SCHENECTADY — Thirty-year Schenectady Fire Department veteran George Burns has been selected to serve as the city’s new fire chief, succeeding former chief Donald Mareno.

The figures, which were presented to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners during its Feb. 18 briefing, show that of the 11,065 units impacted by Helene, 353 were destroyed, 686 sustained major ...