A federal program that’s in place to cover the medical bills of first responders and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks has seen steady claims since 2016. Then, the pandemic happened. The September 11th Victims Compensation Fund saw claims drop off sharply in 2020, according to an annual report by the U.S. Department of Justice. More.
Applications To Fund Medical Bills Of 9/11 Survivors Another Casualty Of COVID-19
37-year N.J. police officer who provided aid after 9/11 terrorist attacks passes away
The Paterson Police Department is mourning a 37-year officer who died Sunday morning. Capt. John Phelan, 58, died at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson, according to a statement from the police department provided by Director Jerry Speziale. More.
Inspired by 9/11 first responders, Mobile Fire-Rescue recruits climb RSA Tower
Mobile Fire-Rescue Recruit Class 20-02 embarked on one of MFRD’s newest traditions — firefighter recruits gather with their classmates at the end of Fire School to make the climb to the roof of the RSA Tower in downtown Mobile. More.
Little Help for New York 9/11 Survivors Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine
Carl Sadler is 79 and lives near Lake George, in upstate New York. Nearly 20 years ago, Sadler worked in Manhattan — in the South Tower of the World Trade Center as an executive director at the investment bank Morgan Stanley. On 9/11, he was on the 76th floor when the first plane struck the neighboring North Tower, and he narrowly escaped before the second plane hit his building. Sadler later developed thyroid cancer and asthma, among a host of other long-term illnesses.
Retired New York City firefighter dies after battle with 9/11-related illness
Retired firefighter Dennis A. Farrell died Tuesday after battling a 9/11-related illness, the New York City Fire Department announced on Friday. "We lost another FDNY brother to 9/11 illness," the Ray Pfeifer Foundation, a nonprofit helping firefighters and police officers who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center with medical needs not covered by insurance, said in a Facebook post. "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Dennis A.
Advocates call on 'secretaries, janitors, students' to sign-up for 9/11 compensation
Diana Vizcarra worked a few blocks from the World Trade Center and survived the terror attack of Sept. 11, 2001, without major immediate injuries but things changed in 2014, according to her husband. A rough cough that would not go away was eventually diagnosed as stage 4 lung cancer, and in 2015, Diana Vizcarra died. More.
Maloney, Nadler, 9/11 Community Encourage All Those with 9/11-Related Illness to Get Vaccinated
Today, as individuals with 9/11-related illnesses became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine across New York State, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act and its subsequent reauthorizations, and members of the 9/11 community encouraged all those with 9/11-related illnesses to get vaccinated. More.
Maloney, Nadler, 9/11 Community Encourage All Those with 9/11-Related Illness to Get Vaccinated
Today, as individuals with 9/11-related illnesses became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine across New York State, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act and its subsequent reauthorizations, and members of the 9/11 community encouraged all those with 9/11-related illnesses to get vaccinated. More.