[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

But in the article it states the tape was found in the rubble. That's why I'm confused.

Thanks, though :)

[hellinahandcart]

I was going to blame the AP for the omission, because they are notorious for leaving out important details, but none of our local papers reveal that important "where" either (although the NY Times has a very good account of what is actually ON the tape itself).

This would be a great place for a real NYC fireman to step in and tell us how & where the recording of the radio transmissions is usually handled. I'm tempted to guess that the recording setup is in a truck or van (remembering all the crushed vehicles at the periphery of the site), and that the vehicle might have protected the equipment to some extent. I don't see how it could have survived if it had been inside either of the towers or inside #7. Tape melts pretty easily.