Hamden fire department plans open house, picnic for July 11 celebration
Hamden firefighters will open their station July 11 for a picnic and public safety showcase tied to the village’s 150th anniversary and America’s 250th.
The Hamden Volunteer Fire Department will open its doors on Saturday, July 11, for a four-hour open house and picnic that puts the village’s emergency crews on display at 100 Wilkesville Ave. The event, themed Fired Up for Hamden, will run from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is open to the public.
The gathering is meant to do more than serve food. Firefighters plan live demonstrations of fire suppression and vehicle extrication, along with fire safety and prevention information, giving residents a closer look at the skills and equipment that matter when seconds count in a rural community. Fire trucks and other equipment will be on display, and children will have face painting and other activities.
Free food will be available while supplies last. The open house also gives families a chance to meet the volunteers and see how the department operates before an emergency ever reaches a driveway, field or roadway in Hamden or the surrounding parts of Vinton County.
The celebration is tied to two milestones at once: the 250th birthday of the United States and the 150th anniversary of the Village of Hamden. Hamden was laid out in 1820 and incorporated as a village in 1876, and its 2020 census population was 727, a scale that helps explain why a volunteer department remains a central part of the local safety net.
The event is listed on the Vinton County Convention and Visitors Bureau calendar as Fired Up For Hamden, and the county government directory identifies Chief Jim Beckner as the contact for the Hamden Fire Department. The directory lists the department at 100 Wilkesville St. in Hamden and gives the phone number as 740-384-2651.
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