Links to other fire museums Fire Museum Network
An online directory with information
on more
than 300 fire museums from around the world.
General firefighting information and history Firehouse.Com: The American Fire Service 1648 to 1998
Online articles include:
Firefighting in colonial America
Fire disasters: lessons we have learned
Fire apparatus past & present
Taking charge: the evolution of command
The development of breathing apparatus
Captain Mica's wonderful resource, Everything you wanted to know about the fire service contains lots of wonderful information about firefighting terminology, history, strategy, training and more:
What Firefighters Really Do?
Fire Service Apparatus ( fire truck vs. an engine)
A Little Fire Service History
EMS and the Fire Service
Fire Department Organization and Rank Insignia
Fire Service FAQ's, Trivia, and Q & A
Glossary Of Fire Fighting and Rescue Terms
Firemanics - The E-Journal of Fire Service History
My History is America's History - History of Fire Depts.
Firehorse Jim
(and other links and information about fire horses)
Our Firemen - a History of the NY Fire Department
a book c.1887 by A.E. Costello
Images of various firefighting related paper items
from the 1800s
Tour a Fire Engine
(Interactive flash tour of a modern fire engine)
Firehydrant.org
The # 1 Fire Hydrant Information Resource Site
“Fire of Liberty: Firefighters, American Urban Voluntary Culture, and the Revolutionary Movement”
Fire Alarm Telegraph Systems
ATM Fire Alarm Systems
(reproduced from the 1929 British ATM company catalog)
Fire apparatus history
Handtub Junction
A wonderful resource for information
on hand humped fire engines
The Silsby Steamer Site
Classic American Fire Apparatus
photos of horse drawn to 1964 apparatus
SPAAMFAA
The Society for the Preservation and Appreciation of Antique Motorized Fire Apparatus in America
More about firefighters “Didja' Ever Want To Be a FIREMAN?”
Children firefighters and American culture
What Firefighters Really Do?
Firefighter Protective Clothing Tour
(Interactive flash tour of a firefighters gear) History of African American Firefighters
Women in Firefighting: A History
Famous fires - the 1871 Chicago Fire Chicago Historical Society's "Web of Fire"
The Cause of the Great Chicago Fire!
The Great Chicago Fire - Report from the Weather Office
Other famous fires Peshtigo Fire of 1871
Peshtigo Fire Page
Damrell's Fire
(A PBS documentary about the
Great Boston Fire of 1872)
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911
Our Lady of Angels School Fire Our Lady of Angels School Fire
"Angels Too Soon" documentary on PBS
The MGM Grand Hotel Fire - 20 Years Later
“America Never Forgets”
a multi-media presentatiom memorializing
the events of September 11, 2001
How Stuff Works -
How "Fire" Works
How "Wildfires" Work
How "Fire Extinguishers" Work
How "Fire Engines" Work
How Smoke Detectors Works
Why does smoke come from a fire?
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