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Gainesville fire chief credits Boys and Girls Clubs for career

Jerome Yarbrough is nominated for one of organization's top awards

Fire Chief Yarbrough

Gainesville Fire Chief Jerome Yarbrough — Fire Chief Yarbrough

After his father left town at age 10, Jerome Yarbrough spent his time at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Lanier, where his hard-working mother felt he and his siblings could be safe.