# 36 FDNY Firefighters Added to 9/11 Memorial Wall After Dying of Illnesses

New York City added 36 firefighters who died of 9/11-related illnesses to the FDNY memorial wall.

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A ceremony was held in New York City to add 36 names of local firefighters to the Fire Department of the City of New York's World Trade Center Memorial Wall. [^1]

The 36 firefighters added to the memorial wall died due to illnesses related to the September 11 attacks. [^2] NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated that more than 600 members of the FDNY have passed away from 9/11 related health complications. [^3] Officials reported that 86% of patients in the World Trade Center Health Program are still alive five years after a cancer diagnosis. [^4]

As of June 2026, just over 57,000 responders and survivors are certified by the World Trade Center Health Program with cancers related to 9/11. [^5] John Feal, a severely injured 9/11 responder and advocate, lobbied for legislation to fix the funding formula for the World Trade Center Health Program, and without the adjustments the program would have reportedly had to stop taking new patients in 2028. [^6] The 9/11 Responders Remembered Park in Nesconset, Long Island, has three granite panels, 63 feet long and 6 feet high, inscribed with the names of almost three thousand 9/11 responders, and the panels recently ran out of room for new names, prompting a scramble to add space before the 25th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2026. [^7]

The founders of the 9/11 Responders Remembered Park in Nesconset, Long Island, claim it is the first space in the country honoring responders whose lives were cut short from illnesses linked to their work at Ground Zero. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. A ceremony was held in New York City to add 36 names of local firefighters to the Fire Department of the City of New York's World Trade Center Memorial Wall. (WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale, News)
2. The 36 firefighters added to the memorial wall died due to illnesses related to the September 11 attacks. (WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale, News)
3. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated that more than 600 members of the FDNY have passed away from 9/11 related health complications. (WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale, News)
4. Officials reported that 86% of patients in the World Trade Center Health Program are still alive five years after a cancer diagnosis. (WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale, News)
5. As of June 2026, just over 57,000 responders and survivors are certified by the World Trade Center Health Program with cancers related to 9/11. (Mother Jones, News)
6. John Feal, a severely injured 9/11 responder and advocate, lobbied for legislation to fix the funding formula for the World Trade Center Health Program, and without the adjustments the program would have reportedly had to stop taking new patients in 2028. (Mother Jones, News)
7. The 9/11 Responders Remembered Park in Nesconset, Long Island, has three granite panels, 63 feet long and 6 feet high, inscribed with the names of almost three thousand 9/11 responders, and the panels recently ran out of room for new names, prompting a scramble to add space before the 25th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2026. (Mother Jones, News)
8. The founders of the 9/11 Responders Remembered Park in Nesconset, Long Island, claim it is the first space in the country honoring responders whose lives were cut short from illnesses linked to their work at Ground Zero. (Mother Jones, News)

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