A Medford, New York, volunteer firefighter has been arrested for allegedly starting a brush fire in Suffolk County on Long Island despite extremely dry conditions in the region, according to police.
Suffolk County police arrested 20-year-old Jonathan Quiles, a volunteer firefighter in the hamlet of Medford, for allegedly setting a fire in a wooded area at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Along with the wooded area, a car parked nearby was damaged, police said.
Quiles was reportedly suspended from his position with the Medford Fire Department and, if convicted, will be terminated, the Medford Fire District said in a press release posted to social media.
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“The Medford Fire District performs arson background checks before admitting members, and there was no knowledge to suspect that this individual may have had any inclination of intentionally setting fires,” the district noted. “This incident …