A volunteer firefighter on Long Island has been arrested for allegedly setting a brush fire in Suffolk County, the Medford Fire District said.
The 20-year-old defendant and volunteer firefighter for the hamlet of Medford on Long Island set a fire in a wooded area at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Suffolk County Police Department said in a news release.The fire damaged a car that was parked nearby, police said.Firefighter Jonathan Quiles has been suspended and if he is convicted, he will be terminated from the Medford Fire Department.The defendant was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on charges of arson and reckless endangerment.
The agency reported that firefighters were actively engaging the fire, and firefighting tactics were holding the line. Hundreds of first responders, including volunteers and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers, have been working to strengthen existing fire lines between the fire and nearby populated areas.In a post on X, formally Twitter, NY Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a statewide burn ban that will go into effect beginning on Wednesday.
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