Chris Cuomo applied to be Hamptons firefighter after CNN booted him: report

The ex-CNN host applied to be a volunteer firefighter with the East Hampton Fire Department

after the network fired him last December for advising his brother

throughout the governor’s sexual harassment scandal, the Daily Beast reported Monday.

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, according to the outlet