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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
I'm referring to the FBI acting as a first responder, which they, in most cases, are not. I'm sure the FBI was meant to be involved, but in the immediate aftermath? And what does the Secret Service have anything to do with being first-responders? They are meant to protect the President, his executives, and their families, as well as be at events with national security implications. Their role in anything else is investigative, not emergency response to a building disaster.
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The FBI was given almost immediate jurisdiction on 9/11, and while the secret service was involved in the investigation, most of the Secret Service investigative arms are involved in either crimes involving treasury, or direct threats to the President.
The FBI was the first investigative responder on the scene because most of the other law enforcement agencies were tied up in civil protection.