This is a perfect stop to take the family while downtown. It's a small museum but it's packed with tons of cool history. The kids enjoyed seeing all the fire trucks and tools. The retired firemen that work there are very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions with a smile.
Absolutely LOVED this place--the 1938 fire station, the fire trucks (a.k.a. "Apparatus") from the 1880's to 1960's, and the friendly and knowledgeable volunteers! The receptionist was welcoming & Walt gave us the grand tour--a great afternoon!
great to see all the old fire equipment and learn some history about the san Antonio f.d.. the museum is manned by volunteers who will answer any questions and explain all the old equipment. no charge, but they do ask for a small donation. well worth the visit
Museum volunteer was working reception desk and friendly and welcoming with questions. My 15 year old son was interested. No one in family
I love history especially fire department history. I think we spent more time here than we did touring the Alamo. I really enjoyed listening to the retired firefighters tell us their stories, and as a current firefighter in Montana it's always interesting to see other departments and their history.
After a tour of the Alamo my family stopped by the Fire museum and it was such a great experience. Trucks for the kids to climb on and memorabilia that truly tells the history and contribution of fire fighters in the San Antonio area. For a modest contribution it was well worth the visit. I highly recommend it.
It's interesting to remember the biggest fires in town. The history of the firemen in San Antonio is very interesting. I don't know if I would care much about the history if I was just visiting SA. If you have any young want to be firefighters they have excellent hands on exhibits. If you can find a retired fire fighter they are not afraid to talk about their experiences. Great experience, especially if you are looking for something to do on the weekend for a great value. LOCALS SUPPORT YOUR FIRE DEPT!
My son loves fire trucks, and has wanted to be a fire fighter for as long as I can remember, so after stopping at the Alamo we walked over to the Fire Museum and He was so in love with this place. They had some great things to look at and even to touch, which for a kid is great. His favorite part was getting to dress up like a fireman and standing on the back of an old fire truck. Some of the best pictures on vacation I took of him were at this Museum.
I have lived in San Antoino pretty much all my life and I new about station number 1 downtown but never new about the history but now I'm part of a class called the San Antoino fire department Citizens fire academy and we did a tour there and I found a lot more and was amazed about some things that the retired fire fighter was saying and loved it.
Where else will you get a chance to see 6 fire trucks and be able to climb all over them. Kids will love it and anyone who loves fire trucks this is a dream come true, trucks dating back to the 40s. A must do its just a block from the Alamo.