Fire Museum of Maryland Lutherville, Maryland

Mailing Address

1301 York Rd
Lutherville, MD 21093

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1301 York Rd
Lutherville, MD 21093

Phone: 410-321-7500
Fax: 410-769-8433
Web: www.firemuseummd.org

Museum Hours

Offices

Monday - Friday		9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Museum

May-December		Saturdays only, 10am-4pm
June-July-August		Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-4pm

Admissions

Adults-$10
Seniors/Fire Fighters-$8
Children (2-18)-$5
Kids Under 2-Free

Description

The Fire Museum of Maryland is the third largest museum of its kind in the world and offers exhibits on the history of fire fighting, hand- and horse-drawn apparatus, the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904, as well as the reconstruction of Baltimore City's Engine House #8, the only cast-iron fire house in the area.

Throughout the building are videos and DVD's on a variety of fire related themes, as well as interactive programs for children. The children's Discovery Room was opened five years ago, and provides kids with a place where they can put on child-sized turnout gear and play on a full-size fire engine. The Museum has just finished the installation of a centralized heating and air conditioning system, and is currently starting the process of installing up-to-date, energy and environmentally safe lighting, as well as the upgrading of some of the Museum's exhibits.

The Museum offers a variety of school tours, including an archaeology "dig" of the Great Fire, a science-themed tour on constructing a fire engine, as well as programs for nursery school kids and others. We also offer a variety of outreach programs for adult and senior groups.

The Museum has a rental program for wedding receptions, dinners and other occasions, and also offers a birthday party program with special activities.

History

The Museum was founded in 1971 by Stephen G. Heaver and his son, Steve, Jr. as a way to maintain and display their personal collections. Since that time, the Museum has grown to include over 40 pieces of apparatus, a large fire-related archives and library, as well as ancillary materials that help tell about the history of fire fighting.

Year Founded: 1971

Artifacts Collections

40+ pieces of fire apparatus 10,000 photographic images and negatives 3,000 library volumes 4,000 ephemera and archival materials 2,300 small, related 3-D artifacts

·	hand-drawn, horse-drawn, and motorized fire fighting equipment
·	ancillary manuals
·	tools
·	reference materials
·	newspapers
·	journals
·	exhibits

Research Collections

The Museum has a large collection of manufacturers' histories, photos, apparatus specifications and parts manuals, and operations manuals. It also contains a broad spectrum of fire department histories from all over the U.S., as well as more broad topics on specific histories of uniforms, pumps, hoses, fire house life, telegraph and alarm offices, etc.

Library

Access: General Public, Scholars, Members
Appointment required: True

Research Fields

·	ancillary manuals
·	journals
·	reference documentation
·	historic publications
·	photographs
·	slides
·	log books

Services


Gift Shop, Audio Tours, Special Event Rental


The Museum Store contains a broad variety of fire-related items for both children and adults, including some clothing, books, toys and other souvenirs.

There are 2 audio tours available-Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 and an overview tour of the collections.

Publications

·	Quarterly Online Newsletter, Board Annual Report

Facilities

·	21,000 sq. ft. display space in main facility
·	2,600 sq. ft. repair shop and facility storage
·	4,500 sq. ft. storage building

Programs

The Museum offers both permanent and temporary exhibitions, school and adult tours, lectures, bus tours, as well as other events.

Staff

Mr.  Stephen G. Heaver, Director/Curator
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Wendy Codd, Director of Development
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Rick Bray, Educator
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Melissa M. Heaver, Registrar/Archivist/Web Manager/PR Guru (pro tem)
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Marilyn Smoot, Receptionist/Shop Manager
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Museum Type

History
Specialized

Governance

Tax Status: 501(c)(3) non-profit organization


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