A former administrator of the Ames-based Fire Services Training Bureau has pled guilty to falsifying test scores used to improperly certify thousands of firefighters. Former certification manager John McPhee pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony misconduct in office. Prosecutors and the defense have agreed to recommend a sentence of two years' probation, unspecified restitution and community service for McPhee, who will be formally sentenced May 24th. McPhee, who began at the Ames-based academy in 1998, assigned passing scores to exams without checking or correcting them for years. More than 2,400 firefighters and emergency personnel were granted nationally-recognized certifications despite failing tests. McPhee is free on bond. He faces a maximum of five years in prison.