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Jon Stewart Appointed to 9/11 Board
In December, Jon Stewart invited several first responders on The Daily Show to have a frank discussion about the effects of September 11 on their health and their families. And many believe that show, and Stewart’s subsequent comments about the 9/11 First Responders Bill, helped force through the blocked legislation.
9/11 responders celebrate passage of Zadroga health bill with victory lap on Capitol Hill
The never-quit 9/11 responders who worked The Pile to rally a nation and got sick finally took their victory lap on Capitol Hill Tuesday night for passage of the Zadroga bill.
New law could deny funding to 9/11 rescuers
Hundreds of rescue workers who responded to the World Trade Center attacks – many now seriously ill with cancer, heart and lung diseases – could be denied cash compensation under the new 9/11 health care law.
What Sound Does It Make When a 9/11 Hero Falls?
The backslapping over the bitterly contested passage of the Zadroga bill in the waning hours of the 111th Congress has quieted down. As the hard work of implementing the important $4.3 billion bill gets underway there has come the kind of news that forces us to stop once again and take notice.
Death of Hero Firefighter Marks First Since Passage of Zadroga Act
City firefighters will gather Saturday in an upstate New York town to honor their fellow Bravest, Roy Chelsen, who, 10 years after he risked his life to save others after the first tower collapsed on Sept. 11, succumbed to cancer and became the first firefighter to die since the passage of the Zadroga Act.
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.