Anyway, they have an Oral History Project planned, and there is no place better for them to start than their own volunteer staff of Retired FDNY members.. such as Lt. John Kenny Ret. . who was in the Bronx during the "War Years" when the Borough was ablaze every day...( and then later served on the Lower East Side).
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Address: 278 Spring Street, New York City, NY 10013
Phone Number: 212-691-1303
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Description: The New York City Fire Museum is the official museum of the FDNY.Occupying...
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“An Interesting Museum of Fire Fighting”
The New York City Fire Museum is well worth a visit for anyone with even a passing interest in the history of the emergency services. It is based in a former working firehouse... read more
Reviewed July 1, 2015
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MBridgett_GB
Sheffield, United Kingdom
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21 reviews
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11 helpful votesReviewed July 1, 2015NEW
The New York City Fire Museum is well worth a visit for anyone with even a passing interest in the history of the emergency services. It is based in a former working firehouse and contains items and vehicles from throughout the last 200 years, providing a history of fire fighting in New York from its origins to present day. It...More
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ChuckOldBoy
Denver, Colorado
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99 reviews 41 attraction reviews 34 helpful votesReviewed July 1, 2015NEW
Goes back about 150 years of people and equipment - and to current conditions. See how systems evolved. You learn why Firefighting is a unique and a special profession.
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benfleetlady
Benfleet, United Kingdom
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70 reviews 47 attraction reviews 32 helpful votesReviewed May 28, 2015
Great place for kids of all ages. Wonderful old fire engines and info about how fire fighting has changed over the years. Very moving 911 tribute to the fallen of the fire service. You can also dress up in real FDNY fire fighters jackets and hats.
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Adelejoh
Motherwell, United Kingdom
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9 reviews 26 helpful votesReviewed May 28, 2015
had this recommended to me as if you have time go see it, after a very cold morning at 911, we went to the fire museum and was blown away with the beautiful tribute they have to the 911 victim and fallen service men and women, was a very emotional visit and the scale of the devastation was told in...More
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Nicky C
Brentwood, United Kingdom
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178 reviews 72 attraction reviews 124 helpful votes
We loved this wonderful old museum. Originally a working fire station, it now houses a superb collection of memorabilia connected with the Fire Service. The displays are divided into three sections. Upstairs , there is a large room containing old carts, equipment, clothing and paintings dating from the 1800s. Downstairs, just after the entrance lobby, there is a smaller, but...More
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Lisa G
Sydney, Australia
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35 reviews 15 attraction reviews 16 helpful votesReviewed May 19, 2015
Been to many Fire Museums around the world and the New York museum is excellent. They all tend to have one small area where children can touch equipment, get on a truck, try on a uniform. But the majority of the exhibits are for looking and not touching. We spent a few hours at the excellent displays of vintage firefighting...More
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mnwt
Anoka, MN
Was disappointed that this museum was not for young children. They could not climb and touch any equipment. If an adult and interested in older fire equipment, this is very interesting.
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Raceman333
Virginia Beach, Virginia
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28 reviews 9 attraction reviews 13 helpful votesReviewed April 21, 2015
Had the opportunity to visit on a rainy day. The cost was very reasonable and found the history well done. They displays may need some updating but they items were wonderful to see. The web site gave great directions to find the place. Kids will love it and my grown so who is a firefighter enjoyed it greatly.
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Monstica
Orangeburg, New York
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25 reviews 19 attraction reviews 18 helpful votesReviewed April 3, 2015
First, we are an active duty military family and the entrance fee was waived for us. The entrance fee is extremely reasonable though. We donated the price we would of payed to the donation box. We took our two sons ages 8 and 10 here after visiting the WTC memorial. It is in walking distance from the WTC memorial and...More
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Bill F
Kempston, England, United Kingdom
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14 reviews 4 attraction reviews 12 helpful votesReviewed February 22, 2015
I took my 2 grandchildren here in February. On the plus side, the staff are friendly, the artefacts were well displayed, there were clothes for kids to dress up in and there was a video of Elmo visiting a fire crew. On the minus side there was very little for young children to do, nothing interactive, no café or restaurant...More
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