Danbury's newly renovated Emergency Operations Center has opened.  The renovated space in the basement of City Hall was opened  to the public yesterday.  The large meeting room featured wall to wall monitors, a U-shaped table and smaller side conference rooms.  There's a dispatch office, executive planning office, small breakout rooms and showers. 

Emergency Management Director Matthew Cassavechia says they will be able to troubleshoot, monitor, and respond to high impact incidents in Danbury.  Among those in attendance were members of the City Council, the Chiefs of the Police and Fire Departments, people from neighboring towns, and the FBI. 

A company called Red Thread was awarded the roughly $160,000 bid for the work.  Some of the cost was offset by a donation from Danbury-based FuelCell Energy. 

A task force to determine the best location for the operations center decided that the existing basement location would be a secure area.