[2][3][4] The Michigan Firehouse Museum is located in Ypsilanti's former fire station, which was built adjacent to the city's Depot Town neighborhood in 1898 and remained in service until 1975.

[8] The present museum consists of the former fire station as well as a modern, multilevel addition, that together combine for a total of 26,000 square feet (2,400 m2).

[1][5] The museum is a component of the MotorCities National Heritage Area,[1] which has grant-funded a mortar-restoration project on the original fire station's brick exterior.

[10] The museum is home to fire trucks from across the state, including those from Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Escanaba, Grand Rapids, Hubbard Lake, Kalamazoo, Saline, Scio Township, and Ypsilanti.

The museum has since furthered its efforts to establish itself as an education center for fire safety, as well as a unique venue for weddings, birthday parties, receptions, and other events.

[8] Since August 2010, the museum has hosted an annual Firetruck Muster, a fire truck show, at Riverside Park in Ypsilanti.