343 FDNY first responders have died of 9/11-related illnesses, equal to the number of first responders who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks.
New York City firefighters attend a ceremony at a firehouse next to the 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero in lower Manhattan as the nation commemorates the 22nd anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/GetMore than two decades after the September 11 attacks, the number of FDNY first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses has reached 343, equaling the number of FDNY members who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks.
The Uniformed Firefighters Association, Uniformed FIre Officers Association, and other firefighters came together to announce the loss of FDNY/EMT Hilda Vannata, and retired FDNY firefighter Robert Fulco. They are the 342nd and 343rd members to die after the terror attacks from 9/11 illnesses. Firefighters The firefighters also issued a call to action to keep the World Trade Center Health Program fully funded. Otherwise, they say the consequences would be dire.
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