Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage

17/06/2026

On Wed 17 June the museum will close early at 12pm.

15/06/2026

Things got super busy last week and we didn't get a chance to share more of the Edinburgh Urban Sketchers images. So we're doing it today! These are sketches of the beautiful Halley appliance!

12/06/2026

We had a visit from Edinburgh Urban Sketchers this week and they have shared some brilliant sketches of the gallery. We'll be sharing some of them throughout the day. Starting with this one from items in our Your Safety exhibition. The exhibition explores the evolution of fire extinguisher technology and highlights how posters, campaigns, and other forms of marketing have been used over the years to promote important fire safety messages.

Thanks to Maggie for sharing this one!

09/06/2026

This summer drop into the museum for an hour or two! www.mosfh.org

MoSFH focuses on five themes: Heritage, On the Run, Being a Firefighter, Your Safety and World Wars. Our galleries explore almost 30 different stories through your journey, with interactives for the entire family. Learn about Scottish Firefighter history at the museum and explore the timeline here o...

22/05/2026

We are always happy to welcome firefighters from around the world to the museum. Often people will provide us more information about them and their fire departments. Today we’re highlighting Robert W from Garland, Texas.

Your Fire Service Details

Garland Fire Department, Garland, Texas. Retired, 20-year firefighter / paramedic

About Your Patch

The Garland Fire Department patch has the Maltese cross in front of two crossed fire axes. On the left of the cross is the United States flag, and on the right is the Texas flag. Both are at equal heights because the Texas flag is the only flag in the U.S. that can be flown at the same height as the American flag. This is because Texas was its own republic before joining the Union in 1845. At the top of the cross is the year 1889, which was when the department was formed. GFD has its own fire, EMS, and rescue services.

Share Your Story

I began my fire service career June 2nd of 2003. I hadn’t even considered being a fireman until a friend of mine suggested I ride out with him at the Plano Fire Department, in Plano, Texas. At the time, I lived in Garland, Texas and decided to test with its fire department. I was lucky enough to be hired with six of the greatest guys with whom I could ever work.

I retired with 7 lifesaving awards, paramedic of the year award, 2-unit citations, and was a member of the Honor Guard.

19/05/2026

We had a great time celebrating Book Trust's Bookbug Week 2026: Bookbug’s Big Quest. We shared a new rhyme at our session in the museum gallery, then we took a special adventure to the Fire Station.

Join us at home and have a go at the Rhyme:

Red fire engine, shiny and bright
Rushing through the day and night
Nee naw, nee naw, hear it say
Helping folks along the way

15/05/2026