Hall of Flame (email this page)
Come and spend some time viewing the spectacular vintage fire-fighting equipment and read the stories of our brave fire-fighters. Click here to see comments that may have been written about this activity.
General Facts: (contact this provider for their latest info)
| Dates: | Year round. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. |
| Times: | Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: Noon-4pm |
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| Location: | 6101 East Van Buren St., Phoenix, AZ 85008 |
| Phone: | (602) 275-3473 |
| Directions: | The Hall of Flame is located in the Phoenix Papago Park at 6101 East Van Buren Street, across Van Buren from the Phoenix Zoo, and next door to Phoenix Municipal Stadium. |
| Map: | Map |
| Website: | Hall of Flame |
Description:
This fire museum has almost an acre of exhibits, containing over 90 fully restored pieces of fire-fighting equipment on display, dating from 1725 to 1969. Most of the items on display are American, but there are also pieces of equipment from England, France, Austria, Germany, and Japan.
They have over 3000 fire patches from across America and other countries. Do you want to see if they have the fire patch from your city? Computer printouts at the patch display allow visitors to locate specific city patches.
Notes:
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Comments:
Date: 2011-11-13 22:00:32 Rating: 3 Submitted By: mom of 2
This museum did not rank high in my opinion. My mom and I took three kids: my 2 year old and 1 year and my sister's 1 year old. We enjoyed one of the hero stories but couldn't read much else because the kids were fidgety in their strollers. As long as you have lots of time to read and your kids can amuse themselves, you will be ok. All the fire engines had numbers and if you had the gallery guide (a binder) you could look up the year of the engine and the history, but with pushing strollers we didn't have any extra hands. the year and some brief info on a plaque next to the engine would have been nice. We had chosen to go because we had read you could dress up and ride on a fire engine and there was an "indoor play area" for kids. My 2 year old enjoyed getting on the old fire engine but needed lots of help as the steps were very steep. We got some nice pictures. The "indoor play area" was not as we expected and we were disappointed. There was one small engine for the kids to climb in and out but it was hard metal and my 1 year old get a good bruise when she hit her head standing up. There were a few truck toys (ie. plastic fisher price or metal tonka) but they were pretty old and dirty. There were two dolls, no clothes and very dirty. I think this museum might be better suited for older kids or adults.
