San Diego Firehouse Museum — Attraction in San Diego

The attendant on duty was extremely friendly and very helpful in answering my questions. Items ranged from the oldest fire truck to mementos from 9/11. Every turn of the corner had something new to see. Old fire extinguishers, assignment boards, fire axes, call boxes, boots and other assorted items makes this a must see location for those who enjoy fire fighting and history. BTW the dry powder seems to describe the one used on the theatre fire in Chicago back in the 1800s which is one of the worst theater tragedies in history. This fire led to the overhaul of laws concerning construction materials, emergency exits, room...

A wonderful venue for a small event. I came for a non-profit volunteer award ceremony for the San Diego chapter of the American Lung Association. At the event they had wonderful catering and had a fun and cozy environment for attendees that included really cool fire department memorabilia as well as historical fire apparatus and fire fighter history information. This would be a great place to visit if you have family that served as a firefighter or if you have little ones that enjoy large red trucks and aspire to be a firefighter someday. Great spot definitely unique and...

So fun. My boyfriend loved it and I learned so much! I thought I would get bored but it was truly very interesting. Nicely set up. Small so that you can easily spend only 30 minutes there. Great attendant. Only 2 dollars a person and you can sit in an old fire engine. My favorite part was looking at old fire extinguishers, the horse and human drawn engine as well as the forest fire wall including a very old and sort of creepy smokey the...