The Raleigh Fire Museum congratulates these newly and recently retired and promoted members of the Raleigh Fire Department: Retirements September 1, 2021 Lt. Lonnie O. Glover, retired with 27.3 years of service FF Thomas S. Parrish, with 17.7 years August 1, 2021 Lt. R. Wayne Hicks, with 20.7 years FF Britney M. Fitchpatrick, with 6.8 […]
Fire Museum Still Closed
September update. The Raleigh Fire Museum is still closed, and thus will not be opening on September 11, 2021, which is the second Saturday of this month. Thanks your patience as we work toward opening in a future month, and in a way that is safe for all visitors. Watch this space, or our web […]
Chief Tessinear Honored at Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
Raleigh Asst. Chief of Training W. Keith Tessinear was honored last week at the annual North Carolina Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Raleigh on Saturday, August 28, 2021. His named was added to the memorial in 2020, but no service was held last year, for public health concerns. He and twenty-three other fallen firefighters from […]
August Opening Cancelled
August update. Our museum will not be re-opening this month. Due to evolving public health conditions, the Raleigh Fire Museum will remain closed until further notice. We apologize to those who were planning to visit the museum this month, and look forward to resuming our second-Saturday openings at a later date. Thanks for your patience. […]
New Raleigh Fire Newsletter
Want to learn more about today’s Raleigh Fire Department? They have just published the first edition of a new quarterly newsletter. It features stories about the department’s activities and functions, as well as new feature called Ask the Fire Chief. There’s even a firehouse recipe! Start here, to subscribe on e-mail: https://raleighnc.gov/services/safety/fire-newsletter. Or jump to […]
CANCELLED – Museum Re-Opening in August
August 2, 2021 update. This event has been cancelled, due to evolving public health conditions. The fire museum will remain closed until further notice. July 2021 update. The Raleigh Fire Museum will re-open next month and resume our monthly second-Saturday schedule. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, August 14, when we’ll be open […]
