Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia

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Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia
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The museum in 2007
Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia
Established1962 (1962)
Location Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Coordinates 43°50′25″N66°07′08″W / 43.8403986°N 66.1189073°W / 43.8403986; -66.1189073
Type Firefighting museum
Website firefightersmuseum.novascotia.ca

The Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia is the provincial firefighting museum of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located in Yarmouth, the museum features an extensive collection of firefighting artifacts and vehicles spanning three centuries. Established in 1962, the museum became the official firefighting museum of Nova Scotia in 1968.

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History

The Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia began taking shape in the early 1920s, when Yarmouth resident Ken Allen started collecting firefighting memorabilia. [1] [2] The museum officially opened in 1962, located in part of the Yarmouth North Fire Station. In 1968, the museum became the official firefighting museum of Nova Scotia, subsequently moving to its own building in 1973, becoming a National Exhibit Centre. [2] The museum started operating on a year-round basis in July 1975. [3]

The Firefighters' Museum celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024. The same year, a mural was painted in the entrance of the museum by the Yarmouth artist Danielle Mahood. [4]

Exhibits

The Firefighters' Museum has an extensive collection of vintage firefighting equipment dating back three centuries. Some equipment housed in the museum includes an 1819 Hopwood and Tilley hand-drawn hand pumper, leather hoses and fire buckets, badges, and brass lanterns. [2] The museum features a variety of firefighting vehicles, including a 1922 Ford Model T hose truck, a 1935 Chevrolet-Bickle, [2] and an 1863 Amoskeag Steamer, the oldest horse-drawn steam engine in Canada. [5] [4] The museum is open to the public year-round. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ [Standard-Freeholder] (9 July 1980). "N.S. Firefighters Museum interest to everyone". Standard-Freeholder . Cornwall, ON. p. 31. Retrieved 11 October 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 [Record Wire Services] (7 August 1982). "N.S. exhibits recall history of firefighting". Waterloo Region Record . Kitchener, ON. p. 37. Retrieved 11 October 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Libby, Steve (30 June 1990). "Museum of firefighting hot stuff in Yarmouth". The Globe and Mail . p. 78. Retrieved 11 October 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 Comeau, Tina (21 June 2024). "'A legacy of service': Mural project latest throwback to Yarmouth's firefighting era". PNI Atlantic News . Nova Scotia: Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Stancu, Henry (1 April 2017). "From low tides to highland hikes". The Toronto Star . p. 103. Retrieved 11 October 2025– via Newspapers.com.

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