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 department
A fire department (American English) or fire brigade (Commonwealth English), also known as a fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organization that provides fire prevention and fire suppression se ...
s in Aurora and the surrounding area, as well as to teach and promote fire safety and prevention. It has many interactive exhibits.
The museum is located in the old Central Fire Station of Aurora, which was built in 1894. It has bay windows, a decorative
cornice
In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian ''cornice'' meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a ...
, an "onion-dome" and was asserted to be 'a model of its kind' when it was completed. It was used as a fire station until 1980.
Exhibits
Image:One of five pieces of historical fire apparatus on exhibit in the Aurora Regional Fire Museum.jpg, 1918 American LaFrance fire engine, one of five historical appliances on exhibit
Image:One of the many hands-on exhibits in the Aurora Regional Fire Museum.jpg, A large alarm gong that visitors may operate. One of the many hands-on exhibits in the Aurora Regional Fire Museum.
Image:One of five pieces of historical fire apparatus on exhibit in the Aurora Regional Fire Museum 2.jpg, 1908 Ahrens Steam fire engine.
Building
File:Daytime Moon Over the Aurora Fire Museum (49739844142).jpg, Fire museum building
File:The Aurora Fire Museum.jpg, Fire museum building
References
External links
Aurora Regional Fire MuseumWelcome to Aurora Regional Fire Museum
Defunct fire stations in Illinois
Firefighting museums in the United States
Museums in Kane County, Illinois
History museums in Illinois
Tourist attractions in Aurora, Illinois
Firefighting in Illinois
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