Six Deadly Minutes: The Station Nightclub Fire of 2003 Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:03
Description

Both Thomas E. Heslin, editor of the Providence Journal, and Paul Edward Parker, a reporter from the paper, discuss their coverage of and investigations into a 2003 fire that killed 100 people at the Station Nightclub, near Providence, RI.

Legacy of the Cocoanut Grove Fire of 1942 Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:03
Description

Reporter Stephanie Schorow, author of Boston on Fire: A History of Fires and Firefighting in Boston, describes the fire that burned down the Boston nightclub Cocoanut Grove in 1942. Schorow looks at the social, medical, and legal repercussions of the fire; myths and misconceptions that surround the fire; and Boston's collective memory of the fire.

Charlestown Convent Fire of 1834 Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:03
Description

Author Nancy Schultz, author of Fire and Roses: The Burning of the Charlestown Convent, 1834, describes the burning down of a Roman Catholic convent and elite boarding school in 19th-century Boston; and discusses its causes.

Lolo National Forest and Ninemile Historic Remount Depot [MT] Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 01/08/2008 - 13:28
Description

The Ninemile Historic Remount Depot introduces the public to a historic and working Ranger Station. The Visitor Center has information about the pack animals and firefighters that worked the Northern Rockies during the 1920s and 1940s.

A second website for the site can be found here.

The site offers exhibits and tours.

After the Unrest: 10 Years of Rebuilding Los Angeles Following the Trauma of 1992 Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:04
Description

President of Solimar Research Group looks at the history of natural and man-made disasters in Los Angeles over the past 40 years, focusing particularly on recent unrest beginning in 1992. He considers efforts to revitalize and unify the city in the wake of these events and whether these efforts have been successful.

Hinckley Fire Museum

Description

On September 1, 1894, an incredible fire raged in East Central Minnesota. In only four hours, over 300,000 acres -- 480 square miles -- of Minnesota lay in smoldering ruins.

Come visit the Hinckley Fire Museum to find out what happened, who lived, and who died.

The St. Paul & Duluth Railroad Depot, rebuilt immediately after the fire, houses a range of exhibits and features a dramatic mural of the fire, painted by artist Cliff Letty.

Please note that the museum is open May through mid-October

The Great Fire of 1835

Description

The Great Fire of 1835 devastated New York City during one freezing December evening, destroying hundreds of buildings and changing the face of Manhattan forever. It underscored the city's need for a functioning water system and permanent fire department. So why were there so many people drinking champagne in the street? Tom Meyers and Greg Young recount the tale of the biggest fire in New York City history.

Liberty Engine Company No. 1 State Firemen's Museum [NV] Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 01/08/2008 - 13:26
Description

The Museum displays artifacts relating to the history of fire fighting on the Comstock and in Nevada.

The museum offers exhibits.

Frankfort Fire Department Museum [IL] Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 01/08/2008 - 13:26
Description

The Pfaff Volunteer Station is the Fire District's museum. Located next to Station #1 on Nebraska Street, the museum is home to the Frankfort Fire District's 1905 Hose Cart, as well as other articles of historic firefighting equipment.

The museum offers exhibits.

Monterey Fire Department Historical Museum [CA] Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 01/08/2008 - 13:26
Description

Historical fire apparatus, equipment, and photographs are located in Fire Station No. 2 on Hawthorne Street in New Monterey. The Fire Department has an active program of historical preservation for these items.

The museum offers exhibits, viewable by appointment.

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