As the town works to define “abandoned” in its law, three properties ravaged by fire remain vacant — a mansion reduced to rubble, a motel that still stands, and the shell of a home.

The town says the property at 7 Ayre Dr. in Guilderland, which was destroyed last January, could be an “attractive nuisance,” or a dangerous site.

The Guilderland Police Benevolent Association, Albany County Sheriff's Office, and the Westmere Fire Department are organizing a breakfast to benefit the local law enforcement officers who lost their home in a recent fire. 

One family member, Christine Sawyer, 51, remains hospitalized.