Fire Critic An Unadulterated View of the Fire Service
While many of the bean counters like to disregard the toll that 9/11 took on its rescuers, many of the people who worked hours, days, and months following that day have perished due to illnesses borne of the “stuff” in the air.
These guys/gals gave hundreds of hours to help with the rescue and recovery effort. It is estimated that “About 50,000 firefighters, cops, EMTs, other workers and volunteers joined in the 9/11 rescue and recovery.” (source)
Of that…
NEW YORK — More than 800 World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers have died since 9/11— and cancer has killed at least 270 of those heroes, new data show.
The figures also show that 33 WTC responders committed suicide.
State researchers have tallied 817 deaths of workers and volunteers who toiled at toxic Ground Zero or the Fresh Kills landfill, where rubble was sifted.
“It’s still a huge undercount,” a source told The Post, adding that cases were still being collected.
Read the entire report by the New York Post syndicated on FireRescue1 and view the video below. These guys deserve better!
