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Media Coverage from Beacon Hose’s Flood Rescue at Brookside in Oxford

We want to thank the many media organizations — local, state, national, and even international — that have recognized our incredible and courageous firefighters and EMTs for their actions in Oxford on Sunday. There are too many videos, articles, podcasts, and interviews to mention individually here on social media, so we’ve linked many of them below.

“Firefighters rescued nearly 20 people from flooded restaurant in Oxford” by NBC Connecticut

“Beacon Hose Co. stages dramatic rescue of 19 people and 1 dog” by the Republican-American

“Beacon Falls firefighters saved 19 lives and a dog from restaurant during deadly flooding in Oxford” and “Two women dead after flood waters sweep them away in Oxford” by WFSB

“Firefighters rescued 19 people and dog in Oxford from rising floodwaters at Brookside Inn” by the Connecticut Post

“Beacon Falls firefighters rescue 19 people, dog from rising floodwaters in Oxford” by Yahoo News and WTNH

“Connecticut floods leave 2 dead and over 100 evacuated; state of emergency declared” by ABC News

“Floods from ‘training thunderstorms’ lead to dramatic rescues and 2 deaths in Connecticut” by the Associated Press

“Flash Flooding Strands People in Connecticut” by the New York Times

“Connecticut firefighters rescue 19 people, dog from swiftly rising floodwaters in Oxford” by FOX Weather

“Video From Oxford Flood Shows Heroism Of Valley Emergency Responders” by the Valley Independent Sentinel

WPLR’s Chaz and AJ also interviewed Beacon Hose’s Cal Brennan and Brookside’s Nicole Salva about the incident.

WICC’s Melissa in the Morning show interviewed Beacon Hose’s Jeremy Rodorigo about the incident.

Star 99.9 also interviewed Rodorigo about the incident.

Beacon Hose Rescues 19 People from Brookside Inn Restaurant and Apartment in Oxford

Beacon Hose rescued 19 people and a dog from flood waters at the Brookside Inn Restaurant in Oxford and a nearby residence on Aug. 18.

Beacon Hose ambulances were responding to calls in Seymour and Oxford at about 5 p.m. The crew in BH-8 could not reach a medical call at the Spirits of 67 package store and instead staged near Brookside. While staging, BH-8 reported that the flood water was rising and there were concerns that the restaurant’s structure could be compromised with 18 people inside. Fire crews from Oxford were extraordinarily busy with emergencies throughout town, so Beacon Hose requested permission from Oxford fire officials to stage a rescue operation.

Truck 6 and Rescue 4 responded with Beacon Hose’s special operations trailer. Firefighters Cal Brennan and Christian Hotchkiss first reached the residence as the stick on Truck 6, operated by engineer Paul Brennan, breached the front window of the residence 86 feet away from where the truck was staged. Brennan and Hotchkiss helped evacuate the resident and her dog.

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Beacon Hose Reports Record 2022 Call Volume

2022 was the busiest year in the history of Beacon Hose. We responded to 1,233 emergencies, including 293 fire calls and 940 EMS calls (some of these calls were combined fire-EMS responses). The total volume of calls shattered our previous record of 1,099 in 2021.

Our fire responses included:

🚨 73 motor vehicle accidents
🚨 66 calls for service
🚨 11 fires
🚨 8 rescues
🚨 27 incidents involving hazardous materials

Thanks to all of our members for their continued dedication to Beacon Falls. Stay safe!

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Beacon Hose Reports Record 2021 Call Volume

2021 was the busiest year in the history of Beacon Hose. We responded to 1,099 emergency calls, including 240 fire calls and 859 EMS calls. The volume of EMS calls shattered our previous record (766 in 2020).

Our fire responses included:

🚨 88 calls involving EMS (mostly motor vehicle accidents)
🚨 46 calls for service
🚨 43 false alarms
🚨 30 miscellaneous calls
🚨 18 fires
🚨 15 incidents involving hazardous materials

Thanks to all of our members for their continued dedication to Beacon Falls. Stay safe!

‘One Percent’ — Beacon Hose, Waterbury Hospital Miraculously Save Crash Victim

Jailisa Reyes suffered injuries in a head-on crash Aug. 29 on Route 8 South in Beacon Falls that would have killed almost everybody in her place — but Reyes was that “one percent,” as doctors would tell her, of people who miraculously could survive such an incident.

Reyes is alive today thanks to an incredibly fast and skillful response by Beacon Hose firefighters and EMTs, who extricated and rapidly transported Reyes from her smashed vehicle, and the heroic efforts of the trauma team at Waterbury Hospital, whose lifesaving interventions included 90 minutes of manual cardiac massage to keep her alive.

This first-ever Beacon Hose documentary shares the unbelievable story of how it all happened and the emotions of meeting each other again.

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