VIDEO: Hundreds of Connecticut first responders rushed to New York City on 9/11 to help, and on Monday they urged Congress to make the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund permanent. West Haven sent about 30 firefighters to Ground Zero. Some of them are still suffering the health effects and are demanding to protect their benefits. The 9/11 responders say they're tired of worrying and wondering if the money will be there for them if they get sick. West Haven Fire Department Chief James O'Brien says he is haunted by what he saw two decades ago when he was working in "the pile" and searching for survivors. "We weren't well-equipped. We weren't provided with enough breathing apparatus or filter masks or anything like that. So we just worked with what we had at the end," he says.