Stacey Goodman is the author of “The Dust Never Settles“, which is her true, first-hand account of serving as an emergency responder at ground zero in New York on 9/11.
Stacey was a police patrol officer on Long Island on 9/11, and as a member of a federal disaster response team that was always ready to deploy in the event of a major disaster, Stacey was immediately activated for duty with the federal government, and reported to the heart of chaos, right in the middle of Ground Zero, where she spent the next 23 days.
On the 20th anniversary of 9/11 Stacey Goodman decided to share her unique view from the heart of Ground Zero with the world, so everyone could better understand the sacrifices made by everyone on the ground to help the wounded and dying, and to recover the dead. Her account is preserved in her new book, The Dust never Settles.
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Our guest today is Stacey Goodman. Stacey is the author of “The Dust Never Settles”, which is her true, first-hand account of serving as an emergency responder at ground zero in New York on 9/11.
1) Thank you for your service. Please tell us your story.
I served with the Suffolk County Police Department Long Island, NY for 21 years retiring at the rank of Detective. I had 6 years on when I was activated by a Federal Agency, D.M.O.R.T. ( Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team) which at the time was a volunteer agency under Health & Human Services mostly comprised of medical professionals. My job was as a logistics specialist to assist the Medical Examiner and I since I was sworn in as a temporary federal agent, my responsibility became that of performing preliminary IDs of all remains brought in to the temporary morgue before being transferred to the NYC Medical Examiner’s Office.
I worked 12-hour shifts 7 days a week for 23 days on the pile. I suffer some health issues related to my service at Ground Zero in NYC.
2) What caused you to write “The Dust Never Settles”?
3) You now live in AZ and we met through Women For Gun Rights. One of our mottos is “I am my own first responder.” Having been a professional First Responder, what should citizens know about that kind of responsibility?
