Crime & Safety

Learn the History of Hamden's Fire Department

"Hamden Firefighters: Their History, Evolution and Events" will be presented this Thursday at the Hamden Senior Center.

The Hamden Historical Society will sponsor a presentation by Dave Johnson, Captain Hamden Fire Department (Retired) on "Hamden Firefighters: Their History, Evolution and Events," Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. in the Senior Center Hall at the Miller Memorial Library, 2901 Dixwell Ave.  The building is handicap accessible. 

A  lifelong Hamden resident, Mr. Johnson is a fire historian, webmaster for the Retired Hamden Firefighters Association, collector and researcher. 

The photographic history  program is free and open to the public; refreshments will be served. Please enter by the building's rear door.

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