Fire museum explained

Fire museums, also known as firefighting museums are prevalent throughout the world.^[1]

Australia

• The Old Perth Fire Station in Perth houses the Fire Safety Education Centre and Museum since 1985.^[2]
• The Fire Services Museum of Victoria is in Melbourne.
• The Penrith Museum of Fire is located in Sydney.^[3]

Canada

• Canadian Fire Fighters Museum – Port Hope, Ontario.^[4]
• Fire Hall Museum & Education Centre - Cambridge, Ontario^[5]
• Fire Fighters Museum – Winnipeg, Manitoba^[6]
• Regional Firefighters Interpretation Center – Nova Scotia.^[7]
• Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.^[8]

China

The Fire Services Museum in Macau opened in 1999.

Denmark

• Brandmuseet, Copenhagnen
• Brandmuseet, Nykøbing Falster
• Dansk Brandværnshistorisk Museum, Præstø
• Frederiksværk Brandværnsmuseum, Frederiksværk
• Gentofte Brandmuseum, Gentofte
• Jysk Brandmuseum, Kjellerup
• Nakskov Brandmuseum, Nakskov
• Odsherred Brandmuseum, Asnæs
• Sønderho Brandmuseum, Sønderho

Estonia

The Estonian Firefighting Museum in Tallinn was established in 1974.^[9]

Ireland

The Dublin Fire Brigade has a museum in the O'Brien Institute^[10]

Japan

The Yotsuya firefighting station in Shinjuku City houses an extensive museum spread over several floors. The 5th and 4th floors cover the history of firefighting in Tokyo, whereas the 3rd floor is dedicated to modern firefighting. The basement has several historical firefighting vehicles.

Poland

Fire museums in Poland include The Małopolska Museum of Fire Fighting in Alwernia, Museum of Firefighting in Kotuń, Museum of Firefighting in Krasnik,Warmia and Mazury Museum of Firefighting in Lidzbark, Pomeranian Land Fire Fighting Museum in Łasin, Central Museum of Firefighting in Myslowice, Museum of Firefighting of Olkusz Land in Olkusz, Museum of Firefighting in Oseredek, Museum of Firefighting in Przeworsk, Museum of Fire Fighting in Przodkowo, Wielkopolskie Museum of Firefighting in Rakoniewice, Fire Fighting Museum in Szczuczyn, Fire Fighting Museum of TSO in Świecie, Fire Fighting Museum in Warsaw, Fire Fighting Historical and Educational Centre of Lodz Region in Wolborz, Museum of Fire in Żory.

Puerto Rico

Museo Parque de Bombas in Ponce, Puerto Rico, founded in 1990, is housed in a structure built in 1882.

Romania

Foișorul de Foc (named as National Museum of Firefighters) in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1963 in a fire lookout tower built in 1892.

Taiwan

Taiwan houses two fire museums, which are Fire Safety Museum of Taipei City Fire Department in Taipei and Hsinchu City Fire Museum in Hsinchu City.

United Kingdom

The Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum is in Rochdale and opened in 1983.^[11] The Sheffield Fire and Police Museum opened in 1984 and is now called the National Emergency Services Museum.^[12] The Welsh Museum of Fire is situated in Neath.^[13] The London Fire Brigade Museum is on Lambeth High Street. The Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage located in Edinburgh.

United States

Fire museums in the US include:

Arizona

• Hall of Flame Fire Museum

California

• African American Firefighter Museum
• Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial

Colorado

• Denver Firefighters Museum

Connecticut

• Connecticut Fire Museum
• Fireboat Fire Fighter Museum, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut
• Mystic Seaport Museum Firehouse, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut

Florida

Jacksonville Fire Museum

Illinois

• Aurora Regional Fire Museum

Iowa

• International Fire Museum, Iowa

Maine

• Hose 5 Fire Museum
• Portland Fire Museum

Maryland

• Fire Museum of Maryland

Massachusetts

• Boston Fire Museum
• Falls Fire Barn Museum
• New Bedford Fire Museum

Michigan

• Michigan Firehouse Museum
• Upper Peninsula Fire Fighters Memorial Museum

Minnesota

• Hinckley Fire Museum

New Jersey

• Hoboken Fire Department Museum
• Somerville Fire Department Museum

New York

• Buffalo Fire Historical Museum
• New York City Fire Museum

Ohio

• Fire Museum of Greater Cincinnati

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum

Oregon

• Uppertown Firefighter's Museum

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania National Fire Museum
• Reading Area Fire-Fighters Museum

South Carolina

• North Charleston Fire Museum

Tennessee

• Fire Museum of Memphis

Texas

• Austin Fire Museum
• Fire Museum of Texas
• Houston Fire Museum

Puerto Rico

• Parque de Bombas, Ponce, Puerto Rico

See also

• List of fire stations (which includes many fire museums)

External links

• List of World Firefighter Museums
• Fire Museum Network
• Tokyo Fire Museum - Learn about Tokyo's Past through its History of Fighting Fire

Notes and References

1. Book: Conway, W. Fred. Discovering America's Fire Museums. 1993. FBH Publishers.
2. Web site: Fire Safety Education Centre & Museum . . 18 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141227054518/http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/educationandheritage/fehc/Pages/default.aspx . 27 December 2014 . dead .
3. 01902. 12/06396. 14 October 2018.
4. http://www.firemuseumcanada.com/ Canadian Fire Fighters Museum
5. http://www.firehallmuseum.ca
6. Web site: Winnipeg Fire Fighters Museum . The Fire Fighters Historical Society of Winnipeg . July 30, 2021.
7. Web site: Regional Firefighters Interpretation Center . 2017-02-18 . 2019-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191001114133/http://www.rficns.com/home.html . dead .
8. https://firefightersmuseum.novascotia.ca/ Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia
9. http://www.tuletorjemuuseum.ee/en/ajalugu/ tuletorjemuuseum
10. Web site: Dublin Fire Brigade Museum . 2017-02-18 . 2020-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200412101046/http://www.dfbexternaltraining.ie/dfb-museum/ . dead .
11. http://www.gmfsmuseum.org.uk/meet-team Greater Manchester Fire Museum
12. Web site: National Emergency Services Museum . 2017-02-18 . 2019-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190722230145/http://www.emergencymuseum.org.uk/index.html . dead .
13. http://www.wafersmuseum.org.uk/ Welsh Museum of Fire