25 Years After 9/11, More FDNY Members Have Died From World Trade Center Illnesses Than Were Killed That Day.

Twenty-Five Years After 9/11, Firefighters Are Still Dying

Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks killed 343 members of the New York City Fire Department in a near instant, the events of that terrible day are still exacting a deadly toll. Cancers and other illnesses continue to quietly claim the lives of firefighters, first responders and others who lived or worked near the World Trade Center on that dreadful day. More than 600 FDNY members have died of World Trade Center-related illness…

25 Years After 9/11, More FDNY Members Have Died from World Trade Center Illnesses Than Were Killed That Day.

/PRNewswire/ -- As the country prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN) has launched The...

FDNY deaths from 9/11-related illnesses have now surpassed toll from terror attacks, advocates reveal

The Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks are still exacting a devastating toll on the FDNY, with more members now dead from World Trade Center-related illnesses than perished on that day itself, advocates said Wednesday.

FDNY deaths from World Trade Center illnesses

The Firefighter Cancer Support Network has launched a national campaign to develop the first cancer screening recommendations specifically for firefighters. More than 400 members of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) have now died from World Trade Center-related illnesses in the 25 years since the September 11 attacks, surpassing the 343 firefighters killed on […]