Fire museum

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

Australia

Old Perth Fire Station in Perth, which houses the Fire Safety Education Centre and Museum

Fire museums in Australia include:

• Coolamon Fire Museum, located in Coolamon, New South Wales^[2]
• Fire Safety Education Centre and Museum, located in Perth, Western Australia^[3]
• Fire Services Museum of Victoria, located in Melbourne, Victoria.^[4]
• Penrith Museum of Fire, located in Sydney, New South Wales.^[5]

Canada

Fire museums in Canada include:

• Canadian Fire Fighters Museum, located in Port Hope, Ontario.^[6]
• Fire Hall Museum & Education Centre, located in Cambridge, Ontario^[7]
• Fire Fighters Museum, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba^[8]
• Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia, located in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.^[9]

China

Fire Services Museum in Macau

The Fire Services Museum in Santo António, Macau opened in 1999.

Denmark

Fire museums in Denmark include:

• Brandmuseet, located in Copenhagen^[10]
• Brandmuseet, located in Nykøbing Falster
• Dansk Brandværnshistorisk Museum, located in Præstø
• Frederiksværk Brandværnsmuseum, located in Frederiksværk
• Gentofte Brandmuseum, located in Gentofte^[11]
• Jysk Brandmuseum, located in Kjellerup
• Nakskov Brandmuseum, located in Nakskov
• Odsherred Brandmuseum, located in Asnæs
• Sønderho Brandmuseum, located in Sønderho

Estonia

Estonian Firefighting Museum in Tallinn

The Estonian Firefighting Museum in Tallinn was established in 1974.^[12]

Finland

The Erottaja Fire Station in Korkeavuorenkatu, Helsinki houses the Helsinki City Rescue Department's Fire Museum.^[13]

France

Fire museums in France include:

• Musée des Sapeurs-Pompiers, located in 9th arrondissement, Lyon^[14]
• Musée des Sapeurs Pompiers de France, located in Montville, Normandy^[15]
• Musée du Sapeur-Pompier d'Alsace, located in Vieux-Ferrette, Alsace^[16]
• Musée du Camion de Pompiers, located in Savigny-lès-Beaune, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté^[17]

Ireland

The Dublin Fire Brigade has a museum in the O'Brien Institute^[18]

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.

Netherlands

Fire museums in the Netherlands include:

• Brandweermuseum, located in Hellevoetsluis, South Holland^[19]
• Brandweermuseum Borculo, located in Borculo, Berkelland^[20]
• Brandweermuseum Wassenaar, located in Wassenaar, South Holland^[21]
• Internationaal Brandweermuseum, located in Rijssen, Overijssel^[22]

Poland

Museum of Fire in Żory

Fire museums in Poland include:

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

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

Spain

The Firefighters Museum of Alcoy is located in Alcoy, Alicante Province.

Taiwan

Hsinchu City Fire Museum in Hsinchu

Fire museums in Taiwan include:

• Fire Safety Museum of Taipei City Fire Department, located in Neihu District, Taipei City
• Hsinchu City Fire Museum, located in North District, Hsinchu City.
• Tainan City Fire Museum, located in West Central District, Tainan City

United Kingdom

National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield

Fire museums in the UK include:

England

• Essex Fire Museum, located in Grays, Essex^[23]
• Fire Brigade Museum, located in Romsey, Hampshire^[24]
• Fireground, located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester^[25]
• Kent Firefighting Museum, located in Sevenoaks, Kent^[26]
• London Fire Brigade Museum, located in Lambeth, London^[27]
• National Emergency Services Museum, located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire^[28]
• Norfolk Fire Museum, located in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk^[29]
• Stalham Firehouse Museum, located in Stalham, Norfolk^[30]

Scotland

• Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage, located in Leith, Edinburgh^[31]
• Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Museum and Heritage Centre, located in Greenock, Inverclyde^[32]

Wales

• Welsh Museum of Fire, located in Neath, Neath Port Talbot

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
• Mystic Seaport Museum Firehouse, Mystic Seaport, Mystic

Florida

• Jacksonville Fire Museum permanently closed
• Tampa Fire Museum
• Orlando Fire Museum

Illinois

• Aurora Regional Fire Museum

Iowa

• International Fire Museum

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

See also

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

References

1. Conway, W. Fred (1993). Discovering America's Fire Museums. FBH Publishers.
2. Coolamon Fire Museum
3. "Fire Safety Education Centre & Museum". FESA. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
4. Fire Services Museum of Victoria
5. "Fire and Rescue NSW Heritage Fleet". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01902. Retrieved 14 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
6. Canadian Fire Fighters Museum
7. Fire Hall Museum
8. "Winnipeg Fire Fighters Museum". The Fire Fighters Historical Society of Winnipeg. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
9. Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia
10. Brandmuseet
11. Gentofte Brandmuseum
12. tuletorjemuuseum
13. Finland Rescue Services
14. Musée des Sapeurs-Pompiers
15. Montville
16. Musée du Sapeur-Pompier
17. Chateau Savigny
18. "Dublin Fire Brigade Museum". Archived from the original on 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
19. Brandweermuseum
20. Brandweermuseum Borculo
21. Brandweermuseum Wassenaar
22. Internationaal Brandweermuseum
23. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
24. Fire Brigade Museum
25. Fireground
26. Kent Firefighting Museum
27. London Fire Brigade
28. National Emergency Services Museum
29. Norfolk Fire Museum
30. Stalham Firehouse Museum
31. Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage
32. Scottish Fire Brigades Heritage Trust Museum & Heritage Centre

External links

• List of World Firefighter Museums Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Fire Museum Network
• Tokyo Fire Museum - Learn about Tokyo's Past through its History of Fighting Fire Archived 2021-09-26 at the Wayback Machine