Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Somerdale Fire Dept

    5.0 (1 review)

    Somerdale Fire Dept Photos

    Recommended Reviews - Somerdale Fire Dept

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    12 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Verify this business for free

    Get access to customer & competitor insights.

    Verify this business

    Fireman's Hall Museum

    Fireman's Hall Museum

    4.5(30 reviews)
    9.6 miOld City

    Fireman's Hall Museum is a fire department museum and historical preservation society that opened…read morein Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1967. It was founded by the Philadelphia Fire Department. The building that houses the museum is a historic firehouse that was built in 1898. It was the home for Philadelphia's Engine 8 until 1952. At that time, the company moved to 319 Race Street with Ladder 2. Engine 8 moved again in 1968 and was officially disbanded in 2009. The old firehouse on N 2nd Street was turned into a museum by the Philadelphia Fire Department in 1967. Fireman's Hall Museum is one of the nation's premier institutions focused on the preservation of firefighting history and the promotion of fire safety. The museum also features the first exhibit commemorating the firefighters who died from the tragic events of 9/11. Philadelphia firefighter Brian Anderson serves as the museum's curator. My wife and I first visited Fireman's Hall Museum in 2015. At the time, we were still dating and didn't have children, yet we both really enjoyed visiting the museum. Jump to 2025, we visited the museum a second time... only now we have two little boys who love the fire department! Both of our sons had an absolute blast exploring the museum's collection. It features a number of vintage hand-drawn, horse-drawn and motorized fire apparatus, vintage firefighting gear and artifacts, a fire boat exhibit, an area where visitors can try on a firefighter uniform, and much more! We also enjoyed learning how Philadelphia's first volunteer fire company was founded by none other than Benjamin Franklin. In addition to being a Founding Father, scientist, inventor, diplomat, writer, statesmen, and postmaster general, he is also credited as the "Father of the Fire Service". We think that Fireman's Hall is one of the best fire museums we've ever visited and also one of the most underrated museums in the city.

    Hidden gem of a museum over in old city. Very informative with plaques and many vintage pieces from…read morehistory of firefighters in Philadelphia. Entry is pay what you can / free for suggested donation. Two floors full of different things from tools, patches, pictures, old fire trucks, etc. The second floor has a beautiful stained glass remembrance piece for fallen firefighters.

    Photos
    Fireman's Hall Museum
    Fireman's Hall Museum
    Fireman's Hall Museum - Smoke Busters

    See all

    Smoke Busters

    Somerdale Fire Dept - firedepartments - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...