Welcome to the Cincinnati Fire Museum
Executive Director
Sarah Strickland
Office: 513-621-5553
A Message from the Executive Director
Welcome to the Cincinnati Fire Museum website—I hope it will entice you to visit us. Cincinnati is the birthplace of professional firefighting, dating back to 1853, and the museum houses one of the best collections of firefighting artifacts and the most comprehensive history of firefighting in the United States.
Staying true to our mission, we honor our heroes, and save lives through educating our children about fire safety. We are about to start construction of a state-of-the-art Safe House which will engage and teach children, and adults alike, how to identify, and rectify, fire hazards in their home—and how to escape their home safely in the event of a fire. We hope you will help support our Safe House endeavor through donating on the website and/or visiting the museum.
While here, be sure to check out our gift shop, home to dozens of Cincinnati Fire Museum clothing, toys, books and more. Many of these items can be purchased at our online Museum Shop.
The Museum offers Event Space that can be rented for private corporate or private functions: meetings, parties, celebrations – we also specialize in Junior Firefighter Birthday Parties.
We hope you will visit our Museum that honors our heroes, and saves lives.
The heart and soul of the Cincinnati Fire Museum lies in our dedicated volunteers & firefighters, who conduct our children’s fire safety tours and convey the history of Greater Cincinnati’s bravest to visitors from all over the world. If you have a question during your visit, don’t be afraid to ask.
Brian Doering
Active Firefighter (U03)
Cincinnati Fire Dept (M46)
Larry Cappel
Retired Covington Firefighter
Fire Prevention Specialist
Bill Doss
Active Firefighter (U03)
Miami Twp Clermont Cty
Ashley L. Ford
1st Person History (M.Greenwood)
Eric McCarthy
Active Fire FAO (U02)
Cincinnati Fire Dept (E24)
Charles Riefle
Active Firefighter (U01)
Cincinnati Fire Dept (E35)
Jeffrey M. Tyree
Active Firefighter (U02)
Cincinnati Fire Dept (T35)
Bob Blasing
Retired Cincinnati Fire FAO
Bill DeRemer
Retired Cincinnati Firefighter
Chuck Klahm
Retired Cincinnati Fire Lieutenant
Dan Fricke
Retired Woodlawn Firefighter
Bill Brown
Board of Trustee’s