NY emergency management director fired after diverting crews to remove tree from his driveway
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A state official says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo fired his emergency management director for diverting crews to remove a tree from his driveway during Superstorm Sandy.
The official says Director of Emergency Management Steven Kuhr was let go after the governor was told Kuhr called a Suffolk County crew to remove a felled tree from his driveway on Long Island.
Kuhr was working in Albany at the time last week, shortly after Sandy hit.
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The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the personnel decision wasn't announced. The New York Times first reported the action.
Kuhr was paid $153,000 as executive deputy commissioner of the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services.
A phone number listed in Kuhr's name was not working Wednesday night.