11-Sep-01
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Port Authority Officer Will Jimeno, who was trapped in the World Trade Center rubble, shares what he has learned from his recovery post-9/11
Through a series of portraits, Kate Bergen hopes to elevate the stories and recognition of the women who answered the call on that September day
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday said that it was good that McConnell agreed to meet with 9/11 responders, but that the GOP leader needs to promise to make funding permanent
The dedication of the monument was initially planned on Sept. 11, 2018, marking the 17th anniversary of the attacks, but organizers decided that more time was needed to complete the project
“It would also be helpful if the administration would kind of weigh in and I haven’t really seen any specific indication from them on where they stand,” IAFF President Harold Schaitberger said
Advocate and comedian slams lack of attendance at hearing on a bill that would ensure first responder benefits for 70 years
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The 9/11 Memorial Glade honors rescue and recovery workers who were sickened or died after responding to the Sept. 11 attacks
The workers, including paramedics and EMTs, have been granted unlimited sick leave as they fight the illnesses linked to their time at Ground Zero
Jon Stewart said it was “nonsense” that first responders and their families again have to “beg” Congress for money nearly 18 years after the attacks
With just $2.375 billion left to spend on 20,000 pending cases, compensation packages will have to be cut in half on all claims
Record-setting number of climbers raises $110,000 for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation at 2017 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in Green Bay
Retired FDNY EMT Salvatore Turturici was gifted a motorcycle after wanting to ride one since his cancer diagnosis
The museum will be farther away from the World Trade Center memorial but with triple the space
Twenty-five high school students visited the museum thanks to local fire, police and EMS union members
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the law Sunday, extending the deadline to Sept. 11, 2018
The collection includes 200 oral histories and more than 1,000 photographs, manuscript materials, logbooks and indexes
Responders are asking for permanent extension of the act that covers medical expenses for those exposed to toxic substances at ground zero
View artistic tributes and 9/11 remembrances at EMS agencies, fire departments and police departments across the U.S.
The most profound loss on that fateful day in 2001 was the loss of family
Lawmakers called on Congress to prevent expiration of the James Zadroga Sept. 11 Health and Compensation Act, which is set to expire next year
The study also points to other chronic conditions like asthma, and comes as Congress debates extending the Zadroga Act, which funds health care for 9/11 responders
The official opening marked a symbolic return to some sense of normalcy for the site where the towers toppled
The law, which funds treatment for workers sickened by the toxic fumes of Ground Zero, expires in 2016
Commissioner Daniel Nigro said their deaths are a painful reminder that 13 years later we continue to pay a terrible price for the department’s heroic efforts
The National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum was open for the first time on the anniversary
“I honestly don’t think it’s appropriate — selling scarves to commercialize the deaths of 3,000 people” — Brooklyn state Sen. Martin Golden
Museum president: “You won’t walk out of this museum without a feeling that you understand humanity in a deeper way.”
For a New York City paramedic who had seen it all, the attacks on 9/11 changed everything
What one medic found among the rubble was the caring and courage of those who died on 9/11
The health effects from the inhalation of the airborne toxins and pollutants at Ground Zero began to manifest themselves in various forms in the years following 2001
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