The Cincinnati Fire Museum is where you can find firefighting artifacts in the Greater Cincinnati region. The museum also gives great respect the firefighters from yesterday and at the present time. The museum is located at the historic building known as the Court Street Firehouse, which was built in 1907. This is listed in the National Register.

Cincinnati Fire Museum official website

http://www.cincyfiremuseum.com/

The Cincinnati Fire Museum includes more than 200 years of history related to firefighters and their heroic activities. Among the most notable exhibits here are the leather fire buckets that are found in the early times, a fire drum that is known to have existed in the year 1808 and the fire engine which is known as the oldest ever in Cincinnati.

Aside from the exhibits mentioned above, there are also interactive exhibits wherein the visitors will be able to experience what it is like when there is fire emergency. You will get to use the siren, ring the bell and flash the lights. A fire engine cab can be used by the tourists and the locals.

The Cincinnati Fire Museum is closed on Mondays and on holidays but they are open for the rest of the week. The regular admission is seven dollars while children who are 5 years old and under can get in for free. The museum is also host to various events and you can contact them online if you would like more information about the events.

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With its tagline, "The only Tri-State Museum that Saves Lives", Cincinnati Fire Museum is a place to enjoy as well learn from. It's situated in a 1907 National Register firehouse. The museum preserves and exhibits Greater Cincinnati's firefighting artifacts. The interesting displays tell the history of fire brigades and teach personal safety rules. The museum organizes special events very frequently, and is also home to a gift shop.

Here is some detailed information for visitors-

- Location: at 315 West Court Street near Plum in downtown Cincinnati.

- Timings: Tuesday through Fridays, 10AM-4PM, Saturday & Sunday, Noon - 4PM, Closed Holidays

- Admission Prices: the prices range from $5 to $7, and there are concessions for people visiting in groups of 10 or more. Children of age 5 and under have free entry.

The museum gives you the option of organizing your events (from monthly meetings to birthday parties). If offers accommodation for 20-100 guests, and avails a conference room and assembly room as well.

Official Website of the Cincinnati Fire Museum

http://www.cincyfiremuseum.com/

Here is a list of some of the things the museum will offer to your child to be engaged in:

- A short film on Exit Drills In The Home (EDITH) in the Assembly Room

- Children can participate in a "hands-on" bucket brigade to know about the history of Cincinnati in frontier days.

- The three interactive computers tell you all about present day firefighting and fire safety.

- Children enjoy various interesting displays, such as an antique steam pumper, a cab of modern fire engine (they can operate its controls), a fire pole to slide down etc.

- The newly designed Modern Fire Department Exhibit has various interactive computer display stations. They employ pictures, narration, dynamic graphics, text, sound and video to show the elements of modern fire service. Each station presents a different aspect of the fire service.

- The museum also features a "safe house" which highlights the key areas of safety concerns in homes.

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