Chris Cuomo had short-lived aspirations of extinguishing real-life infernos. Not just the media fire faced by his disgraced brother, ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The ex-CNN host applied to be a volunteer firefighter with the East Hampton Fire Department after the network fired him last December.
But the former primetime news anchor ultimately withdrew his application a short time after meeting with fire chiefs earlier this year as he was unable to devote enough of his time to fulfill the role.
Duane ForresterEHFD Chief
“It’s a very time-consuming thing. There are monthly meetings and drills and you have to meet a percentage of your calls."
Duane ForresterEHFD Chief
“That’s why we don’t have many celebrities.”
In March, Cuomo filed a lawsuit demanding a staggering $125 million in damages from CNN for being fired.
Cuomo was canned after CNN learned that he used his press connections and experience to aid the defense of his embattled older brother, then the governor of New York.
Cuomo stoked the fire when he called his termination “the epitome of hypocrisy” due to the network’s alleged willingness to look the other way when other CNN personalities reportedly violated its journalistic standards.