A volunteer firefighter on Long Island was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly admitting to setting some of the brush fires that swept through the town of Medford earlier in the day, according to a local official.

MEDFORD, Long Island (WABC) -- A volunteer firefighter in Suffolk County was arrested for allegedly setting a brush fire in Medford. Firefighter Jonathan Quiles intentionally set a fire in a wooded area on Mount Vernon Avenue that damaged a 2004 Chevrolet parked nearby, police say.

A volunteer firefighter on Long Island is accused of intentionally setting a brush fire that burned through a wooded area in Medford, New York. Suffolk County Police said Medford Fire Department volunteer firefighter Jonathan Quiles was arrested on charges of arson and reckless endangerment.

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.

Suffolk County Police arrested a Medford Fire Department volunteer firefighter onNov.13 for intentionally setting a brush fire in Medford. Jonathan Quiles intentionally set a fire in a wooded area on Mount Vernon Avenue at approximately 3:35 p.m. on November 12. The fire also damaged a 2004 Chevrolet parked nearby.

A volunteer firefighter from Long Island is facing charges after allegedly setting a brush fire. Suffolk County Police said Jonathan Quiles, age 20, intentionally set the fire in a wooded area on Mount Vernon Avenue in Medford at about 3:35 p.