The number of volunteer firefighters in New York has fallen drastically over the last 25 years, and the real victims are small, upstate New York communities.
Although the cause of a fatal fire in Endicott remains under investigation, authorities have released the identity of the person who died as a result of the blaze.
Two members of the Endicott Fire Department have received special recognition for their life-saving actions at the scene of a blaze that raced through a house.