Category: 911FirstResponders

September 11: nearly 10,000 people affected by ‘cesspool of cancer’

Thousands who lived or worked in lower Manhattan on 9/11 were exposed to toxic fumes from destroyed towers Erin Durkin in New York Tue 11 Sep 2018 08.51 EDT Original story credit John Mormando was in the best shape of his life – a marathon runner and triathlete training for an Ironman competition – when he noticed […]

TSA releases new video of first responders, 911 calls from September 11 attacks

September 11, 2018 Original Story Credit NEW YORK (KGO) — The TSA released a new chilling video of first responders and 911 calls compiled from September 11, 2001 as the country marked the 17th anniversary of the attacks in New York City. Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks on 9/11, when international terrorism hit […]

Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund Cuts Payouts By As Much As 70 Percent

February 16, 2019 By Shannon Van Sant Original Story Credit The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund is cutting its payouts in half for some and by as much as 70 percent for others, as the fund faces a surge in claims ahead of its expiration date in December 2020.  The fund, which was opened in […]

WAXQ/New York’s Shelli Sonstein Named Honorary Battalion Chief From FDNY

Original Story Credit May 6, 2019 at 12:47 PM (PT) iHEA iHEARTMEDIA Classic Rock WAXQ (Q104.3)/NEW YORK’s SHELLI SONSTEIN, co-host of the JIM KERR Rock & Roll Morning Show, has been appointed an Honorary Battalion Chief by FDNY Fire Commissioner DANIEL A. NIGRO and the Honorary Fire Officer’s Association for her continued support of the […]

The first Tony Award of 2019 goes to the FDNY company that oversees the Great White Way

By BRIAN NIEMIETZ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS APR 29, 2019 | 7:00 AM Original story credit The first Tony Award of 2019 goes to … the Fire Department of New York’s Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9. While Tony nominations won’t be announced until Tuesday, some of New York’s Bravest can count on being honored at Radio City […]

Farmingdale Street Renamed To Honor FDNY Firefighter

Original Story Credit CBS May 4, 2019 at 5:54 pm FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A special honor was given on Long Island in memory of an FDNY firefighter who died of cancer after working at Ground Zero in the days following the September 11 terror attacks.  The corner of Rita Place and Crestwood Boulevard in Farmingdale […]

FDNY veteran of Ground Zero laid to rest; experts say ‘It’s going to get worse’

MIKE KELLY | NORTH JERSEY RECORD | 10:41 am EDT April 13, 2019 Original Story Credit NEW YORK – Under the arched ceilings of a majestic red-brick church where the stained glass windows bathed the sanctuary in a pastel glow, New York bid farewell on Friday to another firefighter who died in the line of […]

Interview with Retired Fire Marshal Robert (Bob) Martin March 9, 2019

By Tara Byrnes Cummings Why did you join the Fire Department? I was in the Navy like both of my brothers – I finished my time in the Navy went on to fire department in 1968, as both my brothers were already in the Fire Department, so I followed.  I retired in 1989.  I got […]

Interview with Retired Battalion Chief Tom Martin March 9, 2019

By Tara Byrnes Cummings When did you retire? I retired on December 31, 2001.  I was in my 40th year.  I did not complete 40 but I was close. What made you join the Fire Department? Well I actually I was in the Navy.  My older brother had been in the Navy ahead of me, […]

FDNY battalion chief Jim McGlynn, a 9/11 survivor, is retiring

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By JEFF GLOR CBS NEWS April 12, 2019, 6:41 PM After 34 years, FDNY Battalion Chief Jim McGlynn is retiring. An American hero, he was one of the “Miracle 16” who survived the World Trade Center collapse on 9/11, the last to be pulled from the North Tower. “Any time i’m home somewhere and I see a picture […]