The United Way of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls is centered in an office within the Naugatuck YMCA building. The United…More Way regularly works in the community by raising money for non-profit and community agencies that help those in need. Governed by an executive committee, the United Way is run by volunteers who raise money through local efforts. Then volunteers distribute the funds to local agencies that provide services to local people.</p> <p>Deborah Wheelahanof the Naugatuck Savings Bankis the current president of the United Way of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls. </p>

The Naugatuck Fire Department began as a private fire department in 1883 under the India Rubber Glove Company, which…More later went on to become U.S. Rubber and then Uniroyal. In 1888 the company transferred the fire department to the town, offering volunteer firefighter services that serviced town residents until 1916, when the first full-time employee was hired.</p> <p>Over time, the department hired more professional firefighters while accompanying a volunteer firefighter squad as well. Then, in 2004, the volunteer service dissolved, leaving the paid firefighters as the sole company at the Naugatuck Fire Department.</p> <p>The Borough of Naugatuck Fire Department responds to fires, motor vehicle accidents, chemical and oil spills, rescue calls and weather-related emergencies. <br /><br />Borough firefighters attend training both in-service and at the Connecticut Fire Academy, and are trained in a variety of skills in addition to fire fighting. Some of these skills include confined space rescue, rope rescue, hazardous materials and emergency medical, the town website states.</p> <p>The fire department, a two-floor building situated across from the Naugatuck Town Hall, is also the main office for the fire marshal. The fire marshal enforces the state's fire safety codes and conducts reviews of incidents to determine causes. The building has two bays in front, and one on the side, and the department has five engines, one ladder truck, one rescue truck and a brush truck.<br /><br />The Naugatuck Fire Department also operates a satellite station called the Eastside Firehouse, located at the intersection of May and Osborne streets on one of the hills overlooking the borough.</p> <p>The current head of the department is Fire Chief Ken Hanks.</p>

Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan was started in 1922 by local business and community leaders from…More the Greater Naugatuck Valley.</p> <p>With eight branches, the bank maintains a solid financial standing and has grown at a steady rate, never merging with other banks.</p> <p>Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan offers a full line of personal banking, business banking and investment services, including checking and savings accounts, CDs, health savings accounts, mortgages, business loans and retirement planning.</p> <p>Most of the bank's staff are local residents who truly enjoy working at the bank and often find time to volunteer in the community.</p>