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Several retired and active police officers and firefighters have been arrested in a federal raid on a New York City gambling ring, NBC New York has learned.

Days after the killing of Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama met New York firefighters on Thursday before a visit to Ground Zero to offer comfort to a city still scarred by the September 11 attacks.

Candles arranged on the floor for a voodoo ceremony caused a five-alarm fire that ripped through a Brooklyn apartment building, killing a woman and injuring 20 firefighters, the FDNY says.

Two Chicago firefighters were killed and 14 others injured battling a blaze when the roof of an abandoned building collapsed, an official says.

Firefighters battle to control Thursday s blaze at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville. As the fire at the 1.3 million-square-foot mall raged into early evening, officials were uncertain about the extent of the damage to one of Roseville's key economic engines – or how long the mall might be closed.

A city firefighter was caught "red-handed" tending more than 100 marijuana plants - each worth $5,000 - in the basement of a Queens house, a prosecutor said Monday.

A federal judge rejected a multimillion dollar settlement for people sickened by ash and dust from the World Trade Center, saying the deal to compensate 10,000 police officers, firefighters and other laborers didn't contain enough money.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein on Friday rejected a legal settlement that would have given at least $575 million to the victims, saying the deal shortchanged ground zero workers whom he called heroes.

Hundreds of Chicago firefighters worked to put out a high-rise fire that left one person dead and 12 people injured.

A suburban Pittsburgh man slept soundly as his home caught on fire and partially collapsed. It wasn't until firefighters did a walk-through of the home more than two hours later that he woke up. Ross Township Fire Marshal John Reubi said he was "flabbergasted" that anyone survived the blaze. It broke out around 2:40 a.m. Sunday and was reported by a passer-by....

Firefighters expected mild winds and low temperatures forecast for Monday to help them make significant progress against a wildfire ...