 Forty thousand police officers and the entire fire department were called in to maintain order.At least two fatalities were linked to the use of flames to provide light, and many nonfatal fires also resulted from the use of candles.New York City's Office of Emergency Management activated its Emergency Operations Center, from which more than 70 agencies coordinated response efforts, which included delivery of portable light towers to unlit intersections, generators and diesel fuel to hospitals, and a portable steam generator necessary to power air conditioning units at the American Stock Exchange.