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25,000 register for Sept. 11 victim fund so far
More than 25,000 responders and survivors have registered with the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund — 7,000 just in the past two months.
Deadline To Register For 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Fast Approaching
Lawmakers Urge Anyone Who May Be Eligible To Register By Oct. 3
1,140 WTC 9/11 responders have cancer — and doctors say that number will grow
‘Sadly enough, I am here just two months, and I have identified a dozen new cancer cases, and I have another 25 patients whose diagnostic test results are pending,’ says Tina Engel, an oncology nurse in Queens, NY.
9/11 Responders Far From NYC Seek Compensation
They weren’t exposed to anywhere near the same level of ash, grit and fumes, but emergency workers who rushed to the Pentagon and the Pennsylvania countryside on 9/11 are signing up…
Names Of 12 FDNY Members Added To WTC Memorial Wall
Twelve names were added to the World Trade Center Memorial Wall in a solemn ceremony Friday.
12 FDNY members who died from illnesses related to World Trade Center work are memorialized
Twelve members of the New York Fire Department who died from illnesses related to work at the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11 attacks have been memorialized.
DC 37 outreach gets 9/11 workers into free health program
Twelve years ago on that infamous Sept. 11, Associate Urban Park Ranger Nancy Mercado, watched a terrorist-controlled passenger jet crash into Tower One of the World Trade Center.
The help you deserve
9/11 victims and responders should apply for compensation now
Deadline nearing for workers sickened by 9/11 work to apply for help
People who went to New York City to help after the Sept. 11 attacks and became sick as a result have only a short time left to sign up for aid, officials say.
City, feds, advocates work to warn WTC workers nationwide of looming signup deadline for aid
Many out-of-town Ground Zero responders learn about help on their own