High-Rise Evacuation Plan is on its Way

NEW YORK CITY-Threats to Manhattan structures and evacuation plans were among the topics discussed at the High-Rise Counterterrorism Preparedness Conference, sponsored by the International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals, The New York Fire Safety Institute and the International Protective Service Agency.

“Every day there is a new chapter in the war on terrorism,” said FBI supervisory SSA Richard M. Frankel, noting that he is in constant contact with Empire State Building officials due to the large number of threats the landmark receives each year. “If there is a threat on a building, building owners will know about the threat is out there. New York City and Washington DC are prime targets.”

Frankel, who heads the FBI’s New York City Threat Response Squad, noted that tremendous progress had been made in combating domestic and international terrorism, however threats still and will exist. He said more than 99.99% of the threat possibilities he examines are not true threats, but they’re still investigated.