FDNY first responder deaths from 9/11-related diseases now equal fatalities in attack
Two further members of the fire service died in September, bringing the total to 343
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Two further members of the fire service died in September, bringing the total to 343
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The number of emergency workers from the New York City Fire Department to have died from illnesses related to 9/11 has reached 343 - matching the number who died on the day of the attacks.
Hilda Vannata, an emergency medical technician, and Robert Fulco, a retired firefighter, have died from illnesses linked to the atrocity more than 20 years after it took place.
“We have long known this day was coming, yet its reality is astounding just the same.”