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Congressman, 9/11 responders hail Piscataway research site funded by health bill
Like so many public safety members who rushed to the World Trade Center site on Sept. 11, 2001, David Howley didn’t think about the potential health risks.
First Firefighter to Die Since Signing of 9/11 Health Law Is Recalled as a Leader
At first, his firefighter colleagues were wary when Roy W. Chelsen, the physically imposing leader of Engine Company 28, told them to run for it. One of the twin towers was gone, and they were in the one still standing. Firefighter Chelsen remembered saying, “Let’s just get these people, and let’s get out of here.”
Heroic 9/11 first responder Roy Chelsen loses battle with cancer at 51
Roy Chelsen, a heroic 9/11 first responder, died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. He was 51.
For survivors of the World Trade Center attacks, post-traumatic stress symptoms may linger for years
Survivors who escaped the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center had symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder years after the event, a study finds.
James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act set signed by President Obama in quiet ceremony
President Obama quietly signed the Zadroga bill Sunday and put into law a $4.3 billion commitment to help ailing 9/11 responders and volunteers.
Obama signs 9/11 health bill
President Barack Obama signed the 9/11 health bill into law in Hawaii on Sunday, White House spokesman Bill Burton said.
President Obama Signs the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
This afternoon President Obama signed the “James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act,” which establishes the World Trade Center Health Program and extends and expands eligibility for compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.
Federal aid is meant for WTC heroes, not greedy lawyers
Ever-hungry lawyers risk turning the great triumph on World Trade Center responder health care, passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, into a sharkfest. They can’t get away with it.
For Barnegat 9/11 first responders, approval of bill to fund treatment is bittersweet
Charlie Giles had made his peace with death just before 10:30 a.m. on September 11, 2001. Giles, now 43 and a Barnegat resident, had raced to the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan to coordinate the rescue efforts of several private ambulance companies after American Airlines Flight 11 slammed into the North Tower.
How the Zadroga miracle happened
The U.S. Senate office buildings seemed empty. A few doors remained open, with junior staffers manning the phones next to brightly decorated Christmas trees, but many offices were closed. In front of some, were piles of cardboard boxes as their former occupants made way for the newly elected Congress.