James Zadroga, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Zadroga

NYPD officer

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1971

Place of Birth: North Arlington, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 05-Jan-2006

Profession: police officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

James Zadroga (February 8, 1971 – January 5, 2006) was a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer who died of a respiratory disease that has been attributed to his participation in rescue and recovery operations in the rubble of the World Trade Center following the September 11 attacks.
Zadroga was the first NYPD officer whose death was attributed to exposure to his contact with toxic chemicals at the attack site.Zadroga had joined the New York City Police Department in 1992 and attained the rank of Detective.
He was a healthy non-smoker and had no known history of asthma or other respiratory conditions before spending 450 hours participating in the recovery efforts at the 9/11 attack site.
Weeks after his time at the World Trade Center site, Zadroga developed a persistent cough, and, as the months progressed, he developed shortness of breath and became unable to walk distances more than 100 feet without gasping for air.The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund awarded Zadroga a monetary settlement in excess of $1M in 2004, after determining that his exposure to dust at Ground Zero had caused his respiratory illness.
The New York City Police Department Medical Board approved his application for permanent disability retirement that same year, after concluding that his illness was related to dust exposure.