200th member of the New York City fire department dies from 9/11 illnesses as first responders push Congress to extend funding for their care.
As 9/11 first responders push Congress to extend funding for their care, a grim new marker was reached with the death of the 200th member of the New York City fire department from World Trade Center related illnesses.
Congress is currently considering a 9/11 victims compensation bill that would ensure funding through 2090. "They didn’t hesitate to run into danger. They stayed until the work was done. The Senate MUST fully fund the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund," de Blasio wrote in his tweet.200 members of the FDNY have now succumbed to WTC-related illness. They didn’t hesitate to run into danger. They stayed until the work was done.Nolan retired from the FDNY in 2007 and is survived by his wife and three adult children, the New York Daily News reported.
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