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San Francisco Fire Department Museum
655 Presidio Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94115-2424

ADMISSION IS FREE !

Museum Hours:
Thursday through Sunday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

As the museum is staffed by volunteers, please call to verify open hours prior to making your trip.
Phone During Museum Hours: 415-563-4630
After Hours Voicemail: 415-558-3546

Engine 47
Engine 47
October 1957 - 1964
1948 American LaFrance "700" Series double combination engine
Registration #9074
Pump: American LaFrance "Centraflow" 1000 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
Engine: American LaFrance V-12, 275 HP

By The Buckets

We've been adding new pages, information and features to this site by the bucketful!

Our site navigation will continue to evolve as we complete our renovations.  Please be patient while we work to enhance your viewing experience.

Please continue to check back often...just be sure to walk around the ladders, hoses and push brooms until we get things tidied up a bit.

A brief description of what's been added can be found in the right-hand column of this page under the "WHAT'S NEW" section.

 

Station 16 Fund

"Guardians of The City"
Public Safety Museum and Memorial

 

San Fransico Vintage Firehouses
Learn About San Francisco's
Vintage Firehouses

Visit the Museum's Gift Shop!
Door-to-door directions from MapQuest
San Francisco Municipal Railway Trip Planner

Save Old Station 16
Fund Drive

 

What's New

We are now a member of Blue Star Museums.  Click on the logo in the left bar to learn more about this National Endowment for the Arts Initiative.

We've been busy!  Check out the new Apparatus section.  Many of the Motorized pages are now online and there is much more in the works!  We've also been adding and updating the Companies pages as more information becomes available.  If you can't find what you're looking for, please check back.

We've moved things around a bit.  You'll now find a new button in the navigation that is just for Musters. 

Check out the story about "Our Pal, Bill!"

We've just added several new pages to the Companies section! There's more to come, so be sure to check back.

Want to know more about San Francisco's magnificent Firehorses?  We've just added a brand new section.  Be sure to read through Frederick J. Bowlen's tribute.

Are you looking for a listing of apparatus currently in the Museum's collection?  If so, you'll find it under the New Museum Collection section.  Much more to come! 

 

 
In Memory Of All The Firefighters Who Gave Their Lives  Black Ribbon