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History of the Fire Museum Network
There are over 200 fire museums in the United
States and Canada - ranging from a spare room in
the firehouse basement, to ones with warehouse-like
proportions. The International Association of Fire
Chiefs (IAFC) saw the need to link these diverse
institutions together and provide a forum for the
exchange of ideas.
In 1989 the IAFC, (with a donation from Art
Glatfelder, president of the Volunteer Firemen's
Insurance Services), sponsored an informal seminar
for fire museums, held during their large
Fire-Rescue International conferance. Nine fire
museums, from New York to California, attended that
first two-day meeting in Indianapolis. By the close
of the second day, all vowed to come back next
year, and the annual Fire Museum Seminar was
born.
While the seminars were productive and informative,
many museums wanted more opportunities for
interaction throughout hte rest of the year. At the
1994 Fire Museum Seminar in St. Louis, a committee
was appointed to develop a proposal for a fire
museum organization ("network"). After one year of
suggestions, discussion, and refinements, the
proposed "Fire Museum Network" was approved at the
1995 Fire Museum Seminar Louisville, KY.
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Past Fire Museum Seminars
(click to view that year's program)
1989 - Indianapolis, IN
1990 - Orlando, FL
1991 - Toronto, ONT.
1992 - Anaheim, CA
1993 - Dallas, TX
1994 - St. Louis, MO
1995 - Louisville, KY
1996 - Kansas City MO
1997 - Dallas TX
1998 - Louisville, KY
1999 - Kansas City, MO
2000 - Dallas, TX
2001 - New Orleans, LA
2002 - Kansas City, KS
2003 - Dallas, TX
2004 - no seminar held
2005 - Indianapolis, IN
2006 - Columbus, OH
2007 - Denver CO |
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