The momentos and artifacts displayed in this old firehouse are preserved as a reminder of what fire fighting was like over one hundred years ago, and how it has evolved into the science of today. The building has been preserved to reflect the early 1900's. Other artifacts include a working Gamewell Telegraphic Alarm System, Helmets, a cutaway Fire Hydrant, Nozzles, a Hand Drawn Hose Cart from the Horlick Malted Milk Company, Trophies, and Awards won by Racine Fire Fighters in the mid to late 1800's, an Extensive Collection of Breathing Apparatus from the 1920's to the present, and many other pieces of fire fighting history. The old Hay Loft is now a theatre area where films and videos on Fire Prevention can be shown. Group Tours please call ahead.
Admission is free.
Go east into Racine. Highway 20 is also known as Washington Avenue. If you reach Lake Michigan you have gone six blocks east of the museum.