25 years after the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., a former Aurora firefighter reflects on his time spent at Ground Zero providing relief efforts

Today we recognize the 25^th anniversary of the Sep. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.

Dr. Jason Demas is an instructor at Southern Illinois University and recently retired from the Aurora Fire Department.

In 2001 Demas and five other members of the Aurora Fire Department were called upon after the 9/11 attacks to provide relief and recovery efforts at Ground Zero in New York City, site of one of the attacks and the collapse of both World Trade Center buildings.

In this conversation Demas reflects on the moments leading up to the deployment to Manhattan, the work at Ground Zero, the feeling of humanity in the face of adversity and what he has learned about his close encounter experience from the days following 9/11.

Listen to the full conversation with Dr. Jason Demas in the link above.