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, […]
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 […]
The below narrative is from the personal files of FDNY Battalion Chief Larry Byrnes, After his death from 911 related cancer on June 14, 2015, this information was found amongst his personal files. It is posted here as exactly written. We have heard this story or versions of this story many many times. But here […]
By THOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS APR 06, 2019 | 3:50 PM Original story credit Daily News Three retired FDNY firefighters suffering from 9/11 illnesses died within 48 hours this week as the number of those succumbing to lethal toxins at Ground Zero continues to swell, officials and 9/11 survivor advocates said Saturday. Retired FDNY Lt. Timothy […]
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On Thursday, September 6, FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro added the names of 18 members who died of illnesses related to their work in the World Trade Center rescue and recovery efforts to the World Trade Center Memorial Wall at FDNY Headquarters in Brooklyn. A total of 177 FDNY members are now listed on the […]
Former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart joins 9/11 first responders former FDNY deputy chief Richard Alles and first responder rights advocate John Feal for an interview with TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie. The three men talk about how they’re championing the World Trade Center Health Program, which advocates for health care for 9/11’s first responders. “Everybody in […]