CAL FIRE MUSEUM

CAL FIRE MUSEUM aka Historical Society and Museum for the CA Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire)

The Calm Before...The Cal Fire Museum is getting prepared to move - but our new home isn't ready yet. We're about to emb...
04/18/2026

The Calm Before...

The Cal Fire Museum is getting prepared to move - but our new home isn't ready yet.

We're about to embark on a cycle of growth and development for a permanent home. During this transition period, We intend to maintain our digital assets and resources, and shift to a series of online exhibits and webinars while we create a newer, bigger and better physical exhibit space.

In preparation, everything in our current display facility needs to get documented, boxed up, labeled and stored.

We know we have many devoted fans out there who will be cheering us in from the sidelines. If you'd like to help in this process, and assure that our shared history gets preserved and passed on to a new generation, this is your opportunity. If you've never visited our display room, and you'd enjoy getting a "hands-on" experience with our displays and artifacts, this is your opportunity. If you are available to help organize a day, an hour or a week - you can help make a difference, this is your opportunity.

Please contact us at [email protected].
Thank you for your support!

Formerly posted at every CDF fire station. Only had to know the basics to get started... (TC596.04)
04/14/2026

Formerly posted at every CDF fire station. Only had to know the basics to get started... (TC596.04)

If all I did all day was scan images... It would still take years!! (Tc596Hunt)
04/03/2026

If all I did all day was scan images... It would still take years!! (Tc596Hunt)

If you ever get by Kern Co. FD on Olive dr.... She's a beauty!
03/21/2026

If you ever get by Kern Co. FD on Olive dr.... She's a beauty!

03/18/2026

We're working on a few opportunities and in the process of preparing for what comes next. In March, we will be downsizing our presence at BDU, packing up our gift shop, and reducing the footprint of our display space. If you had planned to patronize our gift shop, order now... and stand by for more news of our future plans.

You may have heard we've been planning and saving for a "home of our own" for many years. We're currently working on a f...
03/18/2026

You may have heard we've been planning and saving for a "home of our own" for many years. We're currently working on a few special opportunities and in the process of preparing for our next phase of development, we will be downsizing and reducing the presence in our current quarters at the BDU Unit Headquarters.

As part of this plan, at the end of March, we will be packing up our gift shop inventory and reducing the footprint of our display space in the current building. This will mean we will no longer be hosting visitors to our San Bernardino location for a short period of time while we re-organize our space.

If you had planned to purchase "one more decal" for the RV or any of our recent stock of Big Jimmy logo tee shirts, order now.
.. and stand by for more news of our future plans.

Thank you for all your support!

San Diego folks:Check us out at the St Patricks Day parade tomorrow! ☘️☘️ Big Jimmy will be making its first appearance ...
03/14/2026

San Diego folks:
Check us out at the St Patricks Day parade tomorrow! ☘️☘️ Big Jimmy will be making its first appearance along with personnel and equipment from CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire and the L2881 CAL FIRE Local 2881 Honor Guard pipes & drums!
If you see them, please cheer on our driver Carl Murray, who represents the 'old timers who restored our 1939 GMC and brought it back to life. (and all the other participants too!)

If you don't have a source for the original Forestry Palm Pilot anymore (they are no longer standard Department issue......
03/05/2026

If you don't have a source for the original Forestry Palm Pilot anymore (they are no longer standard Department issue...) the Historical Society & Museum for CDF/Cal Fire has them available for a short time as a fundraiser. There are three different cover designs available for 2026. Pick one or buy all three! Visit our online gift shop to order yours now while supplies last. https://calfirehistory.square.site/

02/26/2026

You've heard it said that an army travels on its stomach? An army of firefighters gets fed very well by the CAL FIRE Mobile Kitchen Unit!

02/18/2026

The Faces of CDF, both changing and otherwise... (TC708)

Address

3800 N Sierra Way
San Bernardino, CA
92405

Telephone

+19098816984

Website

https://CalFireHistory.com/, https://calfirehistory.square.site/

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