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.

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.