Los Angeles County Fire Museum

Home of the World Famous
ENGINES 51 & SQUAD 51


WELCOME

HOURS OF OPERATION

THE MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING
NOVEMBER 27th & 28th

Wednesday – Saturday
9AM to 2PM

General Admission $5
Free Admission for
LA County Fire Museum Members,
Fire, Military, and Children 12 & under

BOOKS-MOVIES-PODCASTS

Doctor Ron Stewart is battling cancer. Purchase of his book on the Pioneering a Revolution in Modern Emergency Medicine will financially help him in this battle. The book is available NOW. Published October 1st.

TREAT THEM WHERE THEY LIE Pioneering a  Revolution in Modern  Emergency Medicine A Memoir by Dr. Ron Stewart with Jim Meek

Into the Unkown World Premiere Oct 19-20 at the San Diego International Film Festival

WORLD PREMIERE OCTOBER 19th & 20th

 INTO THE UNKNOWN, THE PARAMEDICS’ JOURNEY Podcasts & other announcements.
CLICK HERE for more information, links to the podcasts and more.
INTO THE UNKNOWN, THE PARAMEDICS’ JOURNEY

PODCAST RELEASE FOR NOVEMBER 2023

PODCAST RELEASE FOR MAY 2024

10 YEARS ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE BATTLE TO SAVE DETROIT, BURN X, the incredible follow-up to the award winning documentary BURN.

THE FIRE MUSEUM TEAM wishes to share our deep respect for all those who are currently serving in the Armed Forces and to all of those who have served in the past. We consider each of you our hero in your dedication to keep our families safe and free. THANK YOU.

Veterans Day Memorial

IN MEMORIAM

Every day, the Los Angeles County Fire Museum Team honors those Firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty and from career related illnesses or injuries while serving our County of Los Angeles residents. We will never forget those who gave their all during their last alarm call. Thank you brothers and sisters.

MUSEUM FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL

There are two Memorial walls here on the Los Angeles County Fire Museum website. One lists the line of duty deaths, those who gave their all while on duty. The other wall lists the firefighters who lost their lives due to duty related illness or other duty related factors. All our firefighters join the Department prepared to serve the County and contract cities. They work selflessly everyday so we may all stay safe and healthy. Keep your first responders in your mind, and thank them when you see them.

IN THE STORE

LA County Fire Department
OFFICIAL BREAST CANCER SHIRTS

Available in Navy and Pink. Women’s & Men’s
Show your support for Breast Cancer Victims

LA County Fire Pink Museum Breast Cancer Awareness t-shirt. Image of a the US flag in distressed black with a pink cancer ribbon over it

 

All items subject to prior sale, order early!

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Ward LaFrance
Engine 51 Model

Engine Company 51 Store

MEMBERS DON'T FORGET YOUR DISCOUNT CODE

MEMBERSHIP PERKS

Benefactor Member Discount Code teaser

MEMBERS – Don’t forget to use your discount coupon code when you are shopping in the Museum or here in our Engine Company 51 Online Store.

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Engine 51 Going for a Paint Job

Engine 51 Going for a Paint Job

This was taken on the street in front of the museum shop. E 51 is still identified with DNC Yosemite, the YosemiteFire Department. Engine 51 disassembled and loaded onto a transport to be delivered to a paint shop in Garden Grove in 2010. Every piece of equipment,...

Working on Squad 51

Working on Squad 51

Squad 51 is in The Shop during the Museum's closed hours. The work is to upgrade the Squad so it is set up like it was for the EMERGENCY! TV show. Also, some standard maintenance is being performed. The workers at The Shop are going over everything to make sure the...

ADA  website compliance notice: As we expand all aspects of the Museum, both on ground and online, our new website was built for rapid deployment to share our information during a time of tremendous amounts of work for our volunteers in all areas. Please see our Accessibility Page for more information on our ADA compliance and Museum facility accessible access.

CURRENT ISSUE OF
THE FIRE WARDEN

Preserving the History of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Fire Warden, 16400 Bellflower Blvd, Bellflower, CA Volume 32-1-2024 written on top of a photo of Chief Flintham geetting his new Chief badge pinned on by Dept. Chiefs.

LOCATION OF THE LACoFM
16400 Bellflower Blvd
Bellflower, CA 90706

The Los Angeles County Fire Museum is on the ground floor of The Mayne Events Center, which is located in downtown Bellflower, California. There is a banquet facility upstairs that is managed by the private company TGIS.

Photograph of the Museum buildingOur sparkling display space is chock full of displays of fire apparatus and artifacts. You will also find our World Famous EMERGENCY! television show apparatus Squad 51 and both Engine 51s. As expected, they are central to our display. Our large collection of rigs include apparatus from the hand drawn, horse drawn, and from the early 20th Century to the modern era. We exchange the displays often and bring out various rigs for public viewing from our shop and storage warehouse in South Gate.

Our display cases are full of fascinating fire related artifacts. Our Engine Company 51 Store has t-shirts, hats, and more (including items not sold on the internet) that you will want to take home with you.

BE PART OF THE PROCESS
BECOME A MEMBER OR DONATE TODAY

The Los Angeles County Fire Museum acquires, maintains, and restores antique fire apparatus. We also are responsible for archiving thousands of photographs and artifacts relating to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. We can not do all of this without your support.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION

MISSION STATEMENT

Celebrate the history of the American Fire Service and the contributions made to that history by the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Document and present the evolution, history and impact of fire based Emergency Medical Services.

Acquire, preserve, and present artifacts, apparatus, photographs and documents, along with other materials, which assist in the presentation of our history.

Restore antique fire apparatus to accurately reflect their respective histories.

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