Our first day of the 2025 season is Saturday, April 12.
We are open Fridays and Saturdays from 12-4
The last day of the season is Saturday, November 9.
Connecticut Firemen's Historical Society
Preserving Connecticut's Fire Service History
About The Fire Museum
Welcome to The Fire Museum, the home of the Connecticut Firemen’s Historical Society, located amidst the renovated red-brick mill buildings of the Cheney National Historic and Landmark District in Manchester, CT.
The Museum is housed in a 1901 wooden firehouse, originally built by the Manchester Volunteer Firemen with funds donated by the Cheney Family, world renowned manufacturers of fine silk fabrics.
A wide variety of Connecticut collectibles and eleven pieces of apparatus are on display throughout our historic building.
Department Highlights
Orange Volunteer Fire Department
(Orange, CT)
The Orange Volunteer Fire Department is one of the remaining few all-volunteer incorporated fire departments in the State of Connecticut. All members serve on a volunteer basis and respond to all fire service calls 24 hours/ 7 days a week/ 365 days a year. Annually the department responds to an average of about 500 calls, last year 2019 there were over 600 calls with a quick response time of under five minutes. Service calls range from structure fires, activated fire alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, motor vehicle accident extrication and clean up, hazmat situations, etc.
Established in 1925, the Orange Volunteer Fire Department celebrates 100 years of "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" this year.
To see a list of past and present OVFD apparatus, go to the "Departments by County" tab and look under "New Haven County".
The Fire Museum Gallery
