Many First Responders Have Died Due To Mesothelioma, Niosh Study Firefighters Twice As Likely To Die Of Mesothelioma As The General Population Adao Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization

The average age of a 911 first responder is now about 55.

Coloring book fairy. Due to the physical nature of their jobs these illnesses have had a tremendous impact on our membership and their families he said in a statement. While the ground zero exposure left asbestos fibers lodged into many peoples pleural cavity the latency period for the disease is between 20 and 50 years. However mesothelioma usually takes longer than most cancers to develop.

It is designed exclusively to honor and recognize the first responders who have died in the aftermath of 911. In october 2019 a 52 year old first responder from pennsylvania died of mesothelioma. In the years since the attack thousands of first responders have gotten sick and died as a result of their exposure to toxins in the air during the massive cleanup effort.

Many were immigrants and minorities this article is more than 2 months old. The grim toll includes over 111 fdny responders who have died from wtc linked illnesses 44 of them from cancer. Many of the people who inhaled dust from the 911 attacks including first responders residents and workers in lower manhattan and workers who helped remove those materials after the attacks have since shown symptoms of asbestos exposure including mesothelioma.

911 first responders begin to feel attacks long term health effects i do remember thinking that this is probably going to kill me one firefighter said. It includes police fire rescue other emergency workers and many volunteers who labored for months in the cleanup and were later sickened. Seventeen years later many of those brave heroes have either died or still suffer from respiratory issues including lung cancer and mesothelioma.

Thousands of 911 first responders have been diagnosed with various diseases. Death from 911 related illnesses. Doctors and news reports linked his cancer to 911 asbestos exposure.

In 2011 congress reopened the september 11 victim compensation fund vcf in order to address the rising number of new claims. The victim was diagnosed with stage 3 pleural mesothelioma and he died a few months later. The new york city fire department estimates upward of 9000 firefighters are at a higher risk for developing cancers especially rescue workers and clean up crews.

He was a firefighter in the white oak rescue team which responded to 911 rescue needs.