History – Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage

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MoSFH focuses on five themes: Heritage, On the Run, Being a Firefighter, Your Safety and World Wars. Our galleries explore almost 30 different stories through your journey, with interactives for the entire family. Learn about Scottish Firefighter history at the museum and explore the timeline here on our website.
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The Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage is a place for inspiration, stimulating imaginations and learning! Join us to find out about life as part of Scotland’s Fire Service. Our future offer will include school sessions held at the museum, until then have a look at our online resources.
Support us
Find out how you can support us through volunteer, donating an item to the collection or providing a monetary donation. All levels of support will enable us to operate the museum, fund research and preserve of our heritage collection. Donations allow us to undertake work with schools, communities and tell the story of the Scottish Firefighters for generations to come.
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Plan your visit to the Museum. We welcome individuals and groups on either a drop in basis or scheduled visit. On these pages you can find out where we are located, how to book your group, accessibility queries and frequently asked questions.
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On this Day – 21 April 1703 – The Company of Quenching of Fire

cheapside street fire on march 28th 1960 .. seconds after the building collapsed fire Glasgow