The AAFFM features vintage fire equipment and apparatus, memorabilia, histories and photos of pioneering African-American firefighters in Los Angeles.

Other displays include photos, artifacts and memorabilia of African American firefighters, officers and historical women fire service professionals from around the country.

[2] The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 pursuant to the registration requirements for fire stations set forth in a multiple property submission study, the African Americans in Los Angeles MPS.

"[2][3] Other buildings listed pursuant to the same African Americans in Los Angeles MPS include Fire Station No.

14 (the second all-black segregated fire station in Los Angeles), Angelus Funeral Home, Lincoln Theater, Second Baptist Church, 28th Street YMCA, Prince Hall Masonic Temple, 52nd Place Historic District, 27th Street Historic District.