@brutamerica: “Since marking the 22nd anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks earlier this month, we have experienced the loss of two more FDNY members due to World Trade Center illnesses, our 342 and 343 deaths. We have long known this day was coming, yet its reality is astounding just the same. EMT Hilda Vannata died Wednesday, September 20, after a battle with cancer. Saturday morning, retired firefighter Robert Fulco died of pulmonary fibrosis, both a result of time they spent working in the rescue and recovery at the World Trade Center site. With these deaths, we have reached a somber, remarkable milestone … The toll of these illnesses on our FDNY responders continues to grow and includes not only the 343 who have died since 9/11, but also the 11,000 who suffer from WTC-related diseases, including 3,500 with cancer. Our commitment to their service and sacrifice must remain as unshakeable for the next two decades as it has been for the last two.” -Laura Kavanagh, FDNY Commissionner

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Monday 25 September 2023 18:05:59 GMT