Staten Island Advance
NEW YORK — A solemn memorial tribute will be held on Staten Island Saturday to honor 176 FDNY members lost to post-9/11 illnesses, adding their names to a plaque that will become part of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
The Oct. 18 ceremony, which will take place at the College of Staten Island, Willowbrook, is expected to draw more than 2,000 attendees. It will be hosted by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, along with the FDNY…