Brooklyn firefighter (quota hire) finally fired after third domestic violence arrest

New York Post ^ | March 9, 2019 | Dana Schuster and Susan Edelman

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The FDNY has finally fired its alleged woman-beater smoke-eater.

Brooklyn firefighter Clyde Phillips was axed Wednesday after his third arrest stemming from charges of domestic violence, The Post has learned.

Phillips was charged on Feb. 23 in Caldwell, NJ with contempt for violating a New York City restraining order put in place after a 2018 attack on an ex-girlfriend, said Katherine Carter, spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.

Carter said a violation could include anything from phoning or texting to physical contact, but she would not elaborate.

The FDNY suspended Phillips on Feb. 27, then fired him on March 6 under the terms of a “stipulation,” or signed agreement, that he could be terminated immediately if arrested again, spokesman Jim Long confirmed. Long had no further comment.

The 37-year-old, who made $123,699 in 2018 at Engine Co. 234 in Crown Heights, has a history of alleged violence against women.

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Phillips is a former subway engineer who fraudulently took a family leave from the MTA to attend the Fire Academy in 2014, officials said.

He was the lowest-scoring of 282 “priority hires” ordered by a Brooklyn federal judge who ruled that minority candidates were victims of race bias.

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