With their families by their side, Edward. R. Williams, Jeffrey J. Marchetti and Joseph M. Solomon were all promoted from captain to deputy fire chief.
BROCKTON — It's been a week of promotions and reason to celebrate at the Brockton Fire Department.
On Monday night, the City Council approved the promotions of 11 firefighters – from lieutenants to captains to deputy chiefs.
And those new deputy fire chiefs were officially sworn in on Wednesday morning during a short ceremony at Brockton City Hall.
City Clerk Anthony Zeoli performed the ceremony with Fire Chief Michael Williams, Mayor Bill Carpenter and their fellow deputy fire chiefs in attendance.
The other promotions this week at the fire department were Lts. Christopher J. Martin, Timothy J. Lacouture and Christopher J. Beyers to fire captain and firefighters Heather Doten (the first woman ever promoted within the department), David P. Owen, James E. Croker, Robert J. Reiser and Richard S. Gagne to fire lieutenant.