A heartbreaking milestone haunts this year’s 9/11 anniversary — 341 members of the FDNY have now died of Ground Zero-related illnesses, nearly equaling the death toll of the city’s smog-eaters who perished in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
“Twenty-two years ago the loss of 343 firefighters is an unimaginable number and unfortunately the day we pass that milestone is quickly approaching,” Andrew Ansbro, president of the FDNY Uniformed Firefighters Association, said at a news conference Friday.
“It’s inevitable.”
“We have attended 40 or more funerals this year for members we lost and we know it will never end. So for us it’s every day or every week — but for the public we have this press conference to remind everyone that it’s ongoing and funding is still needed,” he said.
James Brosi, president of the FDNY Uniformed Firefighters Association, warned that “we may exceed” the immediate 9/11 death toll “even before the anniversary.”
In February, Brosi said he lost his own father, Joseph Brosi, who worked at Engine 88 in the Bronx and battled lung and bladder cancer after 9/11.
Brosni is worried now about those who are still sick.
A heartbreaking achievement haunts this year’s 9/11 anniversary as 341 members of the FDNY have now died from Ground Zero-related illnesses, nearly equaling the death toll of 343 firefighters who died on 9/11. Matthew McDermott for the NY Post
“In the early anniversaries right after 9/11, our main focus was on the people we had lost because that was our biggest concern,” Brosi said.
“And as the years pass, and as the latent period passes for the diseases that will now affect us, our concern turns not only to the people we lost, but the people we have lost since then, and the people who now struggling. .”
He credits the World Trade Center monitoring program and the medical treatment his father received for having “a dramatic impact on his quality of life,” saying there is an additional $600 million “to expand and build funding so people have access to this care.”
“We will not be able to undo this exposure,” Brosi said.
James Brosi, president of the FDNY Uniformed Firefighters Association, warned that “we may exceed” the immediate 9/11 death toll “even before the anniversary.” Paul Martinka
“But we have the ability and the obligation to limit these impacts as long as humanly possible so that people can live productive lives.”
“Getting cancer is the worst thing that can happen to you. Worrying about how to pay for it is probably worse.”
Ansbro acknowledged the number of those who died and died as a result of the 9/11 exposure “is staggering.”
“Three hundred and forty-three times two is almost 700 people – which is about 6-7% of the entire department at the time,” Ansbro said.
Brosi credits the World Trade Center monitoring program and the medical treatment his father received for having “a dramatic impact on his quality of life.” Paul Martinka
“It’s important to tell people that their neighbors, maybe someone who is suffering, for them it’s still going on,” he stressed.
On Wednesday, the FDNY added 43 new names to its World Trade Center Wall of Remembrance to commemorate firefighters, paramedics and public support personnel who have died of illnesses related to rescue and recovery efforts after the 9/11 strikes, ABC News reported — the second batch the largest to be added to the memorial wall since it was created 12 years ago with 55 names.
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