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FDNY Adds 39 Names to 9/11 Memorial Wall Ahead of 24th Anniversary

Advocates urge Congress to bolster the World Trade Center Health Program to meet rising costs for roughly 120,000 responders and survivors.

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Flags and flowers are placed in the inscribed names at the National September 11 Memorial in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Donald King)
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Overview

  • At a Sept. 9 dedication at FDNY headquarters in Brooklyn, 39 names of members who died of World Trade Center–related illnesses were added to the Memorial Wall, which now bears 402 names.
  • Officials including Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker, Chief of Department John Esposito and Mayor Eric Adams said the department is still losing members to 9/11-related diseases and pledged continued remembrance.
  • The national commemoration at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in Lower Manhattan on Sept. 11 will feature the annual reading of names and six moments of silence starting around 8:40 a.m., with live broadcast and streaming coverage planned.
  • Backers of the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025 are pressing for an updated funding formula to fully support the World Trade Center Health Program as needs grow.
  • Local remembrances included a Maspeth ceremony where Rep. Grace Meng sought $2 million to upgrade the Squad 288/HazMat 1 firehouse and Council Member Robert Holden advocated for landmark designation, alongside multiple Brooklyn vigils.