The San Antonio Fire Museum is an historical museum located near the city's Alamo Spanish mission at the preserved Central Fire Headquarters building, which was constructed in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration. The museum began as an endeavor by five firefighters coming together in 1997 to preserve historic city fire vehicles and opened its public display facility in 2013. Since then, the museum has added an annex to display all of its collections, which include a restored 1892 Ahrens Steamer, a 1952 International fire truck, and a variety of preserved 19th-century fire department artifacts. Children can climb aboard restored fire trucks and dress in pint-sized firefighter gear. Short documentary videos at the museum also showcase the history of the city's fire service and modern firefighter training techniques.

801 E Houston, San Antonio, TX 78205, Phone: 210-390-7236

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