
Five first responders — three FDNY and two NYPD employees — died from 9/11 related illnesses last week. One New York City resident started a nonprofit that built and maintains a memorial etched with the names of first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses.
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An NYPD chief has died of 9/11-related brain cancer after a long struggle, officials said Tuesday.
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Monday, NLEOMF hosted a special remembrance ceremony at the Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, in honor of all our fallen 9/11 law enforcement heroes, including those who served on the search and rescue teams at Ground Zero and ultimately died from medical related issues.
Read More →CNN worked with Tuesday’s Children, an organization formed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, to interview and survey dozens of teens and young adults who lost a parent that day, including a teen who was too young to have memories of her police officer father.
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This year, the Remembrance in Light ceremony at the Official Pennsylvania Memorial to the Victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks will feature the worldwide premiere of "You Were There" (A Tribute for the Fallen) with music and lyrics by former police officer and Broadway composer/playwright Christopher Smith.
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As we approach the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on American soil, FLEOA issued a message in memory and recognition of those first responders and law enforcement who gave the ultimate sacrifice to aid their fellow Americans.
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Fifteen years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack, the 72 peace officers killed in the line of duty that day will be remembered during a special ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC.
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Cognitive impairment, long considered a leading risk factor for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, has been detected in a significant proportion of people who served as first responders during the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster, Stony Brook University researchers have found.
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The last surviving search dog that sniffed out Ground Zero for trapped survivors after the 9/11 terrorist attacks has died.
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The last surviving search dog that sniffed out Ground Zero for trapped survivors after the 9/11 terrorist attacks has died.
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