Michael F. Collarone Mikey with several unidentified volunteers. Noticing the poor eating habits of his new friends, Mikey brought fresh food to the professional crews that were in charge of carefully sifting through and cleaning up the WTC site.
Michael F. Collarone 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
Michael F. Collarone There was much confusion the following day, September 12. The remains of the World Trade Center were smoldering and too hot to move, but crews still hoped to make some contribution, however small, to the clean up.
Michael F. Collarone Firefighters started battling blazes that would burn for weeks to come, while professionals and volunteers like Mikey started to clean up the massive piles of rubble. Mikey photographed the fire truck and the car to show how the heat, the debris and