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Firefighters’ Museum of Nova Scotia

B5A 1G9 Yarmouth, Canada (Nova Scotia)
Address 451 Main Street
 
 
Floor area unfortunately not known yet  
 
Museum typ Exhibition
Fire Brigade
  • Steam engines/generators/pumps
  • Model Cars
  • Carriages

Opening times
 Monday - Friday: 9am - 4pm

Admission
Status from 03/2024
 Adult: $5.00; Children (6-17): $3.00; Seniors(65+): $4.00; Family: $10.00
Contact
Tel.:+1-902-742-5525  eMail:https://firefightersmuseum.novascotia.ca/contact-us  
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Location / Directions
N43.840398° W66.118946°N43°50.42388' W66°7.13676'N43°50'25.4328" W66°7'8.2056"
Yarmouth is a town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. A port town, its industries include fishing and tourism. It is the terminus of a ferry service to Bar Harbor, Maine, run by Bay Ferries.
Description

firefightersmuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do:
What to See & Do

See the types of fire engines used throughout Nova Scotia from the 1800s to the 1930s. Marvel at antique, hand-drawn and operated engines, such as Canada’s oldest horse-drawn steam engine or an 1863 Amoskeag Steamer. Take the wheel of a 1933 Chev Bickle Pumper.

Discover the history of Firefighting in this province through photographs, stories and thousands of artifacts. See antique toy fire engines, original uniforms and a huge collection of shoulder crests patches and badges from fire departments around the world.

Antique auto enthusiasts in particular will enjoy the important collection of vintage equipment: the pumpers, hose wagons, and ladder trucks. Even though these fire trucks had long service careers before being retired, they're all in excellent condition, which makes perfect sense. Given that firefighters routinely risk their lives as part of their job, they always make sure the equipment they depend on is in good running order.

museum.gov.ns.ca 3/2012:
Imagine the clang of the fire bell, the smell of smoke and the feel of hot steam as firefighters race to save close-built houses: the world of the firefighter in a province made of wood.

You don't have to be a firefighter to appreciate the Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia in Yarmouth. Antique auto enthusiasts especially enjoy the important collection of vintage equipment: the pumpers, hose wagons, and ladder trucks--not to mention the 1863 Amoskeag Steamer, one of the oldest surviving steamers in Canada. Even though these fire trucks had long service careers before being retired, they're all in excellent condition. It only stands to reason. Firefighters routinely risk their lives. As a consequence, they take great pains to ensure the equipment they depend on is in good running order.

A favourite exhibit with the kids is the 1933 Chev Bickle Pumper. The funny name is appealing in itself, but the chance to actually put on a fire helmet and take the wheel is the real draw.

The Yarmouth museum also chronicles the fascinating history of firefighting in the province through photographs, recollections, and thousands of artifacts. For example, there's the Circus Ship Fire of 1963. It wasn't a situation the Yarmouth Fire Department had had a lot of experience with. For one thing, no one was quite sure how cheetahs felt about hoses (and the people holding them) or whether a brahma bull might get a little spooked under the circumstances. For another, a zebra looked like it would either burn to death or drown. It may not have been the most dangerous blaze in the history of firefighting in Nova Scotia--only the zebra didn't make it--but it was certainly one of the most unusual.

Also featured in the museum collection are antique toy fire engines, uniforms, and a huge collection of shoulder crests, patches, and badges from fire departments around the world.
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