4/5 Winnie S. 7 years ago on Google • 58 reviews
I
don't
have
a
thing
for
firefighters
or
firefighting
equipment
but
I
have
a
friend
who
does,
so
I
end
up
visiting
these
kinds
of
museums
across
the
country
whenever
we
travel
together.
This
museum
is
probably
the
second
smallest
with
the
least
amount
of
stuff
compared
to
the
museums
in
Hollywood,
San
Francisco
and
Boston
(smallest).
As
expected,
there
are
old
engines,
facts
and
artifacts,
technology
and
equipment,
photographs
and
old
films,
and
personal
effects
and
knick-knacks.
Similar
to
other
fire
and
firefighter
museums,
this
one
is
run
by
volunteer
firefighters
and
have
limited
hours.
You
can
probably
see
everything
under
half
hour
if
you
are
thorough
and
if
a
firefighter
decides
to
give
you
a
quick
tour.
If
you
are
in
the
area,
this
is
an
interesting
and
uncommon
thing
to
check
out
but
I
probably
wouldn't
recommend
making
it
the
only
thing
you
do
while
in
Long
Beach.
Street
parking
can
be
tough
but
if
you
don't
mind
walking
a
few
blocks
or
visiting
on
Wednesdays
instead
of
Saturdays,
you
will
have
better
luck.
If
you
want
to
check
out
just
one
firefighter
museum
in
your
lifetime,
I
highly
recommend
the
one
in
Hollywood
instead.
It
is
the
biggest
one
that
I
have
gone
to,
with
more
to
see,
plus
a
second
story
upstairs
for
little
ones
to
get
their
little
hands
on
everything.
The
coolest
thing
here
is
probably
the
piece
of
wooden
water
pipe.
Doesn't
sound
like
much
but
go
check
it
out.
Also
interesting
is
an
old
machine
that
prints
out
a
code
for
the
fire
department
which
a
firefighter
back
in
the
day
would
decipher
to
locate
the
firebox
from
which
an
emergency
call
came.
Ask
a
volunteer
to
show
you
how
that
works.
Free
admissions,
but
donations
accepted.
Open
only
on
Wednesdays
and
certain
Saturdays.
Check
the
website
and
call
ahead.
If
the
front
is
locked
go
to
the
side/driveway
on
the
right.
Overall,
very
nice
staff
and
an
interesting
place
to
kill
a
little
bit
of
time.
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