Detective James Zadroga
New York City Police Department
New York
End of Watch: Friday, January 6, 2006
Biographical Info
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: 6663
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Weapon Used: Aircraft; Passenger jet
Suspect Info: 19 suicide attackers
Detective James Zadroga died of a respiratory disease he contracted during rescue and recovery operations at the site of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
Detective Zadroga had responded to the World Trade Center immediately following the attack and began providing assistance. He was inside 7 World Trade Center as it began to collapse, but was able to escape.
In the weeks following the attack, Detective Zadroga spent over 470 hours digging through debris and inhaling the noxious gases and fumes present around the Ground Zero area.
Shortly after finishing his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center, Detective Zadroga developed a chronic cough, shortness of breath, acid reflux, and was plagued by headaches. Within months he required oxygen tanks to breathe as well as other medicines to slow the deterioration of his health. His condition continued to worsen and Detective Zadroga was granted a 75% pay disability pension on November 1, 2004.
Detective Zadroga died on January 6, 2006, as a result of respiratory disease, black lung disease, and mercury on the brain. His death was directly linked to his work at Ground Zero.
Detective Zadroga had served with the New York City Police Department for 13 years, and was assigned to the Manhattan South Homicide Task Force. He is survived by his 4-year-old daughter and his parents.
72 officers from a total of eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed when terrorist hijackers working for the al Qaeda terrorist network, headed by Osama bin Laden, crashed two of four hijacked planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City on the morning of September 11, 2001. After the impact of the first plane, putting the safety of others before their own, law enforcement officers along with fire and EMS personnel, rushed to the burning Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to aid the victims and lead them to safety. Due to their quick actions, it is estimated that over 25,000 people were saved.
As the evacuation continued, the first tower unexpectedly collapsed due as a result of the intense fire caused by the impact. The second tower collapsed a short time later. 71 law enforcement officers, 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and over 2,800 civilians were killed at the World Trade Center site.
A third hijacked plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania when the passengers attempted to re-take control of the plane. One law enforcement officer, who was a passenger on the plane, was killed in that crash.
The fourth hijacked plane was crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, killing almost 200 military and civilian personnel. No law enforcement officers were killed at the Pentagon.
The terrorist attacks resulted in the declaration of war against the Taliban regime, the illegal rulers of Afghanistan, and the al Qaeda terrorist network which also was based in Afghanistan.
On September 9, 2005, all of the public safety officers killed on September 11, 2001, were posthumously awarded the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor by President George W. Bush.
The contamination at the World Trade Center caused many rescue personnel to become extremely ill. The first death of a law enforcement officer linked directly to the aftermath of 9/11 occurred on January 6, 2006, when Detective James Zadroga, of the New York City Police Department, died from inhaling the noxious gases present at the site.
Please click here to visit the memorials of all of the law enforcement officers killed in this terrorist attack.
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∼Police officer who died as a result of lung disease which resulted from his work at the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11 attacks. His death was directly linked to the dust he inhailed from the World Trade Center site so his death was later ruled a homicide.
New York City Police Department
New York
End of Watch: Friday, January 6, 2006
Biographical Info
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: 6663
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Weapon Used: Aircraft; Passenger jet
Suspect Info: 19 suicide attackers
Detective James Zadroga died of a respiratory disease he contracted during rescue and recovery operations at the site of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
Detective Zadroga had responded to the World Trade Center immediately following the attack and began providing assistance. He was inside 7 World Trade Center as it began to collapse, but was able to escape.
In the weeks following the attack, Detective Zadroga spent over 470 hours digging through debris and inhaling the noxious gases and fumes present around the Ground Zero area.
Shortly after finishing his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center, Detective Zadroga developed a chronic cough, shortness of breath, acid reflux, and was plagued by headaches. Within months he required oxygen tanks to breathe as well as other medicines to slow the deterioration of his health. His condition continued to worsen and Detective Zadroga was granted a 75% pay disability pension on November 1, 2004.
Detective Zadroga died on January 6, 2006, as a result of respiratory disease, black lung disease, and mercury on the brain. His death was directly linked to his work at Ground Zero.
Detective Zadroga had served with the New York City Police Department for 13 years, and was assigned to the Manhattan South Homicide Task Force. He is survived by his 4-year-old daughter and his parents.
72 officers from a total of eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed when terrorist hijackers working for the al Qaeda terrorist network, headed by Osama bin Laden, crashed two of four hijacked planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City on the morning of September 11, 2001. After the impact of the first plane, putting the safety of others before their own, law enforcement officers along with fire and EMS personnel, rushed to the burning Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to aid the victims and lead them to safety. Due to their quick actions, it is estimated that over 25,000 people were saved.
As the evacuation continued, the first tower unexpectedly collapsed due as a result of the intense fire caused by the impact. The second tower collapsed a short time later. 71 law enforcement officers, 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and over 2,800 civilians were killed at the World Trade Center site.
A third hijacked plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania when the passengers attempted to re-take control of the plane. One law enforcement officer, who was a passenger on the plane, was killed in that crash.
The fourth hijacked plane was crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, killing almost 200 military and civilian personnel. No law enforcement officers were killed at the Pentagon.
The terrorist attacks resulted in the declaration of war against the Taliban regime, the illegal rulers of Afghanistan, and the al Qaeda terrorist network which also was based in Afghanistan.
On September 9, 2005, all of the public safety officers killed on September 11, 2001, were posthumously awarded the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor by President George W. Bush.
The contamination at the World Trade Center caused many rescue personnel to become extremely ill. The first death of a law enforcement officer linked directly to the aftermath of 9/11 occurred on January 6, 2006, when Detective James Zadroga, of the New York City Police Department, died from inhaling the noxious gases present at the site.
Please click here to visit the memorials of all of the law enforcement officers killed in this terrorist attack.
____________________________________________________________
∼Police officer who died as a result of lung disease which resulted from his work at the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11 attacks. His death was directly linked to the dust he inhailed from the World Trade Center site so his death was later ruled a homicide.
Detective James Zadroga
New York City Police Department
New York
End of Watch: Friday, January 6, 2006
Biographical Info
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: 6663
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Weapon Used: Aircraft; Passenger jet
Suspect Info: 19 suicide attackers
Detective James Zadroga died of a respiratory disease he contracted during rescue and recovery operations at the site of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
Detective Zadroga had responded to the World Trade Center immediately following the attack and began providing assistance. He was inside 7 World Trade Center as it began to collapse, but was able to escape.
In the weeks following the attack, Detective Zadroga spent over 470 hours digging through debris and inhaling the noxious gases and fumes present around the Ground Zero area.
Shortly after finishing his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center, Detective Zadroga developed a chronic cough, shortness of breath, acid reflux, and was plagued by headaches. Within months he required oxygen tanks to breathe as well as other medicines to slow the deterioration of his health. His condition continued to worsen and Detective Zadroga was granted a 75% pay disability pension on November 1, 2004.
Detective Zadroga died on January 6, 2006, as a result of respiratory disease, black lung disease, and mercury on the brain. His death was directly linked to his work at Ground Zero.
Detective Zadroga had served with the New York City Police Department for 13 years, and was assigned to the Manhattan South Homicide Task Force. He is survived by his 4-year-old daughter and his parents.
72 officers from a total of eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed when terrorist hijackers working for the al Qaeda terrorist network, headed by Osama bin Laden, crashed two of four hijacked planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City on the morning of September 11, 2001. After the impact of the first plane, putting the safety of others before their own, law enforcement officers along with fire and EMS personnel, rushed to the burning Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to aid the victims and lead them to safety. Due to their quick actions, it is estimated that over 25,000 people were saved.
As the evacuation continued, the first tower unexpectedly collapsed due as a result of the intense fire caused by the impact. The second tower collapsed a short time later. 71 law enforcement officers, 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and over 2,800 civilians were killed at the World Trade Center site.
A third hijacked plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania when the passengers attempted to re-take control of the plane. One law enforcement officer, who was a passenger on the plane, was killed in that crash.
The fourth hijacked plane was crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, killing almost 200 military and civilian personnel. No law enforcement officers were killed at the Pentagon.
The terrorist attacks resulted in the declaration of war against the Taliban regime, the illegal rulers of Afghanistan, and the al Qaeda terrorist network which also was based in Afghanistan.
On September 9, 2005, all of the public safety officers killed on September 11, 2001, were posthumously awarded the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor by President George W. Bush.
The contamination at the World Trade Center caused many rescue personnel to become extremely ill. The first death of a law enforcement officer linked directly to the aftermath of 9/11 occurred on January 6, 2006, when Detective James Zadroga, of the New York City Police Department, died from inhaling the noxious gases present at the site.
Please click here to visit the memorials of all of the law enforcement officers killed in this terrorist attack.
____________________________________________________________
∼Police officer who died as a result of lung disease which resulted from his work at the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11 attacks. His death was directly linked to the dust he inhailed from the World Trade Center site so his death was later ruled a homicide.
New York City Police Department
New York
End of Watch: Friday, January 6, 2006
Biographical Info
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: 6663
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Weapon Used: Aircraft; Passenger jet
Suspect Info: 19 suicide attackers
Detective James Zadroga died of a respiratory disease he contracted during rescue and recovery operations at the site of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
Detective Zadroga had responded to the World Trade Center immediately following the attack and began providing assistance. He was inside 7 World Trade Center as it began to collapse, but was able to escape.
In the weeks following the attack, Detective Zadroga spent over 470 hours digging through debris and inhaling the noxious gases and fumes present around the Ground Zero area.
Shortly after finishing his rescue and recovery work at the World Trade Center, Detective Zadroga developed a chronic cough, shortness of breath, acid reflux, and was plagued by headaches. Within months he required oxygen tanks to breathe as well as other medicines to slow the deterioration of his health. His condition continued to worsen and Detective Zadroga was granted a 75% pay disability pension on November 1, 2004.
Detective Zadroga died on January 6, 2006, as a result of respiratory disease, black lung disease, and mercury on the brain. His death was directly linked to his work at Ground Zero.
Detective Zadroga had served with the New York City Police Department for 13 years, and was assigned to the Manhattan South Homicide Task Force. He is survived by his 4-year-old daughter and his parents.
72 officers from a total of eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed when terrorist hijackers working for the al Qaeda terrorist network, headed by Osama bin Laden, crashed two of four hijacked planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City on the morning of September 11, 2001. After the impact of the first plane, putting the safety of others before their own, law enforcement officers along with fire and EMS personnel, rushed to the burning Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to aid the victims and lead them to safety. Due to their quick actions, it is estimated that over 25,000 people were saved.
As the evacuation continued, the first tower unexpectedly collapsed due as a result of the intense fire caused by the impact. The second tower collapsed a short time later. 71 law enforcement officers, 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and over 2,800 civilians were killed at the World Trade Center site.
A third hijacked plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania when the passengers attempted to re-take control of the plane. One law enforcement officer, who was a passenger on the plane, was killed in that crash.
The fourth hijacked plane was crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, killing almost 200 military and civilian personnel. No law enforcement officers were killed at the Pentagon.
The terrorist attacks resulted in the declaration of war against the Taliban regime, the illegal rulers of Afghanistan, and the al Qaeda terrorist network which also was based in Afghanistan.
On September 9, 2005, all of the public safety officers killed on September 11, 2001, were posthumously awarded the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor by President George W. Bush.
The contamination at the World Trade Center caused many rescue personnel to become extremely ill. The first death of a law enforcement officer linked directly to the aftermath of 9/11 occurred on January 6, 2006, when Detective James Zadroga, of the New York City Police Department, died from inhaling the noxious gases present at the site.
Please click here to visit the memorials of all of the law enforcement officers killed in this terrorist attack.
____________________________________________________________
∼Police officer who died as a result of lung disease which resulted from his work at the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11 attacks. His death was directly linked to the dust he inhailed from the World Trade Center site so his death was later ruled a homicide.
Bio by: Tammy Jones-Ashley
Inscription
BELOVED GRANDSON
DETECTIVE—N.Y.P.D.
Fidelis Ad Mortem
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Gravesite Details
h/o Ronda (Byrd) Zadroga, s/o Joseph & Linda (Baczewski) Zadroga
