Fire museums, also known as firefighting museums are prevalent throughout the world.
Australia
The Old Perth Fire Station in Perth houses the Fire Safety Education Centre and Museum since 1985. The Fire Services Museum of Victoria is in Melbourne.
Canada
The Canadian Fire Fighters Museum is in Port Hope, Ontario. The The Fire Fighters Museum is in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Regional Firefighters Interpretation Center is in Nova Scotia.
China
The Fire Services Museum in Macau opened in 1999.
Estonia
The Estonian Firefighting Museum in Tallinn was established in 1974.
Ireland
The Dublin Fire Brigade has a museum in the O'Brien Institute
Taiwan
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
The Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum is in Rochdale and opened in 1983. The Sheffield Fire and Police Museum opened in 1984 and is now called the National Emergency Services Museum. The Welsh Museum of Fire is situated in Neath. The London Fire Brigade Museum is on Lambeth High Street.
United States
Fire Museums in the USA include the African American Firefighter Museum; Aurora Regional Fire Museum; Austin Fire Museum; Buffalo Fire Historical Museum; Boston Fire Museum; Connecticut Fire Museum; Denver Firefighters Museum; Falls Fire Barn Museum; Fire Museum of Memphis; Fire Museum of Greater Cincinnati; Fire Museum of Maryland; Fire Museum of Texas; Hall of Flame Fire Museum; Hinckley Fire Museum; Hoboken Fire Department Museum; Hose 5 Fire Museum; Houston Fire Museum; International Fire Museum, Iowa; Jacksonville Fire Museum; Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial; New Bedford Fire Museum;New York City Fire Museum; Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum; Pennsylvania National Fire Museum; Portland Fire Museum; Reading Area Fire-Fighters Museum;Upper Peninsula Fire Fighters Memorial Museum; Uppertown Firefighter's Museum.
References
External links
- List of World Firefighter Museums
- Fire Museum Network