FDNY honors 39 members who have died in last year of 9/11-related illness, adds names to memorial wall

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center is still killing New York City firefighters, 24 years later.

On Tuesday, the FDNY remembered the 39 members who have died in the past year of illnesses related to their work during the rescue and recovery efforts at what was then known as The Pile.

Their names were added to the FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall in an afternoon ceremony at the department's Brooklyn headquarters.

The inscription 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."

The fire department has lost more than 400 members to World Trade Center illnesses, surpassing the 343 fire