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Five Years of the Museum of Fire Blog - a Look Back at the Last Year
In the last year 28,000 people have read the Museum blog online, which is just a phenomenal response to our weekly publication! Since we...

MOF Team
Jul 8, 20256 min read


Expanding the Fire Brigade’s Role in Rescue – the Introduction of the Jaws of Life
This year, 2025, marks 50 years since the first lot of hydraulic powered rescue equipment (known as the Jaws of Life) was introduced in...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jun 24, 20253 min read


Thirty Years Ago: 1995, The Year of Firsts
It was 30 years ago that the first K9 entered the services of the NSW Fire Brigade (NSWFB, today Fire and Rescue NSW). Known as Sabre ,...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jun 19, 20254 min read


Station Focus: No. 266 Cootamundra Fire Brigade 1892–2025
Cootamundra’s First Attempts to Establish Interest in forming a fire brigade in Cootamundra began in early 1882, after a fire broke out...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jun 12, 20255 min read


Recording Every Alarm: The History of Occurrence Books
Out of the many displays at the Museum of Fire, one that often captures visitors’ attention is the large set of shelves filled with...

Curator
Jun 3, 20253 min read


What a Start to 2025!
The first 4.5 months of the year have been incredibly busy for the museum’s small team, but they’ve been incredibly rewarding as well. To...

CEO
May 20, 20256 min read


Station Focus: 477 Ulladulla Fire Brigade 1972-2025
Ideas for the establishment of a brigade in the Ulladulla area were first proposed in July 1969. This was intended to provide fire...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Apr 15, 20252 min read


Station Focus: 072 Merrylands Fire Brigade 1925–2025
Early calls for the formation of a fire brigade within Merrylands were made to the Board of Fire Commissioners of NSW (BoFC) by the...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Mar 17, 20253 min read


Breaking Barriers Battling Blazes: The History of Women Firefighters
This week, to coincide with the annual celebration of International Women’s Day, the Museum is proud to officially open our latest...

CEO
Mar 7, 20255 min read


Chaos in the Sydney CBD as a historic building goes up in flames - 14 January 1975
On 14 January 1975, in the heart of Sydney CBD, the former Angus and Robertson building on Castlereagh Street, opposite David Jones, was...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jan 7, 20253 min read
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