Danvers Residents Invited To New Fire Chief Swearing-In Ceremony

DANVERS, MA — Danvers will officially welcome Fire Chief Robert Amerault and nine other either new or recently promoted members of the department to their new positions during a public swearing-in ceremony next week.

The ceremony will be on Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. in the Danvers High School auditorium.

Those sworn-in will be Chief Amerault, Deputy Chief Brian Berry, Captain Michael Graves, Lieutenant James Caron, Lieutenant Cody Croft, Lieutenant John Mendalka, Lieutenant Nils Weeks, Firefighter Joseph DiFranco, Firefighter Charles Gerrard and Firefighter Adam Pierce.

Amerault, a 30-year veteran of the department, and Barry were named to their new ranks in September, but the public ceremony was delayed because of the coronavirus health crisis.

"I've had the privilege of working closely with Bob and Brian for the past six years," Bartha said at the time of the promotions. "Their dedication to this community is matched by few. I'm excited to watch them build upon the solid foundation laid by those who came before them, and have every confidence in their ability to lead the department into the future."

Amerault joined the department in 1993 and was promoted to lieutenant in 2008, captain in 2013 and deputy chief in 2013.

Barry, who is a captain and the department's training officer, joined the department in 1993, was promoted to lieutenant in 2013 and then captain in 2016.

(Scott Souza is a Patch Field Editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)