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From the Chiefs Desk By: Chief James Trzaski

Cooler weather and shorter days always remind me of Fire Prevention. This year BeaconHose Company No. 1 has been busy putting the show together for this years event. Thewinners of the Coloring Contest will be having breakfast with "Sparky" and getting a ride toschool in a fire truck. During the day we will be visiting the schools followed by our OpenHouse at 6:00pm. Please make an effort to stop by and help on this very rewarding day.

We have been meeting with the Membership Committee and have complied a list ofmembers activities from the previous year. We will be sending out letters to ask members,

that have not made their minimum requirements, what can be done to help them achieve thisthis goal. Our intent is to set a path for each member to meet their required commitment.

Department Physicals and Fit Testing will continue throughout October. If a member hasnot completed their Physical and Fit Test, they will be removed from Active Firefighter Status.If you need to make arrangements for your physical, please contact the Chief's Office.

While meeting with the Finance Board and our Treasurers we have identified the need toincrease fundraising to complete this years activities. Several fundraisers are being plannedincluding a Breakfast, Cow Chip Raffle, Casino Trip and, of course, the Christmas Tree Sales.Please commit some time to "Your Beacon Hose". We are trying to highlight the FUN in

FUN-draisers.Looking at our value statement, the first word that is highlighted is SAFETY. When askedto use a single word to define safety I think of the word "Courage". As emergency responderswe are often times confronted with incidents that require immediate action. Although weneed to respond quickly...there is never an excuse to jeopardize the safety of the public weprotect, our crew members and ourselves. Beacon Hose Company No. 1 prides itself in being acompetent and professional organization. Take responsibility for your actions. Think andoperate safely. So how does the word "Courage" define safety? Have the courage to identifyand stop an unsafe act. If youre in a vehicle and someone is not belted...tell them to buckleup!! If someone is driving too fasttell them to slow down!! Officers cannot be everywhere and

everyone must become an advocate for safety....OUR LIVES DEPEND ON IT!!!Thanks to everyone for your help this past month. Beacon Hose Company No. 1 was

represented at the 2014 State Fireman's Convention and we brought a trophy home!!!Hope to see you around the station.

Jim

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BHCS MONTHLY SAFETY TIP Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives

Fire Prevention Week occurs annually in October during the week in which October 9 falls, commemoratingthe Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a fire, but they need to be

working. Unfortunately, many home fire deaths result from fires where a smoke alarm is presentbut does not operate. This years Fire Prevention Week theme focuses on motivating people

to test their smoke alarms each month to make sure theyre working properly.

**Having a working smoke alarm in the home cuts the risk of dying in a fire in half.**On average each year, three out of five home fire deaths result in fires where there are either

no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.**In one-quarter (23 percent) of the home fire deaths, smoke alarms were present but did not sound.

For more information on Fire Prevention and Smoke Alarms visit www.nfpa.org

Fire Calls = 15EMS Calls = 44

Family Appreciation Day PicnicWOW!!! What a day!!!

Great Food, Great Entertainment, Great Weatherand...of course...Great People!!!!

Thank you to Ken George for the food,Cal and Kyle Brennan for the entertainment,

all our members helping with set up and clean upand to our BHC Family for coming out

to enjoy the day together.And wasnt it great to see Past Chief Lee Lennon too!!

Congratulations on a JOB WELL DONE!!A special thank you to ALLour members

for the hard work, time and effort spent on getting our Seagrave ready for theCT State Convention Parade on Sunday, September 21st.

We appreciate all that you do for our department!!And. another special thank you to Steve Clark, Owner of Brookview Heavy

Equipment in Seymour for hauling our Seagrave to the Convention.

Home ~ Sweet ~ HomeBHC would like to welcome our newest neighbors

John Weid, Jamie Linley and Adam Daniels

to Beacon Falls.All three members took up residents last month!!We wish you ALL the Best of Luck!!!

MUMS the Word!!!Have you noticed???

The gardens and pots I.F.O the Firehouseare ready for Fall.

Thanks to Past Chief Ted Smith forpicking up MUMS.

Thanks to Verab Greenhouse in Bethany fordonating MUMS.

And.thanks to Mike McGee,Andy Leeper and Tim Hanks for

planting and pottingthe MUMS.

Congratulations to Matthew TestaniMatt has successfully completed his Probationary

Fire and EMS Year with BHC and is now anactive member.

We are happy to have you!!!!!!!

Fire Prevention Coloring ContestThank you to Janet Norton and Andrew Leeper for doing one of the toughest jobs around!!!

They volunteered to judge our Annual Fire Prevention Coloring Contest.Our 18 winning pictures will be on display in the Meeting Room during Fire Prevention Week.

Our 18 winning artists will be treated to Breakfast, a gift certificate to BF Pizza and a ride to school in theemergency vehicle of their choice on Wednesday, October 8th.

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EMS WEEKEND CREWSOctober 4th ~ 5th Crew #5

October 11th ~ 12th Crew # 1October 18th ~ 19th Crew # 2October 25th ~ 26th Crew #3

Whats Up At BHC In October

October 1st ~ Officers MeetingOctober 1st ~ Last Day for Tax Abatement Forms

October 6th ~ Department Monthly MeetingOctober 8th ~ Fire Prevention Day/Breakfast/Open House

October 15th thru 19th ~ EMT/MRT Refresher ClassOctober 19 ~ EMS Meeting **BOOMERS COMIN!!!**

October 25th ~ Mohegan Sun Casino Bus TripOctober 25th & 26th ~ Rotary Clubs Haunted Hay Ride

October 31st ~ Halloween Lunch at the Fire House

Save a DateNovember 8th ~ American Legions Armistice Day Dinner

November 23rd ~ BHC Country Breakfast & Cow Chip Raffle

BHC BABY PICTUREOF THE MONTH

Whos this Little Punkin??

Can you guess??????

FALL CLOCK TIME CHANGE

Dont forget to Fall Back onSunday ~November 2nd, 2014!!!

Fire Prevention School Visit,Open House and

Fire Police Canned Good DriveWednesday, October 8th is our annual

BIG DAY!!We have a lot of events planned. If you can

spend any of your day at the FD to helpout...it would REALLY be appreciated!!!

Please stay tuned for the details of the day!!

Mohegan Sun Casino Bus Trip

Saturday, October 25th, 2014Leaving the Firehouse at 4:30pmLeaving Mohegan at 11:30pm

$35.00 Per PersonIncludes

$15.00 Food Voucher &$15.00 Gaming Voucher

Pack a snack and B.Y.O.BGreat Bus Raffles and Bus Bingo TOO!!

Halloween LunchFriday, October 31st, 2014

From 11:30am to 1:30pm$7.00 Per Person

Meatball Grinder, Garden Salad,Soft Drinks & Dessert

SPOOKY RAFFLE TOO!!

Were DYING to have you for lunch

*HALLOWEEN RECIPE*

~APPLE DUMPLINGS~

1 Can of Pillsbury Crescent Dough 1 Green Apple 3/4 cup 7-Up or Mountain Dew

1/2 tsp Vanilla 1/2 tsp Cinnamon 2/3 cup Sugar 1/2 cup Butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter your baking dish. Peel the apple and cut into 8slices. Separate crescent dough into triangles. Put one piece of apple at the thickest partof the crescent dough and sprinkle some extra cinnamon &s sugar. Roll them up making surethe edges are sealed together. Place the dumplings into a baking dish. In a sauce pan,

melt 1/2 cup of butter and then slowly add in the sugar & cinnamon whisking until itthickens. Take off heat and add the vanilla. Pour the cinnamon butter mixture over thedumplings. Add the 7 Up in the baking dish going around the dumplings not on top of them.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until golden brown.

National Volunteer Fire CouncilBHC now has membership with the NVFC!!

With our membership, there is plenty of information, benefitsand newsletter updates available to our Department.Log onto www.nvfc.org and click on Member Login

Enter the email address for your primary contact.If you do not provide an email address to the NVFC,

please contact them at nvfcoffice@nvfc.org or(888) ASK-NVFC.

Enter Password1 as your temporary password. Pleaseremember to change your password upon logging in.If you have any questions, please call 1-888-275-6832

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October Birthdays2nd ~ Past Chief David Rybinski

7th ~ Brian Swan7th ~ Adam Daniels

8th ~ Michael LeBlanc14th ~ Asst. EMS Director Kenneth George

15th ~ Jason Ferrante26th ~ Richard Petersen27th ~ Karen Bulinski

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35 North Main StreetBeacon Falls, CT 06403Phone: (203) 729-1470Fax: (203) 723-2209

HappyAnniversary

Paul & Sheila BrennanOctober 9th

BEACON HOSE COMPANY NO. 1 MISSION STATEMENT

Beacon Hose Company No. 1 is dedicated to the protection of life, property and the

environment from the effects of fire, medical emergencies and hazardous conditions

To ll Our BHC KidsHave a Safe and Happy Halloween

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