A grim milestone for the New York Fire Department.
A total number of firefighter deaths as a result
of an illness from the September 11th attack.
It's now 343
in a social post. The FDNY
commissioner said with these deaths,
we have reached a somber remarkable milestone.
We have now suffered the same number of deaths post September 11
th as we experienced that day when the North and South towers fell,
our hearts break for the families of these members and all who love them
through the World Trade Center Health Registry.
The health of more than 71,000 people is being tracked.
This of course includes first responders as well as residents and
workers from the area who were exposed to those toxic materials.