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Station Focus: No. 202 Abermain (1909 -2017)
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the opening of the new...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
May 4, 20212 min read


The Great Windsor Fire of 1874
With most of the Museum's team at the Sydney Royal Easter Show we haven't got a big blog for you this week but we thought we'd take a...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Apr 8, 20213 min read


Station Focus: No. 38 Pyrmont (1881-2016)
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the re-opening of...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Mar 8, 20216 min read


Station Focus: No. 32 Mt. Druitt (1971-2018
*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the opening of the new...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Feb 15, 20214 min read


The Fiery Tale of Hornsby Fire Station
Hornsby has a long and interesting history relating to the topic of fire protection. Over the years, the area has been afflicted by a...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jan 5, 20213 min read


Where there is smoke, there's fire...
The Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus ‘Where there’s smoke, there’s fire’ may just be a mere adage to most, but the danger of smoke...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Nov 10, 20204 min read


The Women's Fire Auxiliary (WFA)
Last week we shared some of the history of Narrabeen Fire Brigade but did you know that the station was home to a WFA (Women's Fire...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Oct 20, 20203 min read


From Fire Station to Café
During History Week earlier this month we shared our first " digital day". With a lot of people unable to travel and limits on the amount...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Sep 29, 20204 min read


Special History Week Blog – New South Wales’ Oldest Active Fire Stations
Whilst the closed No. 1 Volunteer Company Fire Station in Haymarket is the oldest surviving purpose-built fire station, some of Sydney’s...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Sep 12, 20204 min read
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