incident.After OEM's Emergency Operations Center was activated, designated
liaisons from relevant agencies, as well as the mayor and his or her senior staff,
would respond there. In addition, an OEM field responder would be sent to
the scene to ensure that the response was coordinated.
27
The OEM's headquarters was located at 7 WTC. Some questioned locating
it both so close to a previous terrorist target and on the 23rd floor of a build-
ing (difficult to access should elevators become inoperable). There was no
backup site.
28
In July 2001, Mayor Giuliani updated a directive titled "Direction and
Control of Emergencies in the City of New York." Its purpose was to elim-
inate "potential conflict among responding agencies which may have areas
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