Austin Fire Department Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr has fired a firefighter who she said was unable to competently and safely perform her duties, according to a disciplinary memo released this week. Long-serving firefighter Andrea Mote-Yale was fired Tuesday, a few months after she met with Division Chief Dawn Clopton to set up a plan to improve her performance, the memo said. ... Mote-Yale failed several physical and life-saving technique tests, and Kerr said in the memo that she refused to take responsibility for those failures and claimed that guidance was not given when it was.