamSP.
Object ID 3844.353
Object Name Cassette, Videotape
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