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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — After winning the right in court to demote 14 firefighters shortly after they were promoted into vacant captain and lieutenant positions, the Philadelphia fire commissioner will have to explain the decision before City Council.
Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers is testifying before Philadelphia City Council’s Committee on Labor and Civil Service on Wednesday to answer questions about why the department stripped five fire captains and nine lieutenants of their titles — four months after earning them.
The commissioner was subpoenaed by council on Tuesday after The Nutter Administration said Ayers was not coming.
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