Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAaron McLamb in an undated photograph at the Brooklyn factory where he worked. On the morning of September 11, McLamb, an amateur photographer with a longtime interest in firefighting, said he was ‘intentionally shooting fire trucks’ as he took pictures of the emergency response (Courtesy Aaron McLamb)Aaron McLamb, a 20-year-old volunteer in Brooklyn on September 11, 2001, photographed a lone fire truck crossing the Brooklyn Bridge toward the burning World Trade Center. The image captured the Ladder 118 fire truck, whose entire six-member crew died shortly after while evacuating people from the Marriott Hotel when the South Tower collapsed. McLamb took the photograph from the top floor of a 10-story building before the collapse generated a massive dust cloud that forced workers to close all windows. Days after the attack, McLamb brought his photos to the Middagh Street firehouse, where surviving firefighters used a magnifying glass to confirm the vehicle was Ladder 118. The iconic photograph was featured on the front page of the New York Daily News less than a month later under the headline 'The last run of Ladder 118.' In fullThe shot seen around the world: How an amateur photographer captured the ultimate sacrifice of FDNY heroes on 9/11More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
How an amateur photographer captured the defining photo of FDNY bravery on 9/11
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAaron McLamb in an undated photograph at the Brooklyn factory where he worked. On the morning of September 11, McLamb, an amateur photographer with a longtime interest in firefighting, said he was ‘intentionally shooting fire trucks’ as he took pictures of the emergency response (Courtesy Aaron McLamb)Aaron McLamb, a 20-year-old volunteer in Brooklyn on September 11, 2001, photographed a lone fire truck crossing the Brooklyn Bridge toward the burning World Trade Center. The image captured the Ladder 118 fire truck, whose entire six-member crew died shortly after while evacuating people from the Marriott Hotel when the South Tower collapsed. McLamb took the photograph from the top floor of a 10-story building before the collapse generated a massive dust cloud that forced workers to close all windows. Days after the attack, McLamb brought his photos to the Middagh Street firehouse, where surviving firefighters used a magnifying glass to confirm the vehicle was Ladder 118. The iconic photograph was featured on the front page of the New York Daily News less than a month later under the headline 'The last run of Ladder 118.' In fullThe shot seen around the world: How an amateur photographer captured the ultimate sacrifice of FDNY heroes on 9/11More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
