9/11-Related Illnesses Claim More FDNY Lives Than Day of Attacks

FDNY officials and union leaders call for urgent federal funding to support long-term healthcare for affected first responders.

FDNY reports 370 first responders have died from 9/11-related illnesses, surpassing the 343 who died on the day of the attacks.
In the past year alone, 28 firefighters succumbed to diseases linked to toxic exposure at Ground Zero.
Union leaders urge Congress to pass the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act to secure long-term healthcare funding.
Without additional federal funding, the World Trade Center Health Program may have to turn away new patients by 2028.
Firefighters continue to experience severe health issues, including cancers and other debilitating conditions, from their 9/11 service.