The museum and gift shop are housed in the same building and located across the street from the State Smokey Bear Historical Park. The gift shop, as its name implies, carries an assortment of Smokey Bear items. It has been in business since the mid 1970s. In the museum visitors will find antique firefighting tools and equipment, pictures and videos of fires, old Smokey Bear memorabilia, and a display of crew and fire shirts from across the nation. Descriptive plaques of the equipment and tools educate the public about wildland firefighting.
Educational materials are on hand for wildland fire prevention education.
Admission is free at the museum, and there is a small coffee bar at the gift shop. They are closed on Tuesdays and some Mondays. You may also order directly from their web site .