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Register for Beacon Hose Fall 2025 EMT Course: Deadline Aug. 29

Beacon Hose will host a fall EMT course that runs Mondays, Wednesdays, and some Saturdays — and enrollment is open until Aug. 29!

The course will run from Sept. 3-Nov. 25, 2025. Classes will be held at Beacon Hose’s Station 2 on Railroad Avenue on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. and generally every other Saturday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

The course fee is $999, which includes books (with online access), a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope, CPR/AED certification, a number of other mandatory trainings (emergency driving, sex trafficking, mental health, etc.), and a uniform shirt.

This class is open to any Connecticut resident 16 and older, not just those from Beacon Falls. While membership at Beacon Hose is not required, the course could lead to an opportunity to join our department, too! Becoming an EMT not only gives you lifesaving skills to help others, but it can also lead to rewarding career opportunities. The deadline to register is Aug. 29.

If you’re interested in signing up or learning more about the course, please send an email to info@beaconhose.com or message us on social media and we will answer any questions and provide you registration details.

We’re thrilled that our recent EMT courses have enjoyed high testing success rates. Will you be next?

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Explore Beacon Hose’s History

This spring, Beacon Hose embarked on a project to renovate our firehouse conference. One of the motivations was to create a museum honoring our department’s history over more than 125 years.

Beacon Hose Co. No. 1 was formed on May 11, 1899. It was organized by 20 men in the cutting room of the Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Company three months after a fire razed all the buildings of the nearby Homer D. Bronson Company. Since then, Beacon Hose has become the centerpiece of our community, protecting our neighbors from emergencies and helping to create our unique small-town atmosphere.

Click here to read our entire updated history, complete with photos, videos, and much more. You can also scroll below to see our interactive timeline that covers the first 125 years of our department’s history, cobbled together through newspaper articles, photo archives, and past meeting minutes. Photos from some of our most memorable calls are also below.

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