Fort Lauderdale Fire and Safety Museum

Museum Hours
Saturdays - 9:00 AM to Noon
Sundays - Noon to 4:00 PM
Group Fire Safety Education Programs By Appointment

Congratulations to FLFD Firefighter Oscar Longsworth and BSO Firefighter Cassy Brooks on their engagement! The lovely couple had their engagement photos taken at the museum July 13th. Photography was taken by Janette Valentine (www.terriblygirly.com). A city tour on antique Engine 10 accompanied the photo shoot. Oscar and Cassy will wed in January 2011.

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Florida Ghost Team Inc presents Renowned Psychic Medium - Joseph LoBrutto lll at the Ft Lauderdale Fire Station (Ft Lauderdale Fire Museum)
June 19th at 6:00pm!

Ticket includes Psychic Readings by Joseph, meet and greet, Q&A and Paranormal Investigation

$65 per person

For more information and tickets, please visit: http://www.floridaghostteam.com/FireStationFGT.html

We would like to thank Mike Rudicel for putting on the Jagermeister Firefighter Memorial Bike Run to benefit the Fort Lauderdale Fire and Safety Museum This March event was sponsored by Jagermeister, Budweiser, Big Dawgs Sports Cafe and South Florida Bike Events. The police & fire escorted run started at at the Elbo Room on Ft. Lauderdale Beach and went to Big Dawgs Sports Cafe in Pembroke Pines. The event raised a much needed $6,000 for the museum! Thank you Mike for your continuous support to our Museum and various Firefighter charities.

For more information on upcoming Bike Run events, please call 954.274.6910 or visit www.bigdogssportscafe.com.

We would like to thank Richard Lehmann of Miami, FL and Robin Mithun of San Diego, CA for their generous donations of $1,000 to our 1st Annual Computer Donation Drive. Both sponsors equipped twenty underpriviledged children with a refurbished computer so each child would have the right tools to excel their education. All computer recipeints were selected from and given out at Big Momma's Team of Life Community Center (www.bigmamahelp.com). Part of their sponsorship also launched the Children's Fire Safety Program at the Museum in January 2010. Already, the Museum has had an overwhelming response with 200 children participating in the program in January! Thank you Richard and Robin for your generous support!

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"Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz) today announced it is making a $12,127 HeritageSM Rewards grant on behalf of Wealthwise Technologies Advisory Group, LLC, in conjunction with Advisors Excel, to the Fort Lauderdale Fire and Safety Museum in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The organization will use the grant to help with restoration of the Fire and Safety Museum, including refurbishing antique fire and police vehicles and improving museum exhibits."

Click to Enlarge	Established in 2003, the team of volunteers at the Fort Lauderdale Fire and Safety Museum has made outstanding progress toward meeting our mission to: Restore and display Historic Fire Station 3, Present the inspiring story of service and courage of Fort Lauderdale’s Fire Department and firefighters, and to Share an exciting and life-changing message of fire safety with our citizens.
Click to Enlarge	To demonstrate that the city was coming back better than ever after the 1926 hurricane, architect Francis Abreu was engaged in 1927 to build this beautiful fire station. Today, Station 3 once again glows with his rotunda and chandelier, wood beam ceiling, crown molding, inlaid tile, eyebrow windows, fireplace and fountain. Many of the exhibits which herald our firefighter’s courage and service since 1912 are finished. Our exciting children’s fire prevention and escape program is ready to save young lives. Current projects include finishing the two exhibit rooms that will cover fire department service from 1941 to 1991, and from 1992 to Present, and also to invite youth groups to enjoy our exciting fire safety program. Volunteers are also needed in several areas.
Click to Enlarge	As we work to accomplish our mission, please remember that your support is vital. Our fund raising activities include memberships, donations, hall rentals, children’s group fire safety presentations, gift shop sales and special events. With your continued excellent support, we will accomplish our goal of Preserving our Past and Teaching our Youth! Please make plans to visit the Museum soon. Admission is free, donations are appreciated! Preserving Our Heritage and Teaching Our Youth!