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About The First Due Fire Museum,
The First Museum To Be Known In A Shopping Mall
Well the time has finely come for three area St. Louis County
firefighters who have over 85 combined years in the fire service. Eric
Kiehl, Steve Arnold and Chester Jones for many years always talked
about having a location where fire memorabilia could be displayed
and fire safety education could be taught. Steve and Eric both have
collected many items related to their profession from the smallest toy
fire truck to one 1958 vintage real fire truck.
Chances are if you can think of an item or tool used in the fire service
we may have it on display or know someone who will display it.
The Museum will be staffed with over 70 area firefighters on their
own time. Each firefighter will sign up to be there on a day that they
are off from their fire department. They will explain the equipment
that is on display and interact with the children and adults on fire
service questions and fire safety tips.
For many years we have been looking for a location for a museum and
public fire safety education area. Then we got the idea to contact the
new St. Louis Mills which is located right off Hwy 370 and 270. They
are letting us use 2400 sq. feet of store space in the neighborhood
called the “Circus of Fire” which we think that fits us to a spark.
We display tools of the trade from the 1800s which includes a hand
drawn hose cart to helmets from the past years to present, different
types of hose, fire hydrants, and on and on and on. The public can
touch many of the items and other items will be placed in glass cases.
We also have an emergency light display, siren display and a radio
headset display, which all ages can operate.
We believe the grand of it all is to see the real 1820 hand drawn hose
cart, which was totally refurbished by its owner Rick Paul, a firefighter
with Hazelwood. We also have a tip of an aerial ladder that was made
for us by Smeal fire apparatus, which free stands like it is flowing
water.
The First Museum To Be Known In A Shopping Mall
Well the time has finely come for three area St. Louis County
firefighters who have over 85 combined years in the fire service. Eric
Kiehl, Steve Arnold and Chester Jones for many years always talked
about having a location where fire memorabilia could be displayed
and fire safety education could be taught. Steve and Eric both have
collected many items related to their profession from the smallest toy
fire truck to one 1958 vintage real fire truck.
Chances are if you can think of an item or tool used in the fire service
we may have it on display or know someone who will display it.
The Museum will be staffed with over 70 area firefighters on their
own time. Each firefighter will sign up to be there on a day that they
are off from their fire department. They will explain the equipment
that is on display and interact with the children and adults on fire
service questions and fire safety tips.
For many years we have been looking for a location for a museum and
public fire safety education area. Then we got the idea to contact the
new St. Louis Mills which is located right off Hwy 370 and 270. They
are letting us use 2400 sq. feet of store space in the neighborhood
called the “Circus of Fire” which we think that fits us to a spark.
We display tools of the trade from the 1800s which includes a hand
drawn hose cart to helmets from the past years to present, different
types of hose, fire hydrants, and on and on and on. The public can
touch many of the items and other items will be placed in glass cases.
We also have an emergency light display, siren display and a radio
headset display, which all ages can operate.
We believe the grand of it all is to see the real 1820 hand drawn hose
cart, which was totally refurbished by its owner Rick Paul, a firefighter
with Hazelwood. We also have a tip of an aerial ladder that was made
for us by Smeal fire apparatus, which free stands like it is flowing
water.
About The First Due Fire Museum
