A scene in which they used a cherry picker to rescue a fellow firefighter. "There was a fireman doing CPR while they were dragging somebody out,” Mikey remembers. "The only thing I could think of doing to help them out was to clear whatever debris

After the south tower collapsed, it looked like "the end of the world" to Mikey. It was hauntingly silent; few people remained in the area, except for firefighters; and "you could still hear the paper flying around." The firefighters tried to save ot

[Aerial view, World Trade Center site]

[Aerial view, World Trade Center site]

[Clean-up, World Trade Center site]

[Clean-up, World Trade Center site]

A glimpse of the huge task awaiting these crews. "You don't see anybody on the pile yet," says Mikey. "It's what we call The Pile...a pile of steel."

A glimpse of the huge task awaiting these crews. "You don't see anybody on the pile yet," says Mikey. "It's what we call The Pile...a pile of steel."