MI Man Who Offered to Help Charged with Impersonating Firefighter

A man who showed up at a garage fire last week in Unadilla wasn't who he claimed to be.

Ethyn Clark, 18, said he was a Brighton Area firefighter and was there to help, according to ABC12.

Clark's vehicle was outfitted with lights and siren that were activated when he showed up. Although several departments had been dispatched, his wasn't one of them.

The real firefighters told a local police officer who found Clark had a helmet, safety vest, other equipment and a radio. 

He was charged with impersonating a firefighter and using a receiver or scanner in the commission of a felony. He was released on $5,000 bond while awaiting another court appearance on March 3.