Fire Fighters

A volunteer-run museum dedicated to past and present firefighting practices.

This decommissioned fireboat is now an exhibition on Hong Kong’s firefighting and sea rescue history.

Built in 1890, this is the last remaining wooden fire bell tower in the United States.

This California town keeps a graveyard of its retired, decorated fire hydrants.

In Portugal, a larger-than-life painting of America's first Black female firefighter.

This landmark vessel dry-berthed in Tacoma's harbor served in emergencies and ceremonies for more than 50 years.

A museum dedicated to firefighting in a city that was crucial to the modern history of the profession.

An expansive collection of vehicles and other paraphernalia marking the history of firefighting.

The world's largest collection of fire-fighting items dating back almost 350 years.

Dedicated to the Father of the British Fire Service.

Designed by the company that provided water to the entire community.

A solid steel plane designed to catch fire over and over again.

This colorful mosaic remembers one of Britain's most deadly peacetime fires.

Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.

The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.