The Orlando Fire Museum is an excellent educational destination for the entire family. It is located at 814 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803. The museum's collection includes antique fire equipment and restored fire engines. There are also photos and documents of Orlando firefighters. There is also a memorial to fallen firefighters. The museum's staff is knowledgeable and welcoming. You may even meet some local firefighter volunteers.

The museum also houses a restored 1926 American LaFrance fire truck, dubbed "Old Number Six." LaFrance was an early firefighting equipment manufacturer in the United States. Their car designs influenced later fire trucks. The company dates back to 1832, but only officially began production under the ALF brand in 1903. The earliest fire trucks used steam and chemical engines and horses to pull them. Nick Tuten, the current head of the Orlando Fire Museum, is the third generation of the Tuten family.

The Orlando Fire Museum is housed in a historic two-story brick building formerly known as Orlando Firehouse Number 3. It was built in 1926 and was formerly the headquarters for the Orlando Fire Department. It was leased to the Historical Society of Central Florida in 2002 and returned to the Orlando Fire Department in 2003. After extensive renovations, the museum reopened to the public.

The museum was once a fire station called Station 3. The Orlando Fire Department owned it from the Historical Society of Central Florida and wanted to keep it as a museum. They renamed it after a second generation Deputy Fire Chief, Randall R. Tuten, who served from 1974 to 2002. The museum's name was changed to commemorate the man who helped make it so special.

The Orlando Fire Museum also offers free public demonstrations of fire safety. The museum also processes public records requests. The Orlando Fire Department also offers free fire safety courses to students in the 10th and 12th grades. If you are interested in learning about the history of fire, the Orlando Fire Museum is an excellent place to visit. Click for more. Check it out here.