Today marks 18 years since the single worst attack on American soil in history: the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Thousands of emergency officials responded to the World Trade Center that day including Brunswick County EMS Director Edward Conrow.
“The world changed that day,” Conrow said.
In September 2001, Conrow was working as a firefighter for the New Jersey Airport Authority.
“On what was called New Jersey Task Force One,” Conrow said. “It’s an Urban Search and Rescue Task Force.”Conrow said, on September 11, 2001, his work day started just like any other day until 9:18 that morning.
“I got notified I was activated as part of the New Jersey task force to deploy to the world trade center,” Conrow said.
It was a moment that changed his life forever.
“We didn’t know what was going to happen after that. We didn’t know if we were ever coming home,” Conrow said.