Tag: FDNY News

9/11 health bill to be named after Luis Alvarez

By Nikki Schwab July 8, 2019 | 4:46pm Zadroga – an NYPD officer who also died of cancer – has had his name on the first two iterations of the law, passed in 2010 and again in 2015. “Ray and Lou will join Jimmy on the Mount Rushmore of those who were instrumental in ensuring we […]

Congressional Approval Expected for 9/11 National Memorial Trail

9 Jul 2019 The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa. | By Mary Ann Thomas The likely passage of U.S. Senate and House bills are expected to boost continued development of the 1,300-mile-long September 11th National Memorial Trail connecting all three plane crash memorial sites in Shanksville, Pa., New York City and Arlington, Va. The September 11th […]

‘We Are Seeing People Dropping Like Flies’: Meet the 9/11 First Responders Now Fighting for Their Own Lives

“I don’t think anyone went there with the thought, ‘Don’t go there. You will get sick,’ “

9/11 first responder warns Congress not to get in the way bill to fund September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

Jun. 27, 2019 – 6:04 – John Feal, founder of the FealGood Foundation, says no congressional lawmaker is safe from first responders’ wrath if they obstruct efforts to save the 9/11 victims fund. 911 first responder Warn’s Congress

Jon Stewart Receives FDNY Legend’s Coat In Emotional Moment Before Blasting Lawmakers At 9/11 Hearing

JUNE 11, 2019 – 3:45 PM NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — An emotional Jon Stewart, who was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a Congressional hearing on the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, was given the turnout coat of FDNY legend Ray Pfeifer, who died from 9/11-related cancer two years ago. Pfeifer, who served more than 27 years with the FDNY, was […]

Jon Stewart’s 9/11 testimony hits home for Hoosiers who responded to New York attacks

June 12, 2019 HOLLY V. HAYS | INDIANAPOLIS STAR Former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart gave tearful testimony Tuesday when he urged members of Congress to renew funding for the evaporating 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund covering first responders. But the lingering effects of the World Trade Center attacks extend far beyond Lower Manhattan.  More than half of the 62 first responders who […]

Jon Stewart complete opening statement to congress today

June 11,2019 Jon Stewart addresses congress Thank you C-SPAN

Jon Stewart Ripped Members Of Congress For Not Sitting Through A Hearing About 9/11 First Responder Benefits

By Krystie Lee Yandoli Posted on June 11, 2019, at 2:23 p.m. ET “Sick and dying, they brought themselves down here to speak to no one.” Comedian and former Daily Showhost Jon Stewart called Congress “shameful” in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, noting that many lawmakers didn’t sit through a hearing about a bill that would protect benefits […]

FDNY Hold EMS Graduation and Promotion Ceremony

June 6, 2019 On Thursday, June 6, FDNY held a graduation and promotion ceremony for EMS members at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn. At the event, 173 Probationary Emergency Medical Technicians and 60 Paramedics graduated. They were joined by 37 Lieutenants and eight Chiefs who were promoted. Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro presided over the […]

Immersive Experience with FDNY Gives Harrison Smith Unique Perspective

Lindsey Young ASSISTANT EDITOR & STAFF WRITER When Harrison Smith stepped into the burning building, the lack of visibility caught him off guard. He carefully maneuvered his way through different rooms, sticking close to the rest of his team as smoke billowed all around the group. But fortunately, Smith was not in a real emergency […]