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Manual Fire Engines  Today, fire engines are a sight to behold, their bright red colour, flashing lights, and loud sirens herald their...

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...

CEO Belinda McMartin, June 2025 It is that time of year again when we reflect on another successful year for the Museum of Fire’s online...

As the year draws to a close, we always spend time reflecting on what stories and photographs were popular on our socials. Our team enjoy...

The Museum of Fire is an iconic staple of the Penrith landscape and that is mostly due to the wonderful building that we are housed in...

"Women's work is never done so a woman directors work is really never done" – Jahnavi Phalkey, Bengaluru Science Gallery The Australian...

Throughout the month of May the Museum team has been kept very busy with lots of events and more projects throughout the Museum to update...

When it comes to operating a museum about firefighting, it may seem ironic that one of the greatest threats to a museum, is fire, or it...

For the last three years the Museum team has worked tirelessly to re-build the organisation in the face of adversity. While keeping a...

For the last 46 years (since 1977), International Museum Day has been celebrated by Museum’s all around the world. The theme is selected...