Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Museum

02/26/2026

Wanna sit in the driver's seat of a 1940s fire engine? Take a tour of our museum and see (and interact!) with real historic fire equipment! Our next is this Saturday, February 28, 9 a.m. - noon! And admission is FREE!

02/08/2026

Looking for something to do this Tuesday night? Why not stop by our museum? Our first Museum Open House for February is this Tuesday, February 10 from 6 - 8 p.m.! And, as always, admission is FREE!

07/19/2025

this year is the bicentennial of the second oldest fire engine in our museum collection? While we don't know the exact date that this 19th century fire engine was built, we do know the year and the location -- 1825 in Pittsburgh's North Side (back when the North Side was known as Allegheny City). This engine arrived in Greensburg shortly after our first engine, the Pat Lyon, in the early 1850s. It was quartered at Greensburg Truck Company #2 (near The Palace Theatre) until 1904.

After the end of its service life, the Goodwill was quartered at City of Greensburg Engine Co. # 6 - Ludwick Bureau of Fire , where the effects of Pennsylvania's weather deteriorated it. In the 1990s, both the Goodwill and the Pat Lyon were restored to their original 19th century condition, and are jewels of our museum collection! Stop in and learn all about its 200-year-old firefighting history during our museum open houses the second Tuesday and fourth Saturday of the month, and during the monthly Greensburg Night Market !

07/18/2025

Just FYI, we've got City of Greensburg Engine Co. # 6 - Ludwick Bureau of Fire's bell! 😁

I know some of our neighbors have been asking... We did not destroy or throw away our bell that had sat in front of our firehall for years. It has just been relocated to its new home outside of the Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Museum behind City hall.

05/29/2025

Remember, we are OPEN tonight during the Greensburg Night Market! Come see our '49 Seagrave at the end of S. Pennsylvania Ave., then visit our museum for FREE between 6-8 p.m.!

Take a little break during the Greensburg Night Market tonight and head to the Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Museum!

It’s a fun and unique museum right at the end of S PA Ave by City Hall!

05/22/2025

It's everything this Saturday, May 24 in Greensburg!

First, our museum is OPEN from 9 a.m. - noon for our bimonthly Museum Open House, right behind City Hall.

Then, from 1 - 9:30 p.m., join the Greensburg Fire Department for Greensburg Community Days | Party in the Park at Lynch Field!

Come out to both events this weekend and support your local volunteer fire department.

05/10/2025

Our museum will be open for another Museum Open House this Tuesday, May 13 from 6-8 p.m. Stop by and check out our amazing artifacts and exhibits for FREE!

Find us at 406 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, behind Greensburg City Hall.

04/22/2025

We have not one, but TWO open houses this week! First, we'll be open on Thursday, April 24 from 6-8 p.m. during the Greensburg Night Market. Then we will be open on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. - noon for our bimonthly Museum Open House.

You can find our museum behind Greensburg City Hall. Admission is FREE.

04/10/2025

, one of our historical firefighting apparatus was involved in battling the Great Fire of Pittsburgh in 1845-- a terrible inferno caused by dry conditions, high winds, and an innocent mistake. The resulting conflagration destroyed a third of the city of Pittsburgh.

Mark Johnson, a historian of the fire, recently came out to our museum to see our Pat Lyon fire engine, which was in service in Pittsburgh at the time of the fire. Built in 1805 in Philadelphia, the Pat Lyon was then transported over the Allegheny mountains all the way to Pittsburgh, entering service as its first fire engine. In 1852, seven years after the Great Fire of 1845, the city of Greensburg purchased the Pat Lyon, where it helped fight our city’s fires until 1904.

Mark created an image of the Pat Lyon in front of the Burke Building in downtown Pittsburgh. Built in 1836, this Greek Revival building survived the fire.

04/09/2025

Thank you to the S.A.L.T. Homeschool Group for their recent visit to our museum! The kids especially enjoyed our hands-on exhibits. 👨‍🚒🚒

04/07/2025

Our museum will be open this Tuesday, April 8 from 6-8 p.m. Stop by and check out our amazing artifacts and exhibits for FREE!
406 S. Pennsylvania Avenue-- behind Greensburg City Hall.