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Ladder Company 3 received some of the heaviest casualties of any fire company in the FDNY, losing most of its men in the September 11 attacks. The company reported to the north tower of the World Trade Center, where Captain Patrick "Paddy" Brown and his men were last known to be on the 40th floor of the tower. The company arrived at the WTC running “heavy”, meaning that they carried more men than would actually be on a shift (tour), as the attacks came during a shift change, and both shifts remained on duty.

Ladder Company 3 consists of at least 25 men. Ladder 3 is part of the FDNY's 1st Division, in its 6th Battalion. The company is located at 108 E. 13th St., and also serves as the Battalion Chief's headquarters of the 6th Battalion. The company was created on September 11, 1865, and is one of New York’s oldest ladder companies.

Ladder Company 3’s fire truck (apparatus), (last driven on September 11th, 2001, by chauffeur Michael Carroll) responded to the World Trade Center. At the time of the collapse, the truck was parked on West Street and damaged beyond repair by the collapse of the Twin Towers. In 2011, Firefighters stood alongside victims’ families and assorted bystanders and watched as the flag-covered, 60,000-pound fire truck was lowered by crane 70 feet below ground to become part of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. It will not only represent the members it lost on September 11, which are Captain Patrick (Paddy) J. Brown, Lt. Kevin W. Donnelly, Michael Carroll, James Raymond Coyle, Gerard Dewan, Jeffrey John Giordano, Joseph Maloney, John Kevin McAvoy, Timothy Patrick McSweeney, Joseph J. Ogren, Steven John Olson, but also all FDNY casualties. (Wikipedia)
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