Terry Shaffer, the chief of the Shanksville volunteer fire department and a first responder at the scene of the crash of United Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001, has undergone successful heart transplant surgery. Shaffer’s surgery took place Monday at a UPMC facility. More.
Shanksville volunteer fire chief, 9/11 first responder, undergoes heart transplant surgery
NY bill would provide comp cover for 9/11 recovery workers
A bill introduced in the New York State Legislature on Tuesday would provide workers compensation coverage for any illness or death incurred as a result of an individual’s participation in the 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup operations. More.
Ukraine war: 9/11 treatments to train counsellors
Two experts from Wales are leading a specialist programme to help Ukrainian counsellors deal with the psychological effects of the war. Dr Lisa de Rijk and Rhian Price are psychotherapy counsellors who specialise in a treatment developed after the 9/11 attacks. More.
A Last Photo Finds Its Place
Soon the wall of photographs at the National September 11 Memorial Museum on the site of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan will be complete. The single missing image has been tracked down. More.
Chris Cannizzaro, the Bucknell hit machine, honors legacy of his 9/11 hero father
Bucknell left fielder Chris Cannizzaro’s first home run baseball — from his age-four T-ball season — sits at his father Brian’s gravesite in New York. How that baseball got to Resurrection Cemetery in Staten Island is as touching as anything else in this emotional story of love, loss, strength and triumph. More.
Heart transplant scheduled for 9/11 Shanksville fire chief
Chief Shaffer was added to the heart transplant list in November after two years of struggling with his health. With an average heart transplant costing more than $1 million, family and friends helped raise funds in December through the National Foundation for Transplants to cover post-surgery needs that insurance won't cover. More.
9-11 hero remembered with a tugboat named in his honor
It was an honor that William F. Fallon, Jr. would have smiled about receiving and at the same time, shook his head in humility about getting, his colleagues said during a Friday morning ceremony where a new tugboat was renaming in his honor. More.
Firefighters: Register before 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund deadline
Court Cousins of the Syosset Fire Department encouraged potential victims to register for the federal government's September 11 Victim Compensation Fund at vcf.gov before a July 29 deadline. More.