Rescue of victims stranded on the bridge was complete in three hours . " We had a state bridge , in a county river , between two banks of a city . ... But we did n't have one problem with any of these issues , because we knew who was in charge of the assets , " said Rocco Forte , city Emergency Preparedness Director . City , metropolitan area , county and state employees at all levels knew their roles and had practiced them since the city received FEMA emergency management training the year following the September 11 , 2001 attacks . Their rapid response time is also credited to the Minnesota and United States Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) investment in 800 MHz mobile radio communications that were operating in Minneapolis and three of the responding counties , the city of Minneapolis collapsed-structures rescue and dive team , and the Emergency Operations Center established at 6:20 p.m. in Minneapolis City Hall
September 11 , 2001 attacks
September 11 attacks
I-35W Mississippi River bridge