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Thank you to everyone who has supported the Museum for History Week 2020! This was a new concept for the Museum but given the topic was “what is history good for?” we could hardly pass up the opportunity to showcase history as we continue to rebuild after the COVID closure and loss of our CEO Mark White. We had been rebuilding slowly but in the few weeks before History Week we were hit by the Government decision to halt all school excursions. Whilst we all understand and supp

History Week continues at the Museum this week and into the weekend. If you haven't already checked out what is on offer then please visit our website https://www.museumoffire.net/history-week-2020 In the meantime we thought we'd share the story behind the most recent addition to our collection. Thomas James Bown (1810-1872) served as a firefighter in London before arriving in Sydney in 1842, where he became the Colony’s first “professional” firefighter. He was handpicked a

It has been a very busy few weeks at the Museum as our team prepare for some upcoming special events and have taken part in some recent station openings. One of the lesser known activities of the Museum is our role as the official heritage partner to FRNSW. It is in this capacity that we act as heritage advisor to FRNSW when it comes to moveable heritage (the most common things being plaques, bells, appliances and even billiard tables) and preserving the history of both the b

Remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), commonly known as drones, are not often associated with the Fire Brigade however they serve an important function for firefighting and rescue services, providing integral information which assists in the prevention, preparation, and recovery phases of field operations. They may also be used following major incidents such as bushfires or floods to provide real-time data for pre-incident planning and to assess damages. As a modern piece

Welcome to the Museum of Fire’s new blog! As the Museum’s newly appointed Interim CEO it gives me great joy to launch this wonderful project! Here at the Museum we receive numerous heritage inquiries and feedback relating to our historic posts we make on social media so we have decided to make some of our resources more accessible whilst also sharing some “behind the scenes” exclusives with you on a regular basis. I’ll pop in from time to time to share some of the recent acti