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Any active member, vested member, Service or Ordinary Disability pensioner (who vested or retired on or after 9-11-01) who participated in the WTC Rescue, Recovery or Clean-Up Operations between September 11, 2001 and September 12, 2002 should file a Notice of Participation if they meet all of the following pre-qualifying criteria:
- Successfully passed a physical examination for entry into public service (which all firefighters have done)
- Worked at one of the following places between September 11, 2001 and September 12, 2002:
- World Trade Center Site (the World Trade Center Site is defined as anywhere below a line starting from the Hudson River and Canal Street; east on Canal Street to Pike Street; south on Pike Street to the East River; and extending to the lower tip of Manhattan)
- Fresh Kills Landfill
- New York City Morgue or the temporary morgue on pier locations on the West Side of Manhattan
- Barges - between the West Side of Manhattan and the Fresh Kills Landfill
Set forth below is a list of Qualifying Conditions or Impairment of Health:
- Diseases of the upper respiratory tract and mucosae, including conjunctivitis, rhinitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, vocal chord disease, upper airway hyper-reactivity and tracheo-bronchitis, or a combination of such conditions; or
- Diseases of the lower respiratory tract, including but not limited to bronchitis, asthma, reactive airway dysfunction syndrome, and different types of pneumonitis, such as hypersensitivity, granulomatous, or eosinophilic; or
- Diseases of the gastroesophageal tract, including esophagitis and reflux disease, either acute or chronic, caused by exposure or aggravated by exposure; or
- Diseases of the psychological axis, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or any combination of such conditions; or
- Diseases of the skin such as contact dermatitis or burns, either acute or chronic in nature, infectious, irritant, allergic, idiopathic or non-specific reactive in nature, caused by exposure or aggravated by exposure, or
- New onset diseases resulting from exposure as such diseases may occur in the future including cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asbestos-related disease, heavy metal poisoning, musculoskeletal disease and chronic psychological disease.
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