Firefighting Museums to Visit

Around the world, there are museums about firefighting - each with incredible collections and histories to share with their visitors.

Here are the firefighting museums in Ontario that are closest to Cambridge:

Wilmot Heritage Fire Brigades, Baden, Ontario
Canadian Fire Fighters Museum, Port Hope, Ontario (temporarily closed)
Welland Central Fire Hall, Welland, Ontario (under development)
Fort Erie LaFrance Association, Fort Erie, Ontario

These museums are a little farther away but will be of interest if you and your family are travelling across Canada:

The Bytown Fire Brigade, Ottawa, Ontario
Le Musée des Pompiers de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Winnipeg Firefighers Museum, Winnipeg, Manitoba
St. John Firefighters Museum, St. John, New Brunswick
Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Regional Firefighters Interpretation Center, Fall River, Nova Scotia
Prince Rupert Fire Museum, Prince Rupert, British Columbia

And if you're travelling in the United States or around the world, here is a partial list of even more museums that celebrate firefighters and the important work they do for our communities.