VIDEO: Firefighters and police officers in Hamden work in tandem 364 days a year โ except during their annual โBattle of the Badgesโ softball game. Each year, before their National Night Out event, the Hamden Fire Department and Police Department play in a friendly softball game against each other, hoping to build positive relationships between first responders and members of the community.
โFire is going to whoop the pants off the police department,โ Hamden Fire Chief Shelly Carter said. โThatโs all I got to say. We will be taking home the trophy.โ โWeโre going to bring home that trophy man, and weโre going to display it proudly,โ Hamden Police Chief Edward Reynolds said. Despite the friendly trash talking, both departments agreed that in the end, itโs really all about the safety of Hamden residents.
โNo matter the side that weโre on police or fire, EMS, paramedic, weโre public safety and we work together on calls at various incidents and emergencies,โ Carter said. โYouโve got some of the finest public safety practitioners in the world right here in Hamden,โ Reynolds remarked.
