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SFFD FIRE MUSEUM
&
SAFETY LEARNING CENTER

655 Presidio Avenue (Get Directions)
San Francisco, CA 94115-2424

SFFD Fire Museum

ADMISSION IS FREE!
Donations are Appreciated!

Museum Hours:
Thursday through Sunday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM as staffing permits
Click here for a CURRENT STAFFING SCHEDULE.

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

Visit Our Newly Rebuilt 1906 Great Earthquake & Fire Index


A FEW DAYS AFTER THE 1906 GREAT EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE
Post and Kearny Streets

1906 Destroyed Engine at Post & Kearny

CAN YOU HELP US IDENTIFY THE MAKE OF THIS ENGINE?

 A.  1866 Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine, 1st size, No. 175
B.  1872 Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine, 2d size, No. 390
C.  1897 LaFrance Steam Fire Engine, 1st size, No. 374

This is not a quiz.  We do not know the make, only that it was one of these engines.
All were destroyed in The Fire.

Click here for additional photos and information.

Visit the Museum's Gift Shop!
(Get Directions)
San Francisco Municipal Railway Trip Planner

What's New

The 1906 Fire index has been rebuilt with new information and photos. The additions include SFFD company actions, cisterns used, hydrants with water, known rescues, SF Call and LA Herald newspaper articles, Army, Insurance reports and several other reports.

1906 Fire - Mission - Unknown Company

 

Last Alarm Bell

We've recently added new material to our In The Line Of Duty pages.  Many news stories have been added in tribute to those who lost their lives.

1886 Bancroft Printing Co. Fire

We've also added several Notable Fire Stories with in depth details about how these brave souls died.
 
Popular Features

Read all about
Lillie Hitchcock Coit
 August 23, 1843 - July 22, 1929
In our Notable People section.

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