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


Australia

*The
Old Perth Fire Station Old Perth Fire Station (Fire Brigade No. 1 Station) is located at 25 Murray Street, at its intersection with Irwin Street, in Perth, Western Australia. It was the first purpose-built fire station in Western Australia. It was opened in 1901 and ...
in
Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...
houses the Fire Safety Education Centre and Museum since 1985. *The Fire Services Museum of Victoria is in
Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
. *The
Penrith Museum of Fire The Penrith Museum of Fire is an Australian firefighting museum that contains heritage-listed former operating and stored for preservation fire service vehicles located in Penrith, Sydney, Australia. The provenance of the firefighting vehic ...
is located in Sydney.


Canada

* Canadian Fire Fighters Museum –
Port Hope, Ontario Port Hope is a municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Toronto and about west of Kingston. It is located at the mouth of the Ganaraska River on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in the west end of Northumberland County. ...
. * Fire Fighters Museum
Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749, ...
,
Manitoba , image_map = Manitoba in Canada 2.svg , map_alt = Map showing Manitoba's location in the centre of Southern Canada , Label_map = yes , coordinates = , capital = Winn ...
* Regional Firefighters Interpretation Center –
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...
. * Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia -
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Yarmouth is a town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. A port town, industries include fishing, and tourism. It is the terminus of a ferry service to Bar Harbor, Maine, run by Bay Ferries. History Originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq, the regi ...
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China

The Fire Services Museum in
Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a p ...
opened in 1999.


Estonia

The Estonian Firefighting Museum in
Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...
was established in 1974.


Ireland

The
Dublin Fire Brigade The Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB; ga, Briogáid Dóiteáin Átha Cliath) is the local authority fire and rescue service and ambulance service for Dublin City and the majority of the Greater Dublin Area. It is a branch of Dublin City Council. T ...
has a museum in the
O'Brien Institute The O'Brien Institute is a building complex in Marino, Dublin, Ireland. Built in 1880–1883 as an orphan home and school, the purchase of the land, and building costs, were financed by a trust that was founded by the will of Bridget O'Brien ...
Dublin Fire Brigade Museum
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Japan

The
Yotsuya is a neighborhood in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It is a former ward (四谷区 ''Yotsuya-ku'') in the now-defunct Tokyo City. In 1947, when the 35 wards of Tokyo were reorganized into 23, it was merged with Ushigome ward of Tokyo City and Yodo ...
firefighting station in
Shinjuku City is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world ( Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administratio ...
houses an extensive museum spread over several floors. The 5th and 4th floors cover the history of firefighting in
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
, 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 Lidzbark (german: Lautenburg) is a town with 8,670 inhabitants in the Warmia-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located on the Wel river and Lake Lidzbark. The postal code for the entire area is 13-230. The town is popularly referred to as ...
, Pomeranian Land Fire Fighting Museum in Łasin, Central Museum of Firefighting in Myslowice, Museum of Firefighting of Olkusz Land in
Olkusz Olkusz ( yi, עלקיש ''Elkish'', german: 1941-45 Ilkenau) is a town in southern Poland with 36,607 inhabitants (2014). Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998), it is the capita ...
, Museum of Firefighting in Oseredek, Museum of Firefighting in
Przeworsk Przeworsk (; uk, Переворськ, translit=Perevors'k; yi, פּרשעוואָרסק, translit=Prshevorsk) is a town in south-eastern Poland with 15,675 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. Since 1999 it has been in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship ...
, Museum of Fire Fighting in Przodkowo, Wielkopolskie Museum of Firefighting in
Rakoniewice Rakoniewice (german: Rakwitz) is a town in Grodzisk Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,576 inhabitants (2006). History As part of the region of Greater Poland, i.e. the cradle of the Polish state, the area formed p ...
, Fire Fighting Museum in Szczuczyn, Fire Fighting Museum of TSO in
Świecie Świecie (; german: Schwetz) is a town in northern Poland with 25,968 inhabitants (2006), situated in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999); it was in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. It is the capital of Świecie County. Locati ...
, Fire Fighting Museum in
Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
, Fire Fighting Historical and Educational Centre of Lodz Region in Wolborz, Museum of Fire in
Żory Żory (; german: Sohrau, szl, Żory) is a town and city county in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland with 62,462 inhabitants (2019). Previously it was in Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is located in the historic Upper Silesia region about sou ...
.


Puerto Rico

Museo Parque de Bombas Museo Parque de Bombas (Parque de Bombas Museum) is a museum located inside the historic Parque de Bombas in the Ponce Historic Zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico. This museum is located at the Plaza Las Delicias town square, directly behind the Ponce ...
in
Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...
, founded in 1990, is housed in a structure built in 1882.


Taiwan

Taiwan houses two fire museums, which are
Fire Safety Museum of Taipei City Fire Department The Fire Safety Museum of Taipei City Fire Department () is a museum on firefighting in Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The museum was built in response to the Great Hanshin earthquake in Japan on 17 January 1995 to teach people what t ...
in
Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...
and
Hsinchu City Fire Museum The Hsinchu City Fire Museum () is a museum about firefighting in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. History The museum building was originally built as a fire station in 1937. The building was then converted into a museum in order to prese ...
in
Hsinchu City Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabi ...
.


United Kingdom

The
Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tam ...
Fire Service Museum is in
Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...
and opened in 1983.Greater Manchester Fire Museum
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Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...
Fire and Police Museum opened in 1984 and is now called the
National Emergency Services Museum The National Emergency Services Museum is a museum in Sheffield, England. Opened on 8 May 1984 as the Sheffield Fire and Police Museum, it was given its present name on 1 January 2014. Building The museum is based at a former combined police ...
.National Emergency Services Museum
/ref> The Welsh Museum of Fire is situated in Neath.Welsh Museum of Fire
/ref> The London Fire Brigade Museum is on Lambeth High Street. The Museum of Fire was 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 Seaport Museum or Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea in Mystic, Connecticut is the largest maritime museum in the United States. It is notable for its collection of sailing ships and boats and for the re-creation of the cra ...
, Mystic, Connecticut * Mystic Seaport Museum Firehouse,
Mystic Seaport Mystic Seaport Museum or Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea in Mystic, Connecticut is the largest maritime museum in the United States. It is notable for its collection of sailing ships and boats and for the re-creation of the cra ...
, Mystic, Connecticut


Florida

Jacksonville Fire Museum


Illinois

*
Aurora Regional Fire Museum The Aurora Regional Fire Museum is an educational institution located in Aurora, Illinois, USA. Its purpose is to preserve and exhibit the artifacts and history of fire departments in Aurora and the surrounding area, as well as to teach and promot ...


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 The New Bedford Fire Museum is a local history museum at 51 Bedford Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. It is located in the 1867 Fire Station No. 4, the city's oldest surviving fire station. The building was listed on the Natio ...
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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 The Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum is a museum owned and administered by the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association (OSFA). The museum is financed by the dues collected from more than 9,000 firefighters, and is located at 2716 N.E. 50th Street ...


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 The Fire Museum of Memphis is located in Fire Engine House No. 1 on 118 Adams Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. In the heart of downtown Memphis, the FMOM (Fire Museum of Memphis) is considered the premiere fire museum in the country, dedicated t ...


Texas

* Austin Fire Museum *
Fire Museum of Texas The Fire Museum of Texas is located in a former fire station, the former Central Fire Station, in Beaumont, Texas, built in 1927. The building is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and is an example of the Renaissance Revival. The building hou ...
* Houston Fire Museum


Puerto Rico

* Parque de Bombas, Ponce, Puerto Rico


See also

*
List of fire stations This is a list of notable current and former fire stations, which are also called "fire houses", "fire halls", "engine houses", "hook and ladder companies" and other terms. It includes combination buildings, such as city halls or other government ...
(which includes many fire museums)


References

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External links


List of World Firefighter MuseumsFire Museum NetworkTokyo Fire Museum - Learn about Tokyo's Past through its History of Fighting Fire
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