FDNY adds 22 names to memorial wall to those who died from 9/11-related illness

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The FDNY will add 22 additional names to a memorial wall dedicated to its members who died due to 9/11-related illness, including several from Queens firehouses. Photo via FDNY/Flickr.

The FDNY will add 22 additional names to a memorial wall dedicated to its members who died due to 9/11-related illness, including several from Queens firehouses. Photo via FDNY/Flickr.

By Jonathan Sperling

Less than a week before the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the FDNY will add 22 additional names to a memorial wall dedicated to its members who died due to 9/11-related illness, including several from Queens firehouses.

The FDNY members, who range from doctors and paramedics to captains and battalion chiefs, will have their names permanently added to the wall located at the FDNY’s headquarters in Brooklyn. More than 200 FDNY members have died of 9/11-related illnesses, according to the FDNY.

All 22 of the FDNY members were honored for their work in the rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center, in a statement by Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro.

“This solemn wall is a poignant and permanent reminder of the sacrifice of all that responded on September 11th and toiled for weeks and months at the World Trade Center searching for the innocent lives taken that day,” said Nigro, who will join others in FDNY leadership and the family members of the 22 deceased at a ceremony this afternoon.

“Because of their dedication and bravery, each year the already staggering loss suffered by the FDNY continues to grow as illnesses claimed the lives of those who so bravely served our city,” Nigro added.

Several of the FDNY members who will be added to the wall hailed from Queens firehouses, including Firefighter Brent Crobak of Engine Company 251 in Glen Oaks; Firefighter Daniel Bove of Engine Company 251, Firefighter Michael McDonald of Ladder Company 128 in Long Island City and Firefighter John Elges of Ladder Company 134 in Far Rockaway.

The inscription on the wall reads: “DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO BRAVELY SERVED THIS DEPARTMENT PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN THE RESCUE AND RECOVERY EFFORT AT MANHATTAN BOX 5-5-8087 WORLD TRADE CENTER.