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Nearly 60,000 city employees reported that they participated in the rescue, recovery and clean-up of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster. New York City bears a special responsibility to ensure that the best health care, based on the most current research, is available to those who are ill, or who may eventually develop symptoms associated with the 9/11 attacks.
| Self-reported Participation in WTC Operations by City Agency | ||
|---|---|---|
| Agency | On-duty at site | % of Citywide Total |
| New York Police Department | 34,250 | 58% |
| New York Fire Department | 16,219 | 27% |
| Department of Sanitation | 3,463 | 6% |
| Department of Transportation | 1,805 | 3.% |
| Department of Correction | 1,019 | 2% |
| All Other Agencies | 2,372 | 4% |
| TOTAL | 59,128 | 100% |