Something Old, Something New - 10 Years Later Looking Back on the CO2 Tender
The following has been extracted from a Fire News Article written by the Museum of Fire from May 2013 in relation to the at the time new...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Mar 10
- 3 min
The Proto-men and The Development of Breathing Apparatus
Up until the 1920s the use of breathing apparatus was limited by the distance dictated by the length of tubing attached to a bellows...
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Curator
- Feb 22
- 4 min
Museum of Fire 2023 Vehicle of the Year - The 1923 Merryweather Turntable Ladders
In the Museum’s collection is a wonderful historic fire engine, the 1923 Merryweather Turntable Ladders, which celebrates its 100th...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Dec 13, 2022
- 3 min
A much-needed upgrade - the use of the “Blitz Truck” by bushfire fighters
The “Blitz Truck" concept evolved in the mid-1930s from the desire of the British War Office to produce a standardised range of military...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- Aug 15, 2022
- 3 min
Collection Highlight: 'Saved' by Charles Vigour
Have you noticed the banners hanging in the Museum, showing a fireman saving a young girl? This painting is called ‘Saved’ by Charles...
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Museum of Fire Heritage Team
- May 11, 2022
- 2 min
A Brief History of the Station Siren
This week, we’re taking a closer look at a fire station staple: the station siren. Promptly alerting firefighters to an incident can make...
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Heritage Manager
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
Go Where You Must Go, and Hope
The Australian ‘Black Summer’ bushfires of 2019-2020 saw a period of intense, high-severity fires spread across Australia, burning an...
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