Following Art Brookes link it would appaer that the programme I was watching did in no way exaggerate the difficulties tha firefighters in particular are experiencing............

343 New York City firefighters died on 9/11 (Source: FDNY)

At least 5,000 active and retired FDNY firefighters are currently undergoing medical treatment for injury or illness related to 9/11 (FDNY)

At least 3,000 FDNY firefighters have sought respiratory treatment since 9/11 (FDNY)

At least 600 FDNY firefighters have taken early retirement due to permanent respiratory illnesses since 9/11 (FDNY)

In the year after the 9/11 attacks, city firefighters as a group lost lung function equivalent to 12 years of aging (Source: joint study by FDNY and Mount Sinai Medical Center, released August 2006)

At least the dead died with their dreams - some survivors seem to be undergoing a life sentence.