World Trade Center Health Program covers responders and survivors of 9/11 attacks
The World Trade Center Health Program provides medical monitoring and treatment for responders at the World Trade Center and related sites in New York City, the Pentagon, Shanksville, Pa., and for survivors who were in the New York City disaster area. WTC Health Program covers a variety of physical and mental heath conditions that have been determined to be caused by exposure to the 9/11 terror attacks. More.
New Canaan: Voices gala salutes leadership after 9/11
Voices of September 11th’s annual Always Remember Gala will be held Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the New York Athletic Club in New York City. This year’s honorees include individuals who have demonstrated leadership in protecting the United States and supporting the long-term needs of those impacted by the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. ESPN Host and longtime VOICES supporter Mike Greenberg will serve as emcee. More.
241 NYPD officers have died from 9/11 illnesses, 10 times the number killed in World Trade Center attack
More than 10 times the number of NYPD police officers have died in the 18 years since 9/11 as were killed in the terror attack on the World Trade Center itself, officials said. The grim statistic comes in the wake of a protracted battle for funding to compensate ill first responders and other survivors as well as the families of those who died. President Trump recently signed into law a permanent extension of the funding for the Victim Compensation Fund, which would have run out of money by December 2020.
13 children of fallen 9-11 firefighters joining FDNY
The children of FDNY firefighters who perished on 9/11 are blossoming into a new generation of Bravest. On the eve of the 18th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, the current FDNY Academy class, set to graduate in two weeks, includes 13 members — 12 men and one woman — whose firefighter fathers were murdered on 9/11, The Post has learned. More.
18 years later: A guide to resources available for Sept. 11 victims, families
To help those still struggling 18 years after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, resources, services, assistance programs and academic scholarships continue to be available to victims and their families. These services and resources are available through federal programs, non-profit organizations that began in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, and organizations that created scholarships for victims’ family members. More.
First Firefighters to Arrive at World Trade Center on 9/11 Have a Far Higher Risk of Heart Disease
A study of almost 10,000 firefighters who worked at the World Trade Center on September 11 has found those exposed to the dust which emerged from the destroyed buildings were more likely to develop heart problems. As the World Trade Center Collapsed on 9/11, it created a huge cloud of dust. First responders, including firefighters, had to contend with the debris.
More remains found of FDNY firefighter killed on 9/11 as 18th anniversary of terror attacks nears
Seventeen years after firefighter Michael Haub’s remains were recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center, the FDNY hero will be remembered at a second memorial service in his Long Island town. The recent identification of additional Ground Zero remains belonging to the 9/11 victim led his family to arrange for another visitation and ceremony this coming Tuesday at the Krauss Funeral Home in Franklin Square, L.I., where Mayor Bloomberg and FDNY Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta were among the mourners at Haub’s March 2002 wake.
Strangers who escaped World Trade Center together on 9/11 mark friendship
As we approach the 18th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, there is yet another story of triumph and enduring friendship that emerged from that dark day. On the morning of 9/11, Jonathan Judd was on his way to work in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The elevator stopped on the 83rd floor, the doors opened, and he saw an explosion. More.