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The
Fire
Brigade
Museum
in
Vienna
has
a
long
tradition.
It
was
founded
in
1901.
In
1901,
the
city
of
Vienna
Fire
Department
participated
in
an
international
firefighting
exhibition
in
Berlin.
The
costs
for
the
participation
in
this
exhibition
were
only
granted
with
the
condition
that
the
exhibits
have
to
be
shown
afterwards
in
Vienna.
This
is
how
the
Vienna
Fire
Brigade
Museum
came
into
being.
The
international
exhibition
in
Berlin
met
with
great
interest.
At
the
meeting
of
the
judges
on
4
August
1901,
the
first
prize
was
awarded
to
the
professional
fire
brigade
Vienna.
It
was
a
gold
medal
with
the
portrait
of
Empress
Auguste
Victoria.
Through
this
show
shown
in
Berlin,
the
professional
fire
department
Vienna
achieved
world
renown.
This
was
reinforced
in
the
20th
century
by
further
developments
in
extinguishing
technology
and
in
the
equipment
sector.
The
Vienna
Fire
Brigade
Museum
is
located
in
the
1st
district,
in
the
house
Am
Hof
​​7,
which
is
also
called
Märkleinsches
house.
It
was
built
between
1727
and
1730
according
to
a
design
by
Lukas
von
Hildebrandt.
The
exhibition
rooms
are
located
on
the
first
floor,
including
a
large
hall
with
an
impressive
stucco
ceiling
from
the
first
half
of
the
18th
century.
After
several
relocations
within
the
Central
Fire
Station
and
the
turmoil
of
the
two
World
Wars,
some
of
the
collected
items
were
lost
or
damaged.
In
recent
years,
however,
numerous
objects
have
been
restored
and
the
collection
has
been
supplemented
by
the
acquisition
of
new
objects.
Showrooms:
from
wooden
box
syringes
to
high-tech
equipment
In
the
course
of
the
general
refurbishment
of
the
buildings
Am
Hof,
the
rooms
of
the
museum
were
also
renovated,
the
space
was
increased
and
a
barrier-free
access
was
created.
A
black
and
white
photo
of
the
fire
of
the
Palace
of
Justice
The
fire
of
the
Palace
of
Justice
in
1927
In
eight
showrooms,
historical
uniforms,
equipment,
photos,
paintings
and
documents
show
the
more
than
three
centuries-old
history
of
the
professional
fire
department
of
the
city
of
Vienna.
The
development
from
the
medieval
firefighters
with
their
wooden
box
syringes
to
today's
emergency
personnel
with
modern
protective
equipment
and
high-tech
equipment
is
shown.
Historic
vehicles
Remarkable
and
tragic
events
from
the
history
of
Vienna,
such
as
the
fire
of
the
Ringtheater,
the
fire
of
the
Rotunda
or
the
Palace
of
Justice,
are
also
illuminated.historical
photo
of
a
fire
truck
with
horses
and
crew
Horses
Löschwagen
The
stock
ranges
from
horse-drawn
vehicles
over
the
first
automobile
fire
engine
from
1903
to
vehicles
of
the
1970s.
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