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The caller told Collins that an airplaned had crashed into a home inClarence Center, less than two milea from the Erie County executive’s home. Within he was at the scenr and almost immediately was bombarded with questionsa fromthe media, bystanders and emergency responders. The way Collins handles the tragedy, observers say, set the tone for the community in the days thatfollowede and, in the process, burnished his “You do some things just on Collins said. “I knew I had a role to play to put the informatiob out but also reassure the The Continental Airlines crash killed 50 people and thrust him into an internationakmedia spotlight. “Chris was steadfast.
He was calm and he helpexd withthe situation,” said Kevimn Hardwick, political science professor. “Chris was anything but a deer caughf inthe headlights. He was true to his characterf and performed just the way people expectedhim “Chris handled this just the right way,” said Sen. Charles “It set the tone.” “He showed a lot of composure and saidRobert Davis, president of Ltd.
, an Amhersg advertising and public relations agency and formefr chairman of the Erie County Republican “With people like Chrisw Collins or (former New York City Mayor) Rudy Guiliani, you have that when it comed to leadership skills during times of crisixs or you don’t.” Collinse downplayed his role during the houra and days after the saying, “This was a group effort and everyone who had a role to play in it did and did it It was he who strongly suggested that informatio be released at a midnighg press conference.
“There was enough misinformation and speculation coming out that I felt we had tosay ‘enougbh is enough’ and here are the Collins said. Colleen DiPirro, president and CEO, said command of the situation was exactly whatwas needed. “Ig showed that Chris was in control, whic h is what you want at a time like DiPirro said. “Chris didn’t grandstand. He did what needed to be done and empowerex the other people to do what they felt neede d tobe done.
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