2021 New York Laws
VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit
Article 2 - Coverage and Benefits
18 - Disposition of Accrued Benefits Upon Death.

§ 18. Disposition  of accrued benefits upon death. Except as otherwise
  provided in section ten of this chapter, in the case of the death of  an
  injured  volunteer  firefighter to whom there was due at the time of his
  or her death any benefits under the  provisions  of  this  chapter,  the
  amount  of  such  benefits  shall be payable to the surviving spouse, if
  there be one, or, if none, to the surviving child  or  children  of  the
  deceased  under  the age of eighteen years, and if there be no surviving
  spouse or children, then to the dependents of such deceased or to any of
  them as the workers' compensation board may direct, and if there  be  no
  surviving  spouse,  children or dependents of such deceased, then to his
  or her estate. An award for disability may be made after the death of an
  injured volunteer firefighter.