HAMDEN — Just like the complex network of first responders who have to work together during an emergency, the town of Hamden and the state are collaborating to help create a new emergency operations center in town. On Tuesday, Hamden received over $1 million in earmarked federal funds for a new emergency operations center, to be located at a planned new fire station in the southern part of the town. “This is a result of years of cooperation and of partnership between the residents of Hamden, elected officials and emergency services personnel,” said U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro at the Tuesday morning press conference in the Memorial Town Hall rotunda. “We are celebrating today.” The total project — including both the fire station and the emergency operations center — is expected to cost about $17 million. Town Engineer Stephen White said the federal funds bring the amount raised for the project, known as Fire Station 2, to $13 million. The new structure will be at 466 Putnam Ave. and construction is slated to begin in late 2027. DeLauro said the town completed a comprehensive feasibility study and secured the necessary matching funds before the procurement of the federal funds to make it “a shovel-ready project.”
Federal funds bring Hamden closer to new emergency operations center, fire station
