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Terry Gaylor Jr. is accused of paying his personal credit card bills directly from the fire department’s account and writing unauthorized checks to himself.
OLEAN â A pair of small residential fires have city officials urging residents to pay attention this holiday season. City firefighters responded to a call at 10:16 p.m. Monday at 544 Second Ave. for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived four minutes after the call came in, discovering a fire around the chimney and stove insert which had spread to the mantle. Using dry chemical fire extinguishers and thermal imaging cameras to tackle the fire, it was determined the fire had not spread, and officials left the scene at about 11:24 p.m. Damage was estimated at around $1,500. Wes...