Texas Fire Museum

The Texas Fire Museum was founded in August 1999 to preserve the old Dallas Fire Department Maintenance Facility and to establish a fire apparatus museum that serves as an educational resource for the community. Presently, they have over 60 antique apparatus on display. The Texas Fire Museum works in conjunction with the Dallas Firefighters Museum and the North Texas Historical Fire Society (SPAAMFAA) Chapter with the restoration and preservation of antique fire apparatus. This is a great collection of apparatus in various stages of restoration and is definitely worth the trip. I have to thank their treasurer, Scott Simpson for taking me on an entertaining and educational tour of the facility. The museum is located at the old City of Dallas Fire Department Maintenance Facility, 2600 Chalk Hill Road, Dallas, Texas 75212. Their website is www.texasfiremuseum.org.

I had the chance to make another trip to the Texas Fire Museum in Dallas on May 22nd, 2009. Trip here is like going to fire apparatus heaven. This facility (the old Dallas Fire Department Maintenance Shops) is a “working” museum, because of their work in restoring and repairing antique fire apparatus. As a result of this, the apparatus on display changes frequently.

The Texas Fire Museum performs apparatus restoration services and is dedicated to performing high-quality restorations of historic firefighting apparatus. They offer turn-key, frame-up restorations, and also perform partial restorations including: pump repair, body work, engine work, drive-train repair, electrical systems, braking systems, hydraulic repair, painting, gold leafing, and upholstery restoration. Reproduction and fabrication of rare or obsolete parts is also a specialty of the Texas Fire Museum.