These are critical actions that support not only their own communities but neighboring towns as well. The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) controls the largest number of ambulances but there are numerous hospital-based private ambulance services that also respond to 911 calls. Soon after the first plane struck the north tower (1 World Trade Center) at 08:46, New York City OEM began directing resources to the area. In the first 2 hours, over 350 patients walked or were taken to New York University Downtown Hospital, a non trauma center, which is 0.2 miles (0.32 km) from the World Trade Center. Not all hospitals within 100 miles (160 km) of a disaster need to prepare at the same time or to the same