The first Moss Vale Fire Station, c.1895 [Image courtesy of Moss Vale Fire Brigade] The question of fire protection in Moss Vale was brought to the forefront of the town’s consciousness after a fire in April 1893, which nearly destroyed several properties near Aland’s Hotel on the corner of Argle Street and Lackey Road. The incident highlighted the town’s acute lack of fire protection, which led to successful discussions within the Moss Vale Council to form a local volunteer fire brigade. In...

At the Museum of Fire, we enjoy taking the public on a walk down memory lane. Sometimes that walk is a long one as we delve back over a hundred years, but it can also be a short one. Today, we take a quick jump back a decade to 2016. Cranebrook Bushfire, 4 November 2016. [Photographed by Retained Firefighter Brendon Roberts, courtesy of Fire and Rescue NSW] It was in November 2016 that a fast-moving fire, originating in Cranebrook, spread to the nearby Llandilo and Londonderry as ferocious...

In commemoration of its 100 th  birthday, the Museum of Fire is pleased to announce the 1926 ME 88 Garford Hale as the 2026 Vehicle of the Year. This small but mighty appliance served for over 40 years in a number of fire stations across regional New South Wales, an exemplar of early firefighting history in our state. Museum of Fire 2026 Vehicle of the Year the 1926 ME 88 Garford Hale fire engine, 2026 [Museum of Fire collection] The Garford Motor Truck Company and its Role in NSW...