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Braintree Dispatcher Buys Food For Elderly Caller

A Braintree fire dispatcher went above and beyond to help an elderly resident in need during the coronavirus crisis.

The groceries bought by a Braintree fire dispatcher for an elderly caller.
The groceries bought by a Braintree fire dispatcher for an elderly caller. (Jackie Giacchetti)

BRAINTREE, MA — A Braintree fire dispatcher went above and beyond to help an elderly resident in need during the coronavirus crisis.

Jackie Giacchetti received a call that was unlike most times she answers the phone.

“He said ‘I need food.’ I thought to myself, ‘OK. I’ve listened to a lot of 911 calls. This one’s a different one, that’s for sure,” Giacchetti said.

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