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Beacon Hose’s Top 10 Photos of 2024

December 31, 2024 Beacon Hose Leave a comment

We bid farewell to 2024 with our annual post featuring Beacon Hose’s top 10 photos of the year!

It was a year filled with lifesaving rescues, skillful stops, near-misses, losses of longtime brothers, expansion of our department, and celebration of our 125th anniversary.

Our members rescued 19 people and a dog from floodwaters in Oxford, quickly extinguished a structure fire on Highland Avenue, responded to several severe accidents on Route 8, paid our respects to “Uncle” Al Beckwith and others, welcomed a third ambulance to our fleet and a third Mulinski into our department, learned pet CPR, and threw Christian Hotchkiss high above the dance floor. Scroll through the photos for more details on each one.

Thanks to all of our members, neighbors, mutual-aid partners and dispatchers, vendors, and friends for a memorable 2024 — here’s to much health, happiness, and prosperity in 2025!

BHC News, Events

BHC Holidays: Tree Sale, Lightings and Parade, Charity Drives, Popcorn Ball Sunday, and Operation Believe

November 19, 2024 Beacon Hose Leave a comment

UPDATE: Thanks for your support throughout this holiday season! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year!

Beacon Hose’s favorite season is chock full of events in 2024. Here’s what’s on tap!

CHRISTMAS TREE SALE

Our longtime tradition of the Christmas tree sale will return to our parking lot on weekends after Thanksgiving. We’ll open up Black Friday, and then we’ll be here Saturdays and Sundays thereafter until we’re sold out. We are open from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. during the sale.

Trees are $75 each. As always, we offer custom tree trimming and free delivery to Beacon Falls residents. We also have cemetery boxes for $18. Cash, checks, cards, and digital payments are accepted.

The local Cub Scouts will also sell wreaths: 12-inch wreaths for $20 and 18-20-inch wreaths for $35.

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Support Operation Believe; Plus, Sign Up for Santa Drive-Thru Dec. 15

November 10, 2024 Beacon Hose Leave a comment

UPDATE: Thanks for your support! Registration is now closed; Believe products are still on sale.

Operation Believe flags, door mats, and signs are available for purchase: Click here to order online now! They’ll also be available at our Christmas tree sale.

We love making sure our Beacon Falls youngsters get a chance to meet Santa Claus before Christmas — and hopefully receive a gift from the big man, too!

Santa will visit Beacon Hose on Sunday, Dec. 15 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Families will be invited to drive around the firehouse, check in from the car, and drive into the firehouse where Santa will be awaiting with the gift(s)! You’ll be able to get out and meet (and get a complementary photo with) the big man!

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Beacon Hose Announces the Passing of 50-Year Member Al Beckwith

November 3, 2024 Beacon Hose Leave a comment

We are so sad to announce the passing of longtime Beacon Hose member Albert Beckwith this Sunday morning after an illness.

So many of us knew him as “Uncle Al,” a nickname he earned thanks to his friendliness and wisdom accumulated throughout his 52-year career as a member of Beacon Hose.

Al was a firefighter who for a time served as lieutenant, and he was also one of the first certified EMTs in Connecticut, serving for years as Beacon Hose’s ambulance coordinator. In that role, he was the leader of the committee that designed and purchased our first modern ambulance in 1979.

In the decades following his active service, Uncle Al remained a constant presence at our meetings and events. He was a parade enthusiast who not only helped prepare our apparatus, but also called commands in the line of march. He was also our honor guard commander who took special pride in helping us pay tribute to many departed members at their ceremonies.

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Thanksgiving Meat-O to Return Nov. 23

November 2, 2024 Beacon Hose Leave a comment

Update: We are no longer accepting RSVPs. Thanks for your support!

Beacon Hose is set to host the latest edition of one of our most popular events: the Thanksgiving Meat-O!

Our Thanksgiving Meat-O night will be Saturday, Nov. 23, from 6-9 p.m. at the firehouse. A $10 admission fee buys you a seat, and we’ll have light refreshments. The features of the night are games of chance to win something special for your Thanksgiving table. We’ll have turkeys, hams, roasts, seafood, raffle baskets, mystery turkeys, and more up for grabs!

We aren’t doing reserved seating, but we do require a head count if you plan on coming. Only those 21 and older are allowed, and the event is BYOB (alcohol is allowed) and BYOS (snacks!). To give us your head count, please complete the form below, message us on social media, call the firehouse (203-729-1470), or email info@beaconhose.com by Nov. 20.

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