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1929 Ahrens Fox – the Rolls Royce of Fire Engines
The Ahrens Fox Fire Engine Company The Ahrens Fox Fire Engine Company of Cincinnati, Ohio produced some of the most distinctive motorised...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
May 154 min read
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The Little Fire Engine That Could: The 1927 Essex Hose Carriage
The 1927 Essex Hose Carriage, a symbol of firefighting innovation, stands proudly as a reminder of NSW’s transformative shift from...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Mar 253 min read
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Reaching New Heights - the1975 ERF Snorkel
The development of the hydraulic platform: the Snorkel The hydraulic powered ‘elevating work platform’ (EWP) was first developed in the...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
May 26, 20243 min read
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2024 Vehicle of the Year - The White Knight – The 1984 Centenary Vehicle of the NSWFB
This year for 2024 our Vehicle of the Year is the 1984 Centenary Vehicle, an International 1810C pumper more colloquially and favourably...

Curator
Feb 12, 20243 min read
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The Dennis F1 'Scout Car'
By the 1930s the automobile market witnessed a shift with ‘small’ trucks being desired and possessing more power. Dennis, a prominent...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jan 16, 20243 min read
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The History of the Wheeled Escape Ladder
The earliest use of ladders for firefighting appears to have been for the accessing and removing of thatched roofs of buildings, with...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Oct 4, 20233 min read
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Large and In Charge - The Dennis "Big 6"
Dennis Bros. Pty. Ltd. was founded in 1895 with the company first entering the market producing bicycles. Six years later Dennis Bros....

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jun 21, 20233 min read
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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...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
May 9, 20233 min read
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Museum of Fire Restoration Project Shortlisted for National Trust Heritage Award
The Museum of Fire is proud to have been shortlisted in the 2023 National Heritage Awards in the category of Conservation – Interiors and...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
May 1, 20234 min read
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Reaching New Heights - The Bronto Skylift Aerial Ladder Platform
In the 1980s is when the aerial ladder platform became an appliance of interest to firefighters in NSW. The implementation of the raised...

Curator
Mar 21, 20233 min read
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