The 9-11 Commission Final Report now online

Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Official Government Edition

The Commission's Final Report provides a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. It also includes recommendations designed to guard against future attacks.

http://pdfhacks.com/911Report/ << link to improved document

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/911/index.html

Yes - and flashlight related, on page 294 (aka Page 17 of section 9)

"This person escaped by means of an unlikely rescue, aided by a civilian fire warden descending from a higher floor, who, critically, had been provided with a flashlight"

On Page 318 (yes, I read fast) aka Page 41 of section 9

"Preparedness of Invidual Civilians. One clear lesson of September 11 is that individual civilians need to take responsibility for maximizing the probability that they will survive, should disaster strike. Clearly, many building occupants in the World Trade Center did not take preparedness seriously. Individuals should know the exact location of every stairwell in their workplace. In addition, they should have access at all times to flashlights (emp mine) which were deemed invaluable by some civilians who managed to evacuate the WTC on September 11.

It still shocks me that some people don't EDC. I've found that in most cases the only solution is to lead them gradually by just giving them a keychain light. That gets them started a bit, and if they don't go further, well, then they've atleast got something.

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif I realized last night that I had four lights with me at work....