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Directory of Fire Museums • Fire museums sorted by location • Fire museums with sites on the World Wide Web		Directory of Fire Museums Fire Museums with sites on the World Wide Web We have attempted to link you to all Fire Museums with Websites, as well as a few related Websites of general historical interest. If you know of a fire museum on the Internet but not on our list, please let us know! Alabama Phoenix Fire Museum - Mobile, Alabama http://www.ci.mobile.al.us/dept/museum/museum.htm Alaska Valdez Museum & Historical Archive - Valdez, Alaska http://www.alaska.net/~vldzmuse/index.html Arizona Hall of Flame - Phoenix, Arizona http://www.hallofflame.org California African-American Firefighter Museum - Los Angeles California http://www.lafd.org/aafm.htm County of Los Angeles Fire Museum Association - Los Angeles Co. California http://www.clafma.org California Fire Museum - Corona Del Mar, California www.californiafiremuseum.org Fire Memories (a museum) - Indio, California http://www.firememories.org Firehouse Museum - San Diego, California http://www.globalinfo.com/noncomm/firehouse/Firehouse.HTML Glendale Fire Department Museum - Glendale, California http://fire.ci.glendale.ca.us/museum/museum.html The Haggin Museum - Stockton, California http://www.hagginmuseum.org/ Long Beach Fire Department Museum - Long Beach, California http://www.lbfd-museum.org/ Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial - Los Angeles, California http://www.lafd.org/museum.htm Museum of the City of San Francisco (fire exhibit online) - San Francisco, California http://www.sfmuseum.org Monterey Fire Department Historical Museum - Monterey, California http://www.monterey.org/fire/museum.html Pioneer Mutual Hook & Ladder Society - Sacramento, California http://www.rcip.com/pmhls San Francisco Fire Museum - San Francisco, California http://www.sffiremuseum.org San Francisco Firehouse Tour (includes historic firehouses and the fire museum)- San Francisco, California http://www.firehousetours.com San Jose Fire Museum - San Jose, California http://www.sanjosefiremuseum.com Colorado Denver Firefighters Museum - Denver, Colorado http://www.denverfirefightersmuseum.org Friends of Dr. Lester L. Williams Fire Museum - Colorado Springs, Colorado http://www.fire-museum.com Red, White, & Blue Fire Co. Museum - Breckenridge, Colorado http://www.rwbfire.org/Museum/museum.htm Reliance Fire Company Museum - Estes Park, Colorado http://www.reliancefiremuseum.org Connecticut Bethel Historical Firefighters Museum - Bethel, Connecticut http://users.erols.com/gorval/mus.htm Connecticut Fire Museum - East Windsor, Connecticut http://www.ctfiremuseum.org/ The Fire Museum - Manchester Connecticut http://www.thefiremuseum.org Delaware Christiana Fire Company Museum - Christiana, Delaware http://www.magpage.com/~smokey/history.html Florida Fort Lauderdale Fire and Safety Museum - Fort Lauderdale, Florida http://fortlauderdalefiremuseum.com Jacksonville Fire Museum - Jacksonville, Florida http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com Orlando Fire Department Museum (Old Fire Sta. 3) - Orlando, Florida http://www.geocities.com/dickcamnitz/museum1.html (an online "article" about the ongoing struggle to keep museum the museum open) Tampa Fire Museum - Tampa, Florida http://www.tampagov.net/dept_Fire_Museum/ Illinois Aurora Regional Fire Museum - Aurora, Illinois http://www.auroraregionalfiremuseum.org Chicago Historical Society - Chicago, Illinois http://www.chicagohs.org/ Fire Museum of Greater Chicago - Chicago, Illinois http://www.firemuseumofgreaterchicago.org/ Illinois State Fire Museum - Springfield, Illinois http://www.state.il.us/osfm/museum.htm Northern Illinois Fire Museum - Marengo, Illinois http://www.nifm.net Idaho Idaho Forset Fire Museum - Moscow, Idaho http://www.woodlandgifts.com/museum.php? Indiana Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum - Fort Wayne, Indiana http://www.fortwaynefiremuseum.com Indianapolis Fire Dept. - Links to Fire Museum and Survive Alive House - Indianapolis, Indiana http://www.ci.indianapolis.in.us/ifd/ Washington Fire Department, West End Fire Sta. Museum - Washington, Indiana http://www.ci.indianapolis.in.us/ifd/ Iowa C lear Lake Fire Museum - Clear Lake, Iowa http://www.clearlakeiowa.com/html/thin.html International Fire Museum - Davenport, Iowa http://www.artcom.com/museums/nv/gl/52803-37.htm Kansas Kansas Fire Museum - Wichita, Kansas http://members.cox.net/ksfm/ Traditions Fire Company and Museum - Olathe, Kansas http://traditionsfireco.org Kentucky Appalachian Foothills Fire Historical Society - Barbourville, Kentucky http://www.geocities.com/affhs Louisiana Baton Rouge Fire Museum - Baton Rouge, Louisiana http://www.intersurf.com/%7Eaevinc/aev2see.htm New Orleans Fire Museum - New Orleans, Louisiana http://www.cityofno.com/portal.aspx?portal=51&tabid=10 Shreveport Fire Fighter's Museum - Shreveport, Louisiana http://www.softdisk.com/comp/classic/ Maine Hose 5 Fire Museum. - Bangor Maine http://www.bangormaine.gov/cs_ps_hose5museum.php Freeport Fire and Rescue Department Museum - Freeport, Maine http://www.datoys.com/freeport-fr-museum.htm Maryland Fire Museum of Maryland - Baltimore, Maryland http://www.firemuseummd.org Gaithersburg - Washington Grove VFD Fire Museum - Gaithersburg, Maryland http://www.gwgvfd.org/museum.cfm Massachusetts Bare Cove Fire Museum - Hingham, Massachusetts http://www.barecovefiremuseum.org/ Brockton Fire Museum - Brockton, Massachusetts http://www.brocktonma.com/bhs/firemus.html Boston Fire Museum - Boston, Massachusetts http://www.bostonfiremuseum.com Haverhill Fire Dept. Fire Fighting Museum - Haverhill, Massachusetts http://www.hfdffm.org New Bedford Fire Museum - New Bedford, Massachusetts http://www.ci.new-bedford.ma.us/PSAFETY/FIRE/MUSEUM.htm Peabody Historical Fire Museum - Peabody, Massachusetts http://www.peabodyhistorical.org/museum.htm Lexington Antique Fire Equipment Museum - Lexington, Massachusetts http://www.lexingtonhistory.org/museum2.html Old Firehouse Museum - South Hadley, Massachusetts http://www.southhadley.org/firehouse.htm Michigan Michigan Firehouse Museum - Ypsilanti, Michigan http://www.michiganfirehousemuseum.org Wolverine Fire Co. - Battle Creek, Michigan http://my.voyager.net/wolvfireco/index.html Minnesota Bill & Bonnie Daniels Firefighters Hall & Museum - Minneapolis, Minnesota http://www.firehallmuseum.org Mississippi American Heritage "Big Red" Fire Museum - Louisville, Mississippi http://www.taylorbigred.com/fire_museum.html Jackson Public Fire education Ctr. & Fire Museum - Jackson, Mississippi http://city.jackson.ms.us/Fire/pfsed_museum.html Old Firehouse Museum - Greenville, Mississippi http://www.greenville.ms.us/museums/fires.html Missouri Fire Museum of Missouri - Willow Springs Missouri http://www.usfirehouse.com/ First Due Fire Museum - Hazelwood Missouri http://www.firstduefiremuseum.com Nebraska Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center - Kearney, NE http://www.nebraskafirefightersmuseum.com Nevada Firefighters Museum of Nevada - Las Vegas, Nevada http://www.wizard.com/~pauly/ffmn.html Liberty Engine Company No. 1, The Comstock Firemen's Museum - Virginia City, Nevada http://www.comstockfiremuseum.com/ Reno Fire Department Museum - Reno, Nevada http://www.ci.reno.nv.us/pub_safety/fire/admin/museum/ Warren Engine Company No. 1 Museum - Carson City, Nevada http://www.carson-city.nv.us/CCFD/weco/2.htm New Hampshire Always Ready Engine House - Hollis, New Hampshire http://www.hollis-history.org/enginehouse.htm Derry Firefighters' Museum - Derry New Hampshire http://www.derryfire.org/Stations/Derry_Firefighters_Museum.htm Seacoast Fire Museum - Hampton New Hampshire http://www.hamptonhistoricalsociety.org/fire.htm New Jersey Bayonne Firefighters Museum - Bayonne, New Jersey http://www.bayonnenj.org/museum.htm Friendship Fire Company Museum - Woodbury, New Jersey http://www.jersey.net/~dwayne/history1.htm Fireworks-USA - New Jersey Fallen Firefighter's Memorial and Museum http://www.fireworks-usa.org New Mexico Wildland Firefighter Museum - Capitan New Mexico http://www.wildlandfirefighter.net/ New York Brookhaven Town Volunteer Firefighters Museum - Ridge New York http://www.brookhavenfiremuseum.org Buffalo Fire Historical Society - Buffalo, New York http://www.geocities.com/buffalofirehistoricalsociety FASNY Museum of Fire Fighting - Hudson, New York http:// www.fasnyfiremuseum.com FASNY Museum of Fire Fighting - Hudson, New York http://www.artcom.com/museums/vs/af/12534-b.htm Homeville Antique Fire Dept. - Homer, New York http://members.aol.com/mijfire/home.htm New York City Fire Museum - New York, New York http://nycfiremuseum.org Rockland County Volunteer Fire Services Museum - Pomona, New York http://rcfiremuseum.org Vol. Firemen's Hall & Museum of Kingston - Kingston, New York http://www.ci.kingston.ny.us/Tourism/Museums.html#Fire Yonkers Fire Museum - Yonkers, New York http://www.yonkersfiremuseum.org North Carolina American LaFrance Museum - Cleveland, North Carolina http://www.americanlafrance.com/Museum/ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fire Ed. Ctr. & Museum - Charlotte, North Carolina http://www.charlottefiremuseum.com/ Kings Mountain Fire Dept. Hist. Fire Museum - Kings Mountain, North Carolina http://www.kmfire.com/fire_museum.htm New Bern Fiemen's Museum - New Bern, North Carolina http://www4.coastalnet.com/newbern/psafepg6.htm Ohio Central Insurance Companies Fire Museum - Van Wert, Ohio http://www.central-insurance.com/docs/museum.htm Central Ohio Fire Museum & Learning Center - Columbus, Ohio http://www.fire.ci.columbus.oh.us/museum.htm Cincinnati Fire Museum - Cincinnati, Ohio www.cincyfiremuseum.com Cincinnati Fire Museum - Cincinnati, Ohio http://www.cincinet.com/firemuseum/ Firefighters Memorial Museum - Lima, Ohio http://www.limafiremuseum.org Mansfield Fire Museum - Mansfield, Ohio http://www.mansfieldfiremuseum.org - (site temporarily down) Mentor Fire Museum - Mentor Ohio http://www.angelfire.com/oh5/mentorfiremuseum Toledo Firefighters Museum - Toledo, Ohio http://www.toledofiremuseum.com Western Reserve Fire Museum - Cleveland Ohio http://www.wrfmc.org Oklahoma Oklahoma Firefighters Museum - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma http://www.osfa.info Oregon Albany Fire Museum - Albany, Oregon http://www.ohwy.com/or/a/albanyfm.htm Oregon Fire Service Museum and Learning Center - Salem, Oregon http://www.oregonfiremuseum.com Uppertown Firefighters Museum - Astoria, Oregon http://www.ohwy.com/or/u/upfiremu.htm Pennsylvania Firefighters' Historical Museum - Erie, Pennsylvania http://www.firefightershistory.org Fire Museum and Education Ctr. of Western PA - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania http://www.firemuseum.org Fireman's Hall - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_fireman.htm Fireman's Hall - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania http://www.fieldtrip.com/pa/59231438.htm Pennsylvania National Fire Museum - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania http://www.pnfm.org Pennsylvania National Fire Museum - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania http://community.webshots.com/user/rich3540 Fire Museum of York County - York, Pennsylvania http://www.yorkheritage.org/fire_museum.html Hanover Fire Museum - Hanover, Pennsylvania http://www.borough.hanover.pa.us/images/hanover/hbfiremuseum.html Greensburg Fire Museum - Greensburg, Pennsylvania http://www.greensburgfire.org The Honesdale Fire Museum - Honesdale, Pennsylvania http://www.engine3.org/Museum.html Manheim Fire Co. Museum - Manheim, Pennsylvania http://www.manheimfire.com/museum.htm Philadelphia Contributionship Ins. Co. - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania http://www.contributionship.com/ Philadelphia Contributionship Ins. Co. - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_contrib.htm Reading Area Fire Museum - Reading, Pennsylvania http://www.readingpafire.com/museum/museum.htm Schuylkill Historical Fire Society - Shenandoah, Pennsylvania http://www.462fd.com/SHFS/ Union Fire Co. Museum - Carlisle, Pennsylvania http://www.unionfireco.org/Museum_frame.htm Upland Fire Co. Museum - Upland, Pennsylvania http://upland57.org Rhode Island Jamestown Fire Museum - Jamestown, Rhode Island http://members.aol.com/kacie333/mus.htm South Carolina Columbia Fire Museum - Columbia, South Carolina http://www.columbiasc.net/fire/fire2.htm Columbia Fire Museum - Columbia, South Carolina http://www.columbiasouthcarolina.com/fire-museum.html North Charleston & American Lafrance Fire Museum & Ed. Center - North Charleston South Carolina http://www.legacyofheroes.org South Carolina firefighters Museum http://www.scfm2000.org Tennessee Fire Museum of Memphis - Memphis, Tennessee http://www.firemuseum.com Fire Museum of Memphis - Memphis, Tennessee http://www.firemuseum.com Texas Houston Fire Museum - Houston, Texas http://www.houstonfiremuseum.org/ Fire Museum of Texas - Beaumont, Texas http://www.cityofbeaumont.com/Fire.htm#f muse Texas Fire Museum - Dallas, Texas http://www.texasfiremuseum.org Utah Utah Museum of Fire Service History & Firefighter Memorial - Grantsville Utah http://www.utahfiremuseum.com Virginia Friendship Firehouse Museum - Alexandria, Virginia http://ci.alexandria.va.us/oha/friendship/index.html Fire Fighters Museum of Central Virginia - Lynchburg, Virginia http://www.firefightersmuseum.com Manassas Vol. Fire Co. - Fire Museum - Manassas, Virginia http://www.manassasfire.com/museum.html The Virginia Fire and Police Museum - Richmond, Virginia http://www.vafire-police.org Washington Everett Firefighter's Hall & Fire Museum - Everett, Washington http://www.everettfirefighters.org Last Resort Fire Department - Seattle, Washington http://www.lastresortfd.org Washington Fire Lookout Museum - Spokane, Washington http://www.firelookouts.com Yakima Valley Museum - Yakima, Washington http://yakimavalleymuseum.org/community/index.html Wisconsin Firehouse No. 3 Museum - Racine, Wisconsin http://www.execpc.com/~vf/vf_fh3.htm Old Firehouse and Police Museum - Superior, Wisconsin http://www.visitsuperior.com/history&museums.htm Milwaukee Fire Ed. Center & Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin http://www.milfire.com/fire_museum.htm Canada Alberta Firefighter's Museum Society - Calgary - Calgary, Alberta http://www.firefightersmuseum.org Fire Works, the Canadian Fire Museum & Discovery Centre - Vermilion Alberta http://www.fireworks.ca/ British Columbia Prince Rupert Fire Department Museum - Prince Rupert, British Columbia http://www.citytel.net/library/fire/index.htm Rossland Firehall Museum, - Rossland, British Columbia http://www.islandnet.com/~bcma/museums/rfm.html Victoria Fire Department Historical Society - Victoria, British Columbia http://www.victoriafirehistorical.ca Manitoba The Fire Service Museum of Winnipeg - Winnipeg, Manitoba http://www.winnipegfiremuseum.ca/ New Brunswick Fredericton Firefighters Museum - Fredericton New Brunswick http://www.frederictonfirefighters.ca/museum/ Nova Scotia Firefighters Museum of Nova Scotia - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia http://firefighters.museum.gov.ns.ca/ Regional Firefighters Interp. Center - Halifax, Nova Scotia http://www.RFIC.ca Ontario Canadian Fire Fighters Museum - Port Hope, Ontario http://www.firemuseumcanada.com Saskatchewan Sukanen Museum Fire Collections - Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan http://members.shaw.ca/smfc Quebec Montreal Firefighters Museum - Montreal, Qubec http://www.museedespompiers.com/ Australia Fire Brigade Historical Society http://www.nma.gov.au/directory/q126.htm Museum of Fire, Sidney N.S.W. http://www.museumoffire.com.au Museum of Fire, Sidney N.S.W. http://www.ozemail.com.au/~firemuse/ Tasmania Fire Museum - Fern Tree Tas. http://www.nma.gov.au/directory/t033.htmv Fire Services Museum of Victoria www.alphalink.com.au/~fsmvic Austria Lower Austrian Fire Museum www.feuerwehr-noe.or.at/feuerwehrmuseum/index.htm Germany Feuerwehrmuseum Schleswig-Holstein http://www.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/Hamburg/praktisch/Museum/feuer.html Feuerwehrmuseum (Winnenden) http://www.fh-nuertingen.de/~e.hausen/feuerwehr/E Italy Museo Storico dei Vigili del Fuoco di Torino http://www.arpnet.it/stvf Japan Tokyo Fire Department Fire Museum http://www.tfpc.com/museum.htm Netherlands Korpsmuseum Brandweer Den Haag http://home.wxs.nl/~beek3128/museum.htm National Brandwer Museum http://www.xs4all.nl/~bin1/construc.htm Stichting Historisch Brandweermaterieel (Society for Historic Fire Engines) http://home.planet.nl/~historisch.brandweer/ New Zealand Dannevirke Volunteer Fire Brigade Museum http://www.geocities.com/dannevirkefire Jubilee Fire Museum - Masterton, New Zealand http://www.wairarapa.co.nz/tourism/jubilee.html South Africa Mangaung Fire Department Museum Bloemfontein South Africa Spain International Fire Museum - Vilagarcia de Arousa - Pontevedra Spain http://www.geocities.com/picketfence/5075/fire_museum.html Sweden Värmland Fire Historical Club - Storfors Sweden http://www.brandhistoriska.org United Kingdom Fire Museum http://www.i-way.co.uk/~colins/museum.htm London Fire Brigade Museum - London, England http://www.southwark.gov.uk/tourism/attractions/fire_museum/meta.htm Mansfield Fire Brigade Museum - Mansfield, England http://www.paul.davidson3.btinternet.co.uk/ Merseyside Fire Museum - Liverpool?, England www.firemuseum.fsnet.co.uk

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