Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting

08/31/2026

This week the 101 Referral Network's "Spotlighted Business Owner" interviewed by Bryan Newman is our own Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting Executive Director Chuck Montgomery; check it out:

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08/28/2026

Our friend Glen Miller, Training Officer with the Hammondsport, New York Fire Department, visited the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting today!

08/26/2026

On National Dog Day, we would also be remiss if we didn't pay tribute to our beloved "Undercover Dalmatian" Adelaide:

08/26/2026

It's National Dog Day!!!

Here at The Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting we are truly happy to honor a breed that is an icon for the fire service....

The Dalmatian.

Known for its natural calming effect towards horses, it became a premier addition to many fire departments in the early days of horse-drawn apparatus.

It was also sometimes was used as front-runner, heading out on point before the horses began their response, alerting the citizens.

Also, a little lesser known item, their unique bark would alert the firefighters to danger. What type of danger you ask?....Horse thieves. Draft horses were very expensive back then. Some departments even rented horses. The loss of horses meant the department was no longer able to respond. They were the first car alarm.

Come by and see our unique collections of fire apparatus, displays and safety information at the world's largest fire museum.

08/25/2026

1978 Chevrolet/American La France Engine

One of our new additions to the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting.

This awesome and beautiful apparatus was part of a private collection in Cave Creek, AZ. The owner reached out and offered her to us.

He restored her to beyond immaculate and we are truly honored to be the recipient and have her now on display.

She is fully equipped with all fire hose, appliances, nozzles, tools and ladders. She has a 1000gpm pump and a 750 gallon tank.

She's currently on display in Gallery 3. Come by and see this awesome apparatus. Plus...you may catch a glimpse of some of our other new rigs.

08/24/2026

Staff and volunteers from the Hall of Flame had fun this weekend at the "Keep Raising Your Bar Pull-Up Challenge" at HUB Fitness in Ahwatukee on Saturday, a fund-raiser for Arizona Burn Foundation! Volunteers Adrian and Zach did us proud by chinning up for the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting!

08/22/2026

Lydia, Isaac and Brittany, great visitors to the Hall of Flame Museum from Alabama, posed with our Mueller hydrant from Albertville, Alabama in Gallery 2. Albertville proudly calls itself the "Fire Hydrant Capitol of the World."

08/20/2026

Glenn Jordan shows his prowess at pull-ups on our ladder ahead of his "Keep Raising Your Bar Pull-Up Challenge" at HUB Fitness in Ahwatukee this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Jordan, who was badly burned in an August 2021 strip mall explosion in Chandler, organized the event as a fund-raiser for Arizona Burn Foundation. Hall of Flame Museum volunteer Adrian Simut is scheduled to compete as well; come on down, sponsor Adrian and cheer him on! For details go to azburn.org.

08/19/2026

These folks from The Netherlands visited the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting; here they pose with a Circa 1900 fire helmet from Amsterdam!

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.