Sergeant Michael Kenny said his experience at Ground Zero after 9/11 inspired him to help with the Maui recovery effort.
Three NYPD cops – including one who searched Ground Zero after 9/11 – are aiding recovery efforts in the wake of the apocalyptic Maui wildfires, vowing to stay “as long as we need” to put the devastated community back on its feet.
“People came to help to us [after 9/11] in our city and now we’re coming out to help them,” said the 40-year veteran, who is also a FEMA task force leader. “It’s personal for them, just like it was personal for us,” he said of the community that has suffered 115 confirmed deaths, with 800 people still missing
“We’re working sun up to sun down out in the field — it’s a long day but we’re out here,” Mateyaschuk told The Post.
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