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Hall of FlameMuseum of FirefightingCollections
Home Page | Who We Are | Exhibits | National Firefighting Hall of Heroes | Membership | Volunteers | Hours & Location | What's New | Related Web Sites | Hall of Flame Photo Gallery | Table of Contents Page | Wildland Firefighting Exhibit | Education Program & Tours | Rental of Museum Galleries for EventsThe museum has over 130 wheeled pieces in the collection. There are over 10,000 smaller objects, all of which relate to the history of firefighting. The museum's library has over 6,000 holdings, including books, journals, magazines, manuals, and trade catalogues. The library also contains over 50,000 graphics, most of which are photographs. many of these graphics are lithographs, prints, engravings, paintings, and other media. The collection of artifacts has been catalogued. The museum does not loan any of its library holdings, and the library is only available for use by the staff.The museum adds to the collection and library by means of donations and, on occasion, purchases. The museum also occasionally solicits the loan of objects for temporary exhibit.The museum employs a craftsman to stabilize, refurbish or completely restore objects in the collection, depending upon their importance to the collection. To date about 90 percent of the wheeled collection has been restored. All but a few of the rest have been refurbished or stabilized.To review the details of the collection, visit the following pages:Library | Hand/Horse Drawn Objects | Motorized Objects | Fire Related Objects | Graphics | Hall of Flame Photo Gallery | Table of Contents Page
1924 American La France Type 40 Chemical Car
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