By Julia Cardi, MediaNews Group

Farmington Hills has a revamped headquarters for its fire department, with a new emergency operations center to coordinate command during disasters both natural and man-made.

The project, which city officials celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, was funded by a $3 million state grant. Construction began in March and finished in September. Staff moved back into the headquarters on 31455 W. 11 Mile Rd. at the beginning of October.

“It’s a huge accomplishment, with getting something that we’ve always wished and dreamed for, and through the grant, we were able to make happen,” Fire Chief Jon Unruh said. “And it’s an incredible benefit for the citizens, from the standpoint that we can now work in a facility (to) manage incidents and manage natu

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