Archive of News (2024)
Characteristics of survivors enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Program
As of 12/31/2022, there were 37,384 enrolled survivors. 24,148 (64.6%) were certified for at least one WTC-related condition; 22.9% were certified for more than one category.
Flight 93 memorial exhibit reflects on health effects from attacks
The Flight 93 Memorial and the World Trade Center Health Program, in partnership with the Center for Disease Control, opened up a new exhibit that tells the stories of those affected by those fumes.
New exhibit ‘Health Effects of 9/11’ opens at Flight 93 National Memorial
Thursday, the World Trade Center Health Program and the David J. Sencer CDC Museum unveiled the “Health Effects of 9/11” exhibition at the Flight 93 National Memorial Learning Center.
World Trade Center Traveling Exhibit
The World Trade Center Health Program has opened a new traveling exhibit at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County.
42 officers who died of 9/11 illnesses added to wall of heroes
In the years that have passed, more than the nearly 3,000 people killed on that day have lost their lives from 9/11-related illnesses, many of them first responders.
More than 40 NYPD officers who died, many from 9/11 illnesses, honored for their sacrifice
Mayor Adams praised the actions of the 42 NYPD officers, most who succumbed in recent years to illnesses related to the attacks and two dying due to complications after being shot.
Honoring Fallen Firefighters: families still reeling 23 years after 9/11
It’s been over 23 years since the tragic event of 9/11 happened and to this day in 2024, it is still taking the lives of the firefighters that were there that day.
Heroic firehouse chaplain who died of 9/11-related cancer honored by FDNY at event for bravest lost this year
Rev. Monsignor John Delendick, of Ladder 170 — who buried hundreds of fallen firefighters over nearly three decades — was one of 14 FDNY members who died last year.
NYPD Officer who Helped at Landfill after Attacks Dies of 9/11-Related Illness
NYPD Det. Sgt. Robert Fawcett, 64, had served with the agency for 21 years, and he helped with Sept. 11 recovery efforts at a Staten Island landfill that was reopened following the 2001 terrorist attacks.
NYPD officer who helped lead 9/11 recovery efforts ‘from day one’ at Staten Island landfill dies: ‘No better partner’
Detective Sgt. Robert Fawcett died of a 9/11-related illness on Sept. 14 and was laid to rest Saturday, said Vincent Vallelong, his longtime friend and Sergeants Benevolent Association president.