Crime & Safety
Three Newly Promoted Braintree Firefighters Sworn-In at Town Hall Tuesday
The Braintree Fire Department has a new captain, deputy chief and lieutenant.
Mark Zopatti
Braintree High grad 1975
Hired by department in 1982
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Promoted to lieutenant in 2002, Captain in 2007 and Deputy Chief in 2012
Wife Susan Zopatti is a 17-year veteran of the Braintree Police Department
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Three daughters – Lauren, Lisa and Allison – along with step-son Jason Hogan and grandsons Clarke James and Tyler
Kevin MacAleese
Hired by department in 1989
Past three years has served as acting lieutenant
Promoted to lieutenant in 2012
Lives in Braintree with wife Karen and two kids, TJ and Kevin Jr.
Joseph Barker
Hired by department in 1985
Promoted from lieutenant to captain in 2012
Wife Katie
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