2025 Fire Museum Seminar
hosted by the
Hall of Flame Museum, Phoenix, AZ
November 10 - 14, 2025
The Host Hotel is the Home2 Suites by Hilton, with overflow hosted by the Holiday Inn Express and Suites (right next door) This pdf document (guide) contains the booking links to both hotels.
CAREFUL! If booking at the Holiday Inn, the number of rooms you are booking AUTOMATICALLY defaults to 20 ! Change that number to however many you need!
Except as noted. all meetings will take place at the Hall of Flame.
Hotel Booking Guide
GRANTS
Download
Grant
Application
Grants are available for current Fire Museum Network (FMN) members to attend the Educational Seminar and Annual Meeting. The number of Grants to be awarded is dependent upon the previous year's FMN membership income.
FIRE MUSEUM SEMINAR ITINERARY
You can download a copy of this document by clicking HERE
Monday 11/10/2025
Welcome to PhoenixRegistration at Host hotel (Home2 44th St)
15:00-17:00We invite you to reconnect with your fellow members for a mixer from 17:00 – 19:00 at the host hotel.
Tuesday 11/11/2025
Veteran’s Day Parade Ride along for Veterans/First Responders
06:00 – 8:15 – Free breakfast at host hotel
07:00-08:30 – Registration at host hotel08:30 – Shuttle vans from Phoenix Fire will pick up riders from the hotel
09:30 – Report time at parade staging area
11:00 – Start of Parade
13:00 – Lunch to follow at Taco Guild 546 E Osborn Rd Phoenix, AZ 85012
15:00 – Tour of Command Training Facility
17:00 – Shuttle van returns guests to museum or hotel
Dinner on your own
For those who do not want to ride on a firetruck in the parade:*You may opt to sit along parade route (map will be provided)
*You will have museum access from 10:00 until 18:00
*Explore Phoenix attractions until 13:00 then meet at Taco Guild 546 E Osborn Rd Phoenix, AZ 85012
Wednesday 11/12/2025
06:00 – 8:15 – Free breakfast at host hotel
07:00-08:30 – Registration at host hotel (after 10:00 at museum)
08:30 – Shuttle vans from Phoenix Fire will pick up riders from the hotel and transport to museum
09:00 10:00 – FMN Member introductions with Annual Meeting/Board Elections to follow
10:00 – 11:30 – Brag About Your Museum!
11:30 – 13:00 – Lunch TBD
13:00 – 14:00 – Welcome Speaker: Bourke Floyd – First Responder Actor
14:00 – 14:15 – Break
14:15 – 15:15 – Topic: How AI benefit can benefit your museum Speaker: TBA
15:15 – 15:30 – Break
15:30 – 17:30 – Topic: World Fire History and museum tour with Mark Moorhead Curator of Education
18:00 – Shuttle van leaves museum and returns to hotel.
Dinner on your own
Thursday 11/13/2025
06:00 – 8:15 – Free breakfast at host hotel
08:30 – Shuttle vans from Phoenix Fire will pick up riders from the hotel and transport them to Historic Station 8
09:00 – Station 8 Tour with Tim Kovacs
Lunch provided
Visit Local Fire Academy – Details to follow
Tour Regional Dispatch Center – Details to follow
16:00 – Dinner and Mixer at the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting
19:30 – Shuttle van leaves museum and returns to hotel