Bruce Twickler, writer and director of the film Damrell's Fire, describes the Great Boston Fire of 1872, emphasizing the role of Fire Chief John Damrell in minimizing loss of life to the fire.
"The Marietta Fire Museum has many items on display used by the Marietta Fire Department dating back to the 1800s," including, among other things, fire service clothing, firefighting equipment, and antique apparatus. Highlights of the museum include a photo "Wall of Flame" featuring photographs dating to the early 1800s, antique and international fire helmets, and vintage firefighting equipment and apparatus.
The site offers visitor information, photographs of all of the antique firefighting apparatus on display, and a virtual tour.
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.
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 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.
The Museum displays artifacts relating to the history of fire fighting on the Comstock and in Nevada.
The museum offers exhibits.
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.
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.
The Company's museum displays two pieces of it original equipment, along with early fire company minutes and other memorabilia such as helmets and parade uniforms and attire, as well as pictures that have taken through the years.
The museum offers exhibits.
This collection of 150 motion pictures produced between 1894 and 1915 deals with work, school, and leisure activities in the U.S. The films include footage of the U.S. Postal Service in 1903, cattle breeding, firefighters, ice manufacturing, logging, physical education classes, amusement parks, sporting events, and local festivals and parades. Each film is accompanied by a brief summary.
A special presentation furnishes additional information on three categories: America at school, work, and leisure. Essays of roughly 1,000-words provide context and general descriptions of films in each category, display 15 illustrative photographs, and link to related films. A 31-work bibliography provides suggestions for further reading and websites on American labor, education, and leisure.