New York City Fire Museum

Learn about the history of New York's firefighters inside the Fire Museum. Navigate your way through displays that illustrate the evolution of firefighting, from the bucket brigades of Peter Stuyvesant's New Amsterdam, through the colorful history of volunteer firefighters, up to modern firefighting techniques and equipment. The Museum houses a special memorial to the 343 members of the FDNY who made the Supreme Sacrifice on 9/11 and features a number of firefighting artifacts recovered from the World Trade Center site. You'll also find a video room and a mock apartment with an artificial smoke machine and black-lighted fire hazards, so you can leave knowing where risks in your own home are.