Tennessee's Human Rights Commission found insufficient evidence to prove that Knoxville's "Master Firefighter" Mike Brown illegally barred Fire Captain Jamie Faucon from working at an event because of her trans status.

Faucon alleged that Brown refused to let her work as a paramedic at the city's holiday themed Fantasy of Trees event because he wanted to keep her hidden from public view. This isn't the first time Faucon has accused Brown of discrimination. 365 Gay reports:

In June an internal investigation found that Brown and Assistant Fire Chief Mark Foulkes had discriminated against Faucon.

In a harshly worded report investigators said the pair violated Knoxville's nondiscrimination policy. It said that Foulks had "limited her opportunities to work special events because he feels she should not be in the public eye."

The investigators also found that Brown had made false statements to investigators. In August he was suspended for three days. Foulks was ordered to attend diversity counseling.

Faucon hasn't commented on yesterday's ruling, but has 30-days to appeal the decision. If she doesn't want to appeal, perhaps she can set the city on fire. We bet they'd ask for her help then. Or, of course, arrest her.