Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting

Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting 🧑‍🚒 Explore the world's largest firefighting museum
🚒 100+ restored fire trucks dating back to 1725
🏅 Honoring heroes & educating our community
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1900 Howe Hand Pumper Howe introduced this conventional pumper around 1890. It was a great success and remained in produ...
08/18/2026

1900 Howe Hand Pumper

Howe introduced this conventional pumper around 1890. It was a great success and remained in production until approximately 1915. Its double acting pump could deliver up to 150 gpm. It has a 50 gallon tank, with an attached "Squirrel Tail" hard suction line. This pumper is light weight, which makes it easier to pull by hand.

The volunteers of of Carrollton and Eldred, Illinois, used this rig for many years. Something extraordinary...this rig was used successfully in 1941 to fight a house fire. What an awesome fire apparatus.

The Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting enjoyed a visit this weekend from Dave Egeler, Curator and Director of the Mich...
08/17/2026

The Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting enjoyed a visit this weekend from Dave Egeler, Curator and Director of the Michigan Firehouse Museum in Ypsilanti; he visited several of our Michigan rigs including our 1907 Seagrave hose cart from Petoskey in Gallery I and our 1925 Ahrens-Fox pumper from Detroit, currently undergoing restoration! We look forward to visiting Dave's museum sometime in the future!

From our good friends at Los Angeles County Fire Museum:
08/14/2026

From our good friends at Los Angeles County Fire Museum:

1930 Bayley's Escape Ladder "Escapes" like this were common in Great Britain and the British Commonwealth until about 19...
08/14/2026

1930 Bayley's Escape Ladder

"Escapes" like this were common in Great Britain and the British Commonwealth until about 1970. This one was mounted on a fire engine like that shown in the depicted model. At a fire, the Escape was detached from the apparatus, rolled into position, and then extended up to 55 feet. Escapes first appeared in London during the 1820's.

American apparatus had the ladders attached to the apparatus, but British streets and alley ways prevented this initially from occurring.

This Escape belonged to the London Fire Brigade and served until 1950. Four firefighters could handle one of these with ease.

This beautiful rig is located in Gallery 2.

The Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting was honored by a visit from Vince and Niki of Fife, Scotland! Vince is a police...
08/13/2026

The Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting was honored by a visit from Vince and Niki of Fife, Scotland! Vince is a police officer there.

Alex, a veteran of the Eagle Valley Fire Department of Tuxedo, New York, visited our 1951 Mack pumper from the Eagle Val...
08/12/2026

Alex, a veteran of the Eagle Valley Fire Department of Tuxedo, New York, visited our 1951 Mack pumper from the Eagle Valley department on his visit to the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting!

Representatives of the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting had a great time this Sunday afternoon at MacAlpine's Diner ...
08/10/2026

Representatives of the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting had a great time this Sunday afternoon at MacAlpine's Diner & Soda Fountain for a storytime! Delicious ice cream treats were consumed by the audience; at the end we all sang Happy Birthday to Smokey in honor of his 82nd!

1865 W.W. Wunder Parade Hose Carriage This beautiful and unique apparatus was built by W.W. Wonder Company of Reading, P...
08/08/2026

1865 W.W. Wunder Parade Hose Carriage

This beautiful and unique apparatus was built by W.W. Wonder Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, and used by the Active Hose Company of Philadelphia.

This carriage was only used for musters, parades, and community events. It was never designed to be a front line piece, which means it never fought fire.

Come see this awesome rig in Gallery 1.

Happy 82nd Birthday Smokey!!!August 9th is his official birthday date."Only you can prevent forest fires"Come on by and ...
08/08/2026

Happy 82nd Birthday Smokey!!!

August 9th is his official birthday date.

"Only you can prevent forest fires"

Come on by and see our Smokey Bear display in the Wildland Annex of Gallery 4.

The Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting wishes a Happy Birthday to Smokey, who turns 82 tomorrow, Sunday, August 9! The...
08/08/2026

The Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting wishes a Happy Birthday to Smokey, who turns 82 tomorrow, Sunday, August 9! The Museum is closed Sunday and Monday, but come in and check out our Smokey display today or next week to honor this great American cultural icon. Here are some images from our 80th birthday party two years ago:

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6101 E Van Buren Street
Phoenix, AZ
85008

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Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

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