Editing Beacon, New York (section)

===Emergency response===
[[File:Beacon Police HQ 2023 jeh.jpg|thumb|Police headquarters]]
[[File:Informal Remarks At Beacon, NY - NARA - 198087.tif|150px|thumb|right|Remarks from 1944 [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|FDR]] visit praising Beacon's participation in the War Effort]]
The City of Beacon participates in the Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response. All calls for police are routed to the City of Beacon Police who dispatch their vehicles to the call. All calls for fire or medical assistance are dispatched by the County Department of Emergency Response. The City of Beacon Fire Department is a combination Paid and Volunteer Department that provides fire suppression, rescue, and emergency medical first response for the city. [[Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps]] is a combination paid and volunteer agency that provides [[Basic Life Support]] and Mobile Life Support Services provide [[Advanced Life Support]] medical care within the city.