FDNY members, family and friends gathered at Engine 10 and Ladder 10 in Lower Manhattan for the annual Sunset Ceremony, to remember the 343 FDNY members and all those lost 24 years ago today. | New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

New York City Fire Department Ladder Company 3 one of the FDNY’s oldest ladder companies, founded in 1865 has always stood watch over the East Village. But on September 11, 2001, its story became forever intertwined with one of our nation’s darkest days. That morning, as the World Trade Center burned, both tours of Ladder 3 stayed on duty, packing their rig with more firefighters than usual and racing toward the North Tower. Captain Patrick J. Brown and his crew were last heard from on the 35th