The Frederick County Fire & Rescue Museum is OPEN for the 2023 summer museum season!! The history of the Frederick County Fire and Rescue Service comes alive as you view artifacts, pictures and early apparatus of the fire and rescue companies that have served Frederick County for over 200 years! The museum features several hand drawn apparatuses including "Old Lady" the circa 1848 hand tub pumper originally owned by the Mechanical Fire Co. No. 1 of Baltimore and sold to the United Fire Company in Frederick in 1860. This engine is believed to have fought the 1861 Court House fire and has been brought back to pumping condition by some of our "engineer" members. A solid metal tub used for bucket brigades is believed to be from an 1837 fire company that existed on East All Saints Street, the Washington Hose Company. The United took over the Washington Hose Company building and took possession of this water tub, which was eventually used to help supply water to the "Old Lady". A more recent edition to our collection of historic apparatus is the 1876 Silsby Hose Reel, believed purchased with the 1876 Silsby steam of the Junior Fire Company and was the first steam pumper in Frederick. One of the most beautiful pieces of fire equipment you will ever see is the 1893 Charles T. Holloway hose carriage of the Independent Hose Co. NO. 1 of Frederick. This spectacular piece was purchased to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Independent Hose Company and the organization of the Maryland State Firemen's Association in Frederick in 1893. These are just a small sampling of the artifacts, pictures and records you will see within the museum walls. At this time, we do not have motorized apparatus displayed as the 1939 Ahrens-Fox is undergoing extensive maintenance. We are working with local fire companies and collectors to hopefully have an excellent representation of early motorized apparatus on display later this year. The museum is located at 300B South Seton Avenue in Emmitsburg just a short walk north of the National Emergency Training Center. The museum is open on Saturday and Sunday each weekend until the end of September from 12 noon to 4PM. The museum is closed on holiday weekends.