MOUNT OLIVE -- A Budd Lake man accused of starting a brush fire in a park after setting off fireworks, and not doing anything to stop it, is a volunteer firefighter, officials confirmed Wednesday.

Andrew Cikalo, 19, has been suspended from the Budd Lake Volunteer Fire Department following an incident on Monday, Budd Lake Fire Chief Kevin Maloney told NJ Advance Media Wednesday.

Firefighters were called to Vasa Park Monday evening at around 6:45 p.m. for a brush fire that was about 50 to 100 yards long in a wooded area of the park, police said.

A person at the scene approached an officer and told him he had heard a loud popping noise and then saw a man running from the area.

The witness pointed out the man, who was still in the area of the fire. Police identified him as 19-year-old Andrew Cikalo of Budd Lake.

Investigators determined that Cikalo had lit fireworks and started the blaze. He then ran without trying to put out the fire or calling for help.

Cikalo was arrested and charged with arson, failure to report a fire and possession of fireworks. He was released pending a future court date.

Cikalo is listed as an active member on the Budd Lake Volunteer Fire Department website. Maloney said Cikalo as been a volunteer for about two years. According to his Linkedin page, Cikalo started with the fire department in May 2014.

Maloney said Cikalo was suspended from the volunteer fire department until the situation was rectified. The Morris County Prosecutor's office is investigating the incident along with the Mount Olive Police Department, Maloney said.

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