Quote Originally Posted by headshake
i didn't say to go before the towers fell. i meant after the fact. and i'm pretty sure there were tons of untrained people there. i'm not attacking you personally. merely stating my opinion.

-shake
It was extremely unsafe after the towers fell with numerous fires, poisons in the air, the dead and wounded, people in shock, other dangerous conditions, etc. We did not need untrained volunteers because many experienced firefighters, cops, EMT workers, and more were coming in by the busload. It would have presented more liabilities and slowed their work down if they had allowed what you suggest.