Here's a short clip from the Associated Press about the firefighters:
NYC Fire and Police Officials Deny Scaling WTC Efforts
N E W Y O R K, Nov. 5 — New York City police and fire officials are denying accusations they're scaling back efforts to recover victims' remains at the World Trade Center.
Union officials say a change in policy — limiting the number of fire and police workers at the site — is essentially turning the recovery effort into a construction zone.
But Fire Commissioner Thomas Von Essen calls the charges "unfair and dishonest."
Hundreds of firefighters protested the policy change Friday, leading to scuffles with police. More than a dozen firefighters were arrested.
Of the 343 firefighters lost in the Trade Center attack, more than 200 are still buried in the rubble. —The Associated Press