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FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2019
Website is updated every Friday - Important interim updates will be posted when necessary
Next regular update is Saturday, January 26th.
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| Chief Merwede |
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Chief Merwede's Appointment Confirmed
Swearing-in Set for Friday at 2
All members present and voting at Tuesday's Hamden Legislative Council meeting voted to confirm Mayor Curt Leng's December nomination of Chief-designate Gary Merwede to be Hamden's 9th fire chief.
Hamden Town Clerk Vera Morrison will administer the oath-of-office to Chief Merwede at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 25, 2019 inside the Hamden Memorial Town Hall rotunda, 2372 Whitney Avenue. The public is invited and limited seating will be provided.
Brief remarks will be offered by Chief Merwede and Mayor Leng. Members of the Hamden Fire Department, the Hamden Legislative Council, and the Hamden Board of Fire Commissioners will also be in attendance.
Posted 1/23/2019
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25 Years Ago
Sutton Tower
760 Mix Avenue
Thursday, January 13, 1994
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Copies of this article from the New Haven Register, Friday, January 14, 2014
were provided by Doug Yocher and Shirley Mangler
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45 Years Ago
January 17, 1974 - HFD Goes Diesel
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| The New Haven Register, Thursday, January 17, 1974 (Courtesy of Gil Spencer) |
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Council Votes Tuesday on Chief
The Hamden Legislative Council will vote to confirm Mayor Curt Leng's December nomination of Chief-designate Gary Merwede to be Hamden's 9th fire chief at its Tuesday night, January 22nd meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Merwede, who is in his 25th year with the department, was appointed deputy fire chief five years ago this week. He has been serving as acting chief since the October retirement of Chief David Berardesca.
Posted 1/17/2019
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| Dep. Chief Designate Gary Merwede |
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| Gary Merwede Named Deputy Fire Chief
The website has been informed that veteran Hamden Fire Department officer, Lt. Gary Merwede, has been named by Mayor Scott Jackson to replace Deputy Chief Robert Surprise, who retired two months ago after 33 years of service. Merwede, who is in his 20th year with the department, is scheduled to be sworn in at 11:00 a.m. this coming Tuesday, January 21st in the rotunda of Hamden Memorial Town Hall. As Deputy Fire Chief, Merwede will be second in command of the department, which is headed by Chief David Berardesca. More details will be posted here as they become available.
The members of the HFRA wish Deputy Chief Merwede all the very best in his new assignment!
Posted 1/17/14
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NEVER FORGET!
We will always remember our brother firefighters who made the supreme sacrifice, and the thousands of other innocent victims who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
Always keep them, their families and the FDNY in your thoughts and prayers.
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