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“Come From Away” - An Irish family stranded in remote Canada after 9/11

Denis Kelleher was one of those who “came from away” and spent one week in Newfoundland after their plane was forced to land on the lonely Canadian outpost after news of 9/11 forced America to shut down air travel. More.

Funeral held for FDNY Chaplain John Delendick, who died from 9/11-related cancer

A funeral was held Friday in Brooklyn for FDNY Chaplain John Delendick, who died from 9/11-related cancer. The 28-year veteran of the department died last week at age 74. Fellow firefighters lined up outside as the casket was carried inside the Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Prospect Heights. More.

New York Passes 9/11 Notice Act

On September 11, 2023, on the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul officially signed the 9/11 Notice Act into law. The act, which received a unanimous vote in the state assembly and senate, amends the General Business Law. More.

Planned 9/11 memorial in Elmhurst seeks to honor victims, heroic first responders

Two decades after the terror attacks on 9/11, the Elmhurst Fire Department wants to create a memorial dedicated to the tragedy’s victims and heroes. More.

Tragic Legacy: 9/11-Related Illnesses Still Claiming Lives

Msgr. John Delendick, the FDNY chaplain who passed away from a 9/11-related cancer on Thanksgiving Day, joins a sad and growing list of people succumbing to illnesses they suffered due to their service at the World Trade Center site in the weeks and months following the 2001 attack. More.

911 Memorial NCSS 2023 | National September 11 Memorial & Museum

We look forward to seeing you at the 103rd annual NCSS conference in Nashville! Attend our sessions and don't miss our special free event on Saturday, “The Sounds of our Stories." Details below! More.

9/11 hero gives an inside perspective of responding to the terror attack on the PentagonOne Army veteran who now lives in Elizabethtown had an extraordinary military career that included saving lives on Sept. 11.

One Army veteran who now lives in Elizabethtown had an extraordinary military career that included saving lives on Sept. 11. More.

Texas fire departments are fighting stigma and pushing to provide firefighters mental health help

For more than a decade, Sam Buser watched the lights of fire trucks bounce off the city streets of Houston, heard the roars of burning blazes and stood before the caskets of too many firefighters. More.