A city firefighter won a $250,000 settlement from the city on Tuesday, after police falsely arrested him for running a social club in 2004, his attorney said today.

“My life turned into a living hell,” said Anthony Primus, who was wrongly charged with serving liquor without a license and unlicensed storage of booze at his home on Utica Avenue on April 23, 2004.

The charges have since been dropped, said his lawyer, Emil Sanchez.

Primus, who has been a firefighter for 17 years, said he was targeted by police after he filed a complaint with the Civilian Complaint Review Board against the former commander of the 77th precinct, James O’Connell, in early 2004 because he felt he was being disrespected.

“He operated like a rodeo cowboy. Police came into my house without a warrant for no reason.”

“One time they charged me for having a city garbage can,” Primus said.

Of the settlement reached on Tuesday in Brooklyn Supreme Court, Primus said, “You can’t really put a price on a man’s pride and career. It’s far short of what I feel I deserve.”

“You can’t undo the damage, it’s his reputation,” Sanchez added.