Category Archives: Events

Thanksgiving Meat-O to Return Nov. 23

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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Tips for Smoke Alarms and Home Escapes for Fire Prevention Week

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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Beacon Hose Octoberfest on Oct. 5 to Benefit Valley Flood Relief Fund

UPDATE: Thanks for your support!

Beacon Hose Octoberfest returns this fall, and we’re happy to announce that all of our department’s proceeds from the event will be donated to the WFSB/WPLR Community Rising Flood Relief Fund administered by TEAM, Inc., to benefit Valley residents and businesses affected by the Aug. 18 flash floods.

Join us at Beacon Hose on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. for our annual Octoberfest. Celebrate some of the year’s best weather with a day filled with good food, drinks, Fire Prevention Week activities, and family fun at our firehouse.

We’ll feature a bunch of the best food trucks in the state — see below for the list! Besides all that delicious food, here’s what else is on tap:

  • A wide selection of adult beverages from Nikki’s Happy Hitch Bar
  • Fire Prevention Week activities, including touch-a-truck and live demonstrations
  • A pumpkin patch — choose and decorate your own pumpkin from Verab Greenhouses
  • Games for adults and children, including inflatables from the National Guard and plenty of yard games and table games
  • Live music

We’re excited to continue our new fall tradition here at Beacon Hose! Admission is free, and all of our food truck and drink vendors kick back a portion of their sales to benefit the cause.

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Tickets on Sale for Beacon Hose 125th Anniversary Ball

UPDATE: Ticket sales are now closed. Thanks for your support!

Beacon Hose invites our neighbors from Beacon Falls, our friends from departments throughout the area, and the public to celebrate Beacon Hose’s 125th anniversary on Saturday, Nov. 16 at the beautiful Waterview in Monroe.

Beacon Hose’s 125th Anniversary Ball will take place from 5-10 p.m. and includes dinner, open bar, hors d’oeuvres, a cheese table, dessert, entertainment, a photo booth, a photographer, and more. Dinner choices include filet mignon, glazed salmon, chicken milanese, and a southwestern cauliflower steak.

Tickets are $150 each ($300 per couple) and are on sale now by clicking on this link. An additional service charge is applied to each online order with a credit card. If you would like to purchase tickets with cash or check (without the service charge), please click here to contact us or send an email to webmaster@beaconhose.com.

The deadline for ticket orders is Oct. 26.

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2024 Beacon Hose Carnival Raffle Winners

Thanks to everyone for their amazing support of Beacon Hose at our 125th anniversary carnival! We have lots more to share soon, but we’re so thrilled with the turnout.

Here are the winners from our raffle. If we haven’t already reached out, we’ll be getting in touch with winners soon. You can also send us a message for details. Congratulations to all the winners!

1) $10,000: Kristin Dehm, Milford (0785)
2) $2,000: Scott Szturma, Beacon Falls (1387)
3) $1,000: Larry Brandolini, Wolcott (1368)
4) $1,000: Mary Anne Holloway, Beacon Falls (0078)
5) $1,000: Justin Granton, Naugatuck (2460)
6) $100: Doug Bousquet, Beacon Falls (0437)
7) $100: Cindy Jurzynski, Beacon Falls (0843)
8) $100: Dina Maggio, Beacon Falls (1562)
9) $100: Sue Mis, Beacon Falls (1627)
10) $100: Mary Lemieux, Oakville (1980)
11) $100: Collin Kearns, Naugatuck (1498)
12) $100: Anna Dutkanicz, Beacon Falls (1352)
13) $100: Carolyn Hart, Beacon Falls (1797)
14) $100: Brian Koskelowski, Seymour (2171)
15) $100: Joe DeGiuseppe, Beacon Falls (0298)
16) $100: Susan Jack, Beacon Falls (1735)
17) $100: Pamela Hayes, Farmington (1314)
18) $100: Samantha Morgan, Waterbury (0307)
19) $100: Will Crossley, Beacon Falls (1582)
20) $100: Ana Mulinski, Beacon Falls (1406)
21) $100: Melissa Antidormi, Derby (2276)
22) $100: Josepha Brusznicki, Beacon Falls (1470)
23) $100: Ginger Betti, Falls Village (0415)
24) $100: Emily Marchetti, Seymour (0681)
25) $100: Patrick O’Sullivan, Hamden (1373)