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Posted: Sep 11, 2024

Nearly 17K first responders are suffering cancers, diseases linked to 9/11 over two decades later

More than 45,000 people are living with the physical manifestations of the September 11 attacks more than two decades after the tragedy. At least 45,200 civilians and officers from the FDNY, NYPD and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are suffering from at least one cancer or disease that has been directly linked to the largest terrorist attack in history.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post
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Posted: Sep 11, 2024

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes helps honor first responders by serving meals and presenting checks

VIDEO: Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes was up early on Tuesday to give back to local first responders. Skenes traded his baseball glove for an apron and some bottles of barbecue sauce, serving up a free hot meal and some big checks to local first responders. "The sacrifices that you make, whether you recognize it or not, are more than any of us can ever repay you for," Skenes told first responders.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh
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Posted: Sep 11, 2024

Seattle firefighters battle 2-alarm fire at vacant Rainier Beach building

VIDEO: A vacant building near Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood caught fire early Wednesday morning, the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) confirmed. Crews first responded to the building around 5:30 a.m. after callers reported heavy smoke emanating from it. Flames could be seen coming through the roof once crews arrived, and water was poured on the fire from a safe distance, an SFD spokesperson told KING 5 at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle
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Posted: Sep 11, 2024

Fire crews contain wildfires in Whitman & Garfield counties

PHOTO: Fire crews are working to contain two fires in the region. In Whitman County, Pullman fire crews and deputies attacked a wildland fire outside of Albien on Tuesday. The fire shut down roads and caused evacuation warnings. As of Tuesday night, deputies said the fire was not threatening any towns or structures however, it did damage at least one building and several power poles which caused power outages.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLEW-TV CBS 3 Lewiston
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Posted: Sep 10, 2024

VIDEO: Good Samaritans react after helping rescue driver from fire in Minnesota

Traffic cameras in Roseville captured a remarkable rescue on Monday as good Samaritans pulled a man from a burning vehicle. "It could’ve been catastrophic if we didn’t stop," Terry Maynard told FOX 9. "I think it could’ve been a fatality for sure," Joe Wold added. Maynard and Wold were two of three men who put their lives on the line, to save 22-year-old Paymon Sadat.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMSP-TV FOX 9 Minneapolis
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