The Firehouse Museum

The San Diego, California Firehouse Museum can be found in Little Italy. Visitors will discover firefighting memorabilia from 100 years ago to the present lining the walls, floors, and other exhibit space. Fire buckets, firefighting apparatus, and much more is on display. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for children. There is a gift shop with firefighting apparel and other mementoes. Hours of operation are Thursday and Friday 10am to 2pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm. The Firehouse Museum has been open since 1962 offering guests an experience unlike most museums.

Guests can rent the museum for private parties including birthday parties, retirement gatherings, and social occasions. The Firehouse Museum is located at San Diego Fire Station No. 6, which is at First Avenue and B Street. It is next to the City Operations Building.

The exhibits pay tribute to fire marshals, chiefs, deputy chiefs, battalions, and alarm dispatchers who have answered calls of duty in California and San Diego. Firemen risk their lives when they fight fires and rescue individuals. It is this duty that they are honored for at the museum. Each month they offer special visitors such as Jason Van Zile, M. Watson and more firemen.