N.Y. Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law § 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.