Fire Museum of Memphis
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The Fire Museum of Memphis is located in Fire Engine House No. 1 on 118 Adams Avenue in Memphis
, Tennessee
, USA
. The museum is dedicated to document the local history of fire fighting and to promote fire safety. The museum provides static exhibits as well as video documentation. For children there is original fire fighting and ambulance equipment to play on as well as an escape maze to crawl through.
are on display at the museum.
Other exhibits consist of antique fire fighting equipment, historic uniforms, American
and Europe
an Firefighter's helmets, badges, lanterns, antique fire fighting toys and fire engine scale models. A fire simulation room safely demonstrates the development of a fire in a residence. The simulation recreates the experience to be in a burning house. Video stations document the history of fire fighting. A model of the Fire Station No. 1, in which today's museum is housed, shows the station as it was in 1910. Outside of the museum, a memorial wall is dediacted to remember the Memphis fire fighters who have lost their life in the line of duty.
Children of all ages can experience playing on and with authentic fire equipment. A crew cabin of an E-One
fire truck can be explored and played on by children, as well as an authentic ambulance unit and a Ward-LaFrance Pumper. Children can experience to be on an aerial platform, slide down a fireman's pole or practice crawling through an escape maze.
The museum is open from Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm.
of the museum, as the only full time employee. Since then, the staff consists of one full time and two part time employees.
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The museum is dedicated to document the local history of fire fighting and to promote fire safety. The museum provides static exhibits as well as video documentation. For children there is original fire fighting and ambulance equipment to play on as well as an escape maze to crawl through.
Exhibits
The Fire Museum of Memphis is located in the Fire Engine House No. 1, which was built in 1910. Historic exhibits in the museum date back to the early 1900s. Several historic fire engines that were used by the Memphis Fire DepartmentMemphis Fire Services
Memphis Fire Services is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Memphis, Tennessee.-Mission statement:...
are on display at the museum.
- 1910 Crump SteamerSteam carA steam car is a light car powered by a steam engine.Steam locomotives, steam engines capable of propelling themselves along either road or rails, developed around one hundred years earlier than internal combustion engine cars although their weight restricted them to agricultural and heavy haulage...
- 1912 American LaFranceAmerican LaFranceAmerican LaFrance is an emergency and vocational vehicle manufacturer, currently based in Summerville, South Carolina. Focusing primarily on emergency apparatus fire engines and fire aerial including ambulance and rescue vehicles.-History:...
- 1929 American LaFrance Pumper
Other exhibits consist of antique fire fighting equipment, historic uniforms, American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an Firefighter's helmets, badges, lanterns, antique fire fighting toys and fire engine scale models. A fire simulation room safely demonstrates the development of a fire in a residence. The simulation recreates the experience to be in a burning house. Video stations document the history of fire fighting. A model of the Fire Station No. 1, in which today's museum is housed, shows the station as it was in 1910. Outside of the museum, a memorial wall is dediacted to remember the Memphis fire fighters who have lost their life in the line of duty.
Children of all ages can experience playing on and with authentic fire equipment. A crew cabin of an E-One
E-One
E-One or Emergency One Incorporated is an emergency services manufacturer and marketer based in Ocala, Florida.- History :Founded in 1974, E-One has a staff of roughly 900 in four plants in the United States. In 1993 E-One purchased Superior Emergency Equipment and in 2004 bought Saulsbury Fire...
fire truck can be explored and played on by children, as well as an authentic ambulance unit and a Ward-LaFrance Pumper. Children can experience to be on an aerial platform, slide down a fireman's pole or practice crawling through an escape maze.
The museum is open from Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm.
Staff
Until 2008, the museum had two full time employees. In July 2008, one full time position was eliminated due to financial struggles. This decision left Brier Smith Turner, the executive directorExecutive director
Executive director is a term sometimes applied to the chief executive officer or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation. It is widely used in North American non-profit organizations, though in recent decades many U.S. nonprofits have adopted the title "President/CEO"...
of the museum, as the only full time employee. Since then, the staff consists of one full time and two part time employees.