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New York, NY (September 6, 2007) — On the eve of the 6th anniversary of the attacks on America, the Brooklyn Borough Hall will play host to a Congressional Sub-Committee which is scheduled to listen to statements regarding the health of 9/11 responders who reside outside of New York City and State. For those of you who served at Ground Zero, you are well aware that a huge percentage of emergency service volunteers at Ground Zero hailed from other locales.

Last week a plea was issued by the Committee on Government Oversight and Reform — Urgent: Out Of State 9/11 Responders Needed To Testify. The intent was to listen to statements from non New York responders to determine how to identify out of state responders, and convince them to enroll in the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring Program.

But – wait. Hold the applause.

Today, the committee agenda was altered. The once urgent plea for out of staters was revoked so that constituents of committee members could be heard. I’d buy into that change, had the hearing been held in DC, before Congressmen representing many other of states. But the hearing in Brooklyn will be attended primarily by New York delegation members, which means that there will be more self-serving New York testimony — and no voice for Ground Zero’s Silent Heroes.

Who are the men and women who responded from outside New York City to serve at Ground Zero? And where are they now?

In its report on the World Trade Center attacks, The Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware noted that volunteer responders, both trained and untrained, were vital to the rescue effort in New York City, especially during the first 72 hours. Excluding FEMA, nearly every agency which has studied the Trade Center disaster makes note of the importance of an organized volunteer response.

The numbers of volunteer workers who responded to Lower Manhattan during the first days following the attacks has been estimated at 40,000, and there are some reports that suggest numbers as high as 70,000.

During the early stages of rescue and recovery, the volunteers who made it to Ground Zero did so on their own. Many were trained emergency professionals, who were never summoned, but rather “self responded” to the site. Because of their expertise, they immediately began to work assisting FDNY search teams. Others “walk-ins” included steel workers, operating engineers, chiropractors, massage therapists, clergy, college students, and housewives.

The vast majority of the men and women who served at Ground Zero were never asked to respond – they did so because of their desire to help. It’s what Americans do well — helping one another during troubled times.

They came from every state and from Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Israel and Italy. Unfortunately, we may never know the names of most of 9/11’s out of state responders, especially those skilled in emergency response – the firefighters, law enforcement officers, paramedics, military and nurses, who served at Ground Zero…then disappeared.

Finding them will be like “finding the needle in a haystack” largely due to FEMA’s ongoing directive to restrict volunteer “self-response” during major disasters. (1) It is a concept that is shared and enforced by many local emergency agencies. In many jurisdictions, especially those that operate as career agencies, such a violation could result in disciplinary action, or even worse — dismissal.

Following the events of September 11, 2001, FEMA and the US Fire Administration distributed a questionnaire in an attempt to gather statistics regarding the response to the World Trade Center disaster. Many of those who could have answered the questionnaire did not, fearing reprisal.

To make matters worse, published newspaper stories and discussion on “non official” web forums suggested that individuals who had taken it upon themselves to respond, had breeched a crime scene and could possibly face local, state and Federal criminal charges. Out of state responders went off the radar.

According to the 2004 Mount Sinai Study it is estimated that some 70% of all 9/11 responders suffer from illnesses related to the rescue and recovery effort. Like their colleagues in New York City and State, hundreds, if not thousands of out of state first responders are ill as well. After all, they worked under the same horrendous conditions and ingested the same hazardous materials as local emergency personnel. Are they being cared for properly – or are they just biding time?

In a few short years, the Medical Monitoring Program has created an extremely detailed database, which allows healthcare professionals to carefully follow treatment and progress of thousands of World Trade Center responders who reside in New York. Reaching out to responders in other states, who served an extremely important role at Ground Zero, is a very important step.

How to effectuate such a response is determined by two very important criteria: A guarantee to those who enroll that their information will remain confidential. And allowing the screeners to take to the streets to enroll these silent responders in their own hometowns.

In New Mexico State University, there’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Counseling or other types of support, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counseling are also available. The university also has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force and Weekend College. Hence, it’s well understood that New Mexico State University is absolutely unique in its study options. There are many types of degrees and majors offered at New Mexico State University, some of them are:

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Security and Protective Services: Criminal Justice Studies, Fire Science/Firefighting, Forensic Technologies.

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Business, Management, & Marketing: Administrative/Secretarial Services, Banking/Financial Services, Business – General, Information Processing/Data Entry, Management Information Systems, Office Clerical Services.

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Popular majors are: Liberal arts, percent business per marketing, health professions, education.

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Health and Clinical Sciences: Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technology, Emergency Medical Technology, Medical Administrative Assistance, Medical Laboratory Assistance.

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Education: Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Teacher Assistance.

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Public Administration and Service: Social Work

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Computer Science: Computer Science, Data Processing Technology, Information Sciences/Systems, Networking/LAN/WAN Management, Web/Multimedia Design.

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School of Visual and Performing Arts: Art – General, Commercial/Advertising Art, Design/Visual Communications, Photography.

It is important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, to check with the university about the specific date for this year. Financial aid for students is easily available in this university.

If anyone is not a need based student, then non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics and State/District Residency:

The university’s has approximately one thousand, four hundred and forty-five degree-seeking undergrads. It is part of an Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and well-equiped

Commuter campuses.

The university’s student body consists of ninety-four percent in-state students and six percent out-of-state students. It has fantastic dormitories, classrooms, playgrounds, eateries, laboratories, observatories, parks, gardens, swimming pools, libraries.

The university’s degrees are recognized all over the world, students get hundred percent placement anywhere in the world. The eateries dish out excellent cuisines, catering to the different tastes and preferences of the students. There are different hostels for boys and girls . The faculty members of this university are highly educated and they make a tremendous effort to clarify the student’s queries. On the whole life of the students in New Mexico State University is very comfortable and interesting.

OK I HOPE SUM1 CAN HELP!!! I am a full time fire fighter in a small town. I work a 24hr on 48hr off shift. It has always been my dream to become a police officer or sheriff deputy. Is there anyway to get certified around my schedule bc here’s the problem…I will have no problem getting the job as an officer if i can get certified but no department around me can hire me unless im already certified due to unknown reasons probably not in their budget. I cant afford to quit my job as a firefighter due to bills and my two beautiful daughters. Like i said getting the job isn’t a problem its getting certified. Please this is not a joke of any kind this has always been my passion and my dream and if any1 can help me in any way it would be greatly appreciated. Also just figured i’d throw this in there….there is only one college that offers the certification program and it wont work around my schedule and the actual local police academy wont work around my schedule either

I have always wanted to be a Fire Fighter, what is the most one can make in the Fire Department?

I’m not looking for what st. has the best amusement park or sports. My family will be in a position in the next two years to choose to plant long term roots or relocate. One of us will be a cert. elem. school teacher, the other a nationally registered paramedic / firefighter. We have two young children.
Currently, we live in N.Ga. The positive aspects of staying are:
low cost of housing,
free college tuition, freedom to own firearms and a
teacher and paramedic shortage – job security.
The negative aspects of living in Ga.:
high rate of urban sprawl and the traffic that goes with it,
reverse discrimination and racial tension,
high immigrant population, schools ranked low nationally and it’s generally flat, boring and disinteresting (no mountains, 4 hours to an ocean, can’t see the stars …. suburban hell).
We’ve considered the Pacific Northwest and Utah. What places can you recommend for reasonable housing, gov’t job opportunity and quality of living? East or West … where and why?

The title asks it all…

Military, state and police pension buy outs provide options for retirees from the most respected public service careers to cash in a portion of their future pension payments in exchange for a lump sum payment right now.  There are many things that a pension buyout can help someone do after 20, 30 or 40 years of service to the state, the military or the police force.

Let’s say a state employee retires after 30 years of service, and they want to buy a vacation home to enjoy with friends and family.  A state pension buyout can provide the cash for the down payment.  Or let’s say a military officer has retired after 25 years of honorable service and wants to go back to school for an advanced degree to begin a new career later in life.  A military pension buyout can make the funding of this education a reality.  There are reputable companies that can provide cash advances on pension payments, using the pension plan itself as collateral for the “loan.”

The unique thing about a military, police or state pension buyout is that it actually isn’t a loan at all.  When a pensioner receives an advance on the payments they are set to receive in the future, the company they are working with will actually buy a certain number of those payments.  In exchange, they will provide a lump sum of cash.  This sum will be a lower amount than the sum of the pension payments would have been over the specified period of time, but it can be a financial gain compared to waiting years and saving those payments month after month until you have the amount you need to do what you want to do. 

One of the best things about a state, police or military pension buyout is that instead of having to repay that amount, you simply sell a your future pension payments for a specified amount of time.  For those who need cash now and have an alternative source of income besides the pension payments for the agreed upon time period, it can be a great option.

One of the many benefits of a career working for the city, county or state is the ability to get cash for pensions once you reach retirement age.  State pension purchases enable the retiree to sell a certain number of their future pension payments to a reputable agency, and in exchange they receive a lump sum of money that they can do whatever they please with.  For a state employee such as a firefighter, this can be extremely beneficial after all those years of service to the statewide community.

Although a firefighter pension buy out is one of the most common pension purchases, most types of pensions are eligible for some sort of buy-out arrangement.  Military and civil service pensions are often eligible, as well as public and private corporation pensions.  Another huge benefit of getting cash for pensions is that the cost of financing can often be less than the cost of traditional financing.  The cash advances are usually processed very quickly too, which can be the biggest benefit of all. 

With state pension purchases, it’s possible to get the money needed for any number of important expenditures in a very short period of time.  That money can be used to put a down payment on a vacation home, purchase a boat, make renovations to one’s existing home, go back to school to get a MBA or other degree that there just wasn’t time for before, or any number of other things.  As soon as the cash advance is approved, the retiree is free to use the money however they wish.

For retired firefighters and various state employees with pension plans, it can be very beneficial to receive one of these cash advances.  There are reputable pension purchase companies that can help provide more information and get the process started.

it only makes sense. I say this because back in 2001 in the state of washington 4 firefighters were killed because the were trapped and trying to get help. But, they couldnt because they had to get permission for a helicopter to get water out of this stream, for fear that some fish might die. needless to say these firefighters died. It was the enviormentalists fault for this because they own the liberal democrats who passed these stupid laws. So now we have these fires here in california and i am sure they wouldnt have been so bad had people been able to clear out alot of the over growth. But im sure the enviornmentalist said no for fear of killing some stupid fly or bug or something.

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b6823b633ba.htm

gee, isnt anyone reading the article?