New York State’s Division of Human Rights announced settlement of complaints filed against Long Island volunteer fire departments and their fire districts in 2021.

The exact cause of that fire is still under investigation — including which side of the border it started on, according to New York DEC. The Empire State is far larger than New Jersey, noted New ...

Mike Kotzo, 47, was awarded the Chief of Department Peter J. Ganci Jr. Medal and New York State Honorary Fire Chiefs ...