The states emergency-management chief knew whom to help after Superstorm Sandy himself.

Office of Emergency Management boss Steven Kuhr was fired after allegedly sending workers to clear a tree in his Long Island driveway as other victims of the storm suffered, sources said yesterday.

As crews struggled to clear wreckage throughout the area after the storm hit last week, Kuhr called Suffolk County officials and asked for the favor, a source said.

Kuhr, who was in Albany at the time, also had a subordinate call on his behalf, another source said.

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A state employee alerted Gov. Cuomos office, which conducted a preliminary investigation and spoke to individuals with direct knowledge of what had happened.

That was sufficient to demonstrate the terrible judgment made, an administration official said. It is staggeringly inappropriate for a public servant to direct resources to a private residence when so many people are in trouble.

After learning on Monday of the incident, Cuomo axed Kuhr, sources said.

Kuhr, who earned $153,000 annually, was director for about one year.

Kuhr has had a series of jobs with New York City including as deputy director for operations and planning for the citys Office of Emergency Management.

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Updated at 3:36 a.m. ET: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has fired his $153,000-a-year emergency management director for diverting a crew to remove a tree from his Long Island home's driveway after Superstorm Sandy hit, a state official said Wednesday.

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Director of Emergency Management Steven Kuhr was fired after the governor was told that Kuhr called a Suffolk County crew to remove a fallen tree from his driveway.

Director of Emergency Management Steven Kuhr was fired after the governor was told that Kuhr called a Suffolk County crew to remove a fallen tree from his driveway, according to the official. Kuhr was working in Albany at the time last week, shortly after Sandy hit.

The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the personnel decision wasn't announced. A spokesman for Cuomo declined to comment. The New York Times first reported the action.

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Cuomo appointed Kuhr in October 2011 as executive deputy commissioner of the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services.

There was no answer at Kuhr's office Wednesday night and a phone number listed in his name was not working.

The action comes as Cuomo has bitterly criticized utilities for what he said has been slow progress restoring power to customers from the Hudson Valley through Long Island. Most of the power has been restored to more than 2 million customers who lost electricity because of Sandy, though lights started flickering off again Wednesday night as a new storm raked the region.

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