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

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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

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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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BHC News

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

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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

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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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BHC News, Events, Fire Prevention and Safety

Tips for Smoke Alarms and Home Escapes for Fire Prevention Week

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It’s almost one of our favorite weeks of the year at Beacon Hose — Fire Prevention Week, when we get to share important fire prevention and safety tips with our community.

Make sure to join us Saturday, Oct. 5 from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the firehouse for Octoberfest! In addition to great food, drinks, and games, we’ll kick off Fire Prevention Week with hands-on demonstrations to teach some important fire prevention and safety tips!

This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme is “Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You!” Very simply, smoke alarms save lives, so you need to make sure you have yours installed properly, check them regularly, and practice fire escape plans in case they ever go off! (If you need some alarms, or you want yours checked by the Beacon Falls Fire Marshal’s Office, click here.)

We want to make sure that all of our residents have developed fire escape plans in their own homes. Everyone who lives in your home should know two ways out of every room, practice them to simulate conditions of a smoky house at nighttime, and have a safe meeting place outside and away from your home so that we know everyone made it out safely.

We also want to make sure our residents have installed smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every level of their homes, including the basement. Larger homes may need more alarms.

Here are a few key bits of information that you might not know about the importance of smoke detectors and escape plans.

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