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New Gainesville Fire Chief Brandon Ellis has plans for more stations, recruitment
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Incoming Gainesville Fire Chief Brandon Ellis, left, and retiring Gainesville Fire Chief Jerome Yarbrough pose next to a firetruck Monday, Dec. 27. Yarbrough will leave the post Dec. 31 after eight years as chief. - photo by Nick Watson
On Sept. 11, 2001, Brandon Ellis was doing exercises outside of the Hall County Fire Services’ training center. He had only been a firefighter with the department for a few days when his training captain, a usually low-key individual, called everyone into the classroom.