Fire Chief Finalist Announced

Gainesville City Manager Kip Padgett today announced Interim Fire

Chief Jerome Yarbrough as the sole finalist for the position of Fire

Chief. Yarbrough has been employed with the City of Gainesville for

28 years and is a Georgia EMT-I. He has served in the Fire Prevention

division since 1997 as a Fire Inspector and Arson Investigator. He

served as Fire Marshal before being named Deputy Fire Chief in

August 2008 and Interim Fire Chief in October 2012.

Yarbrough is a Gainesville High School graduate and attended Lanier

Technical College. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for

the Boys & Girls Club, Safe Kids, and the City of Gainesville

Retirement Board. He also served in the United States Army for 24

years with six years of active duty and 18 years in the Army Reserve

as a Staff Sergeant. He is a member of the Georgia Association of Fire

Chiefs, Georgia State Firefighters Association, National Fire Protection

Association and the International Fire Marshal’s Association.

The Human Resources Department received 49 applications for the position.