As the deadline to register for 9/11-related health benefits nears, there are still many impacted New Yorkers who haven’t signed up — or don’t even know they’re eligible altogether. More.
Only a fraction of eligible NYers have signed up for 9/11 victim benefits, others urged to register now
Franklin first responders' blood drive to honor lives lost on 9/11
The Franklin Fire and Police departments are asking for at least 50 community members to roll up their sleeves and donate blood on Aug. 4 at Franklin City Hall to mark the upcoming 20th anniversary of 9/11. More.
Only weeks left: Look back window for 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund claims closes in late July
Individuals needing to file a claim to receive benefits from the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund have less than three weeks before the July 29 deadline. There are two separate deadlines: a claim-filing deadline and a registration deadline. More.
Father and son prepare for bike ride to honor 9/11 first responders
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11. To honor the first responders who lost their lives that day, a father and son are preparing to embark on a 3,800-mile journey. Ten firefighters, either retired or still working, will be riding their bikes from the Bay Area to Brooklyn. More.
Roswell Park approved to treat 9/11 first responders
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is a member of the World Trade Center Health Program provider network and will treat first responders suffering long-term health effects related to their service following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. More.
Deadline for 9/11 Fund Renews Push to Register All, Not Just First Responders
Professor Yvonne Phang wasn’t at work on Sept. 11, 2001. But in the months afterward, as she taught at Borough of Manhattan Community College in Lower Manhattan, the remnants of the attack were all around her. More.
Roswell Park joins network to provide care for 9/11 first responders
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is now joining a national network that serves the brave men and women who served in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks. Under the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, all first responders who served in New York City, Washington, D.C. or Shanksville, Pennsylvania were to be provided medical care at no cost to the patient. More.
Grapevine Fire Department seeking first responders to participate in 9/11 memorial march
The Grapevine Fire Department is looking for hundreds of first responders to participate in a Sept. 11 event this fall. The department’s Honor Guard is seeking 455 first responders, from any city, to march on Saturday, Sept. 11, to “honor and remember the 343 firefighters, 70 police officers, nine EMS providers, and 33 flight crew members who perished on September 11, 2001.” More.