After Stephen Siller died serving as a firefighter during the Sept. 11 attacks in New York, his family started a traveling exhibition so people wouldn’t forget the people who died that day. And the 9/11 Never Forget exhibit was not alone as it made its way down to the Elkhart County 4-H Fair late Tuesday […]
Fourteen years later, 9/11 is still a major public health concern for the thousands of responders and survivors (area workers/residents/students) who were exposed to the health hazards in the aftermath of the World Trade Center (WTC) collapse on Sept. 11, 2001. Responders and survivors who were present in the impacted area still are developing […]
DNA Info – July 23, 2015 by Nicholas Rizzi and Aidan Gardiner STATEN ISLAND — A large fire sparked by a “careless” smoker tore through a Midland Beach motel riddled with violations Wednesday morning, officials said. Flames erupted inside the Midland Motor Inn, 630 Midland Ave., near Patterson Avenue, about 1 a.m., summoning nearly 140 […]
Chief Leader – July 21, 2015 by SARAH DORSEY Paul J. Lioy, an environmental scientist who studied the toxins in World Trade Center dust and was one of the few to take samples of the substance in the early days after the terrorist attacks, died suddenly July 11 of unknown causes at age 68. Mr. […]
Chief Leader – July 21, 2015 by SARAH DORSEY The Uniformed Firefighters Association announced July 14 that it had filed suit against the City Council and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito for failing to disclose why a proposal to raise police and firefighter disability benefits wasn’t the subject of hearings earlier this year. ‘Unconscionable, Cynical’ In the […]
NY Post – July 20, 2015 by Tom Wilson and Chris Perez A dog and her two feline friends had a frightening close call in the East Village on Sunday when a blaze broke out in their owner’s home, prompting firefighters to save the pets and treat them for smoke inhalation. Firefighters treated a 3-year-old […]
NY Daily News – July 20, 2015 by Andy Mai , Joseph Stepansky One teen was killed and three other people were injured Sunday night in a Queens crash, cops said. A 17-year-old boy was driving a Honda sedan north on 231st St. with two passengers when their car T-boned a Nissan SUV driven by […]
NY Daily News – July 20, 2015 by Thomas Tracy It’s no longer just New York’s problem. Every state in the nation now has someone suffering from cancer or other illnesses related to the 9/11 terror attacks, the Daily News has learned. Those receiving aid from the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund vary from just […]
Firehouse.com – July 17, 2015 by Janelle Foskett Baltimore, Md., July 16 — Firefighter Dominick Muschello of FDNY Ladder 157 was honored as the top winner in the Firehouse Magazine Heroism Award Program during this morning’s Firehouse Expo opening ceremony in Baltimore. Muschello was recognized for his bravery during a multiple dwelling fire on Nov. […]
LIherald.com – July 16, 2015 After the World Trade Center collapsed in a fireball on Sept. 11, 2001, a cloud of toxic dust enveloped Lower Manhattan. That dust contained a witches’ brew of cancer-causing agents, including jet fuel, cement dust, asbestos, silica, microscopic glass shards, heavy metals and pulverized construction materials, according to the National […]
