Fire museum

Type of museum covering firefighting services

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

Old Perth Fire Station Fire Services Museum, Macau Estonian Firefighting Museum Tallinn Hsinchu City Fire Museum Sheffield Fire and Police Museum 2009

## Australia

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* 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

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* 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

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The Fire Services Museum in Macau opened in 1999.

## Denmark

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* 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

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

## Ireland

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

## Japan

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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

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Museum of Fire in Żory

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

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

## Romania

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Foișorul de Foc in Bucharest, 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

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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

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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

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Fire museums in the US include:

### Arizona

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* Hall of Flame Fire Museum

### California

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

### Colorado

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* Denver Firefighters Museum

### Connecticut

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

### Florida

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Jacksonville Fire Museum

### Illinois

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* Aurora Regional Fire Museum

### Iowa

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* International Fire Museum, Iowa

### Maine

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* Hose 5 Fire Museum
* Portland Fire Museum

### Maryland

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* Fire Museum of Maryland

### Massachusetts

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* Boston Fire Museum
* Falls Fire Barn Museum
* New Bedford Fire Museum;

### Michigan

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* Michigan Firehouse Museum
* Upper Peninsula Fire Fighters Memorial Museum

### Minnesota

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* Hinckley Fire Museum

### New Jersey

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* Hoboken Fire Department Museum
* Somerville Fire Department Museum

### New York

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* Buffalo Fire Historical Museum
* New York City Fire Museum

### Ohio

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* Fire Museum of Greater Cincinnati

### Oklahoma

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* Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum

### Oregon

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* Uppertown Firefighter's Museum

### Pennsylvania

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

### South Carolina

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* North Charleston Fire Museum

### Tennessee

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* Fire Museum of Memphis

### Texas

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* Austin Fire Museum
* Fire Museum of Texas
* Houston Fire Museum

### Puerto Rico

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* Parque de Bombas, Ponce, Puerto Rico

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ Conway, W. Fred (1993). Discovering America's Fire Museums. FBH Publishers.
2. ^ "Fire Safety Education Centre & Museum". FESA. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ Canadian Fire Fighters Museum
5. ^ http://www.firehallmuseum.ca [bare URL]
6. ^ "Winnipeg Fire Fighters Museum". The Fire Fighters Historical Society of Winnipeg. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
7. ^ "Regional Firefighters Interpretation Center". Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
8. ^ Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia
9. ^ tuletorjemuuseum
10. ^ "Dublin Fire Brigade Museum". Archived from the original on 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
11. ^ Greater Manchester Fire Museum
12. ^ "National Emergency Services Museum". Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
13. ^ Welsh Museum of Fire

## External links

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* 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

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