Hall of Flame Fire Museum

The National Historical Fire Foundation (better known as the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting) is a museum dedicated to the historical preservation of firefighting equipment used through the years around the world.

[1] The museum's artifacts were originally the private collection of George F. Getz Jr., who opened the original Hall of Flame in Wisconsin in 1961.

The collection relocated to Phoenix in 1974, and has since grown into the world's largest historical firefighting museum.

[2] The museum has five large exhibit galleries, a video theater, and the National Firefighting Hall of Heroes, which commemorates U.S. firefighters who have died in the line of duty or have been decorated for acts of heroism.

A number of the collection's vehicles are taken out of the Museum by volunteer operators to participate in Phoenix-area parades and other events.