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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 33 min read
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Dr Kristine Klugman: Opening the Doors for Women in Firefighting
Dr Kristine Klugman, Deputy President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of NSW, 1984 [Museum of Fire Collection] When Dr Kristine...

Curator
May 63 min read
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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 152 min read
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A Blast from the Past: Looking Back 50 years to 1975
Fifty years ago, 1975, was an incredibly busy year for the NSW Fire Brigades (NSWFB; today Fire and Rescue NSW, FRNSW) with technological...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Apr 16 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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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 173 min read
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A Brief History of Helmets
Helmets have always been an ideal form of protection used across many different industries from war to construction, and most importantly...

Curator
Feb 254 min read
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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 73 min read
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The recovery efforts of USAR during the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami
At 7:58am on Boxing Day 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake occurred on the ocean floor 60 kilometres off the west coast of northern Sumatra...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Dec 27, 20245 min read
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words...
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...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Dec 19, 20246 min read
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