In Connecticut, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:. The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office. Memories Overview Gallery People Find. Sign in Create Account. Family Tree. From FamilySearch Wiki. At the current time, all new hires for the career department are required to be an Emergency Medical Technician EMT or Paramedics, effectively making all of our apparatus Emergency Medical response units.
In addition to a modern EMS system, Hamden continues to provide exceptional fire service, with 23 firefighters on duty at all times, staffing 5 career engine companies, one career tower ladder, two paramedic rescue units and several pieces of specialty equipment, all designed to complete the mission at hand. The volunteers maintain three additional engines and three brush fire fighting rigs, while providing much needed backup to the career members.
New initiatives such as the addition of Mobile Data Terminals in the apparatus, computerization of the fire and EMS reporting systems, and the planned construction of a new headquarters have the department well poised for the new millennium. Skip to Main Content. Loading Close. Do Not Show Again Close.
Sign In. I Want To Explore the Department Emergency Preparedness. History Beginnings The Hamden Fire Department began in a manner similar to many others in the area, by groups of individuals banning together to protect their homes, businesses and neighborhoods.
Competition There was much competition among the volunteer companies in those early days, with trophies and bragging rights to be won at annual "field days," where the units would compete in events designed to test their firefighting prowess. Equipment Unlike New Haven to our south, Hamden never maintained any horse drawn apparatus, instead utilizing equipment that could be moved by hand. Volunteer firefighters continued to be the bulwark of the fire department, with paid drivers assigned to fire stations at: Centerville Company 4 Dunbar Hill Volunteer Fire Company Number.
New Haven's economy flourished during the Civil War era. The city's carriage industry became for many years one of the nation's largest. New Haven also produced rubber goods, clocks, beer, pianos and a wide range of other products.
The city's population also surged after the Civil War. At the outbreak of the war, the population was 40,; by the turn of the century it had grown to , Many of the new citizens had immigrated from abroad from such areas as Ireland, Italy, and Eastern Europe.
By , 28 percent of New Haven's population was foreign-born. Immigrant labor would help New Haven become a leading producer of clocks, plows, wagons, guns and clothing. However, after World War I anti-immigration laws drastically reduced the flow of European immigrants. African-Americans from the South and Hispanics from Puerto Rico became new sources of post-war immigration into the city.
After the world wars, new roads and the increasing availability of the automobile opened the floodgates on the middle class exodus to the suburbs.
As suburban communities gave birth to industrial parks and shopping centers, New Haven's economic condition became progressively worse. Lee hoped to stem the emigration of the middle class, eliminate the slums and revitalize the economy. One of the more dramatic development projects undertaken during Lee's administration was the rebuilding of downtown New Haven.
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