The Museum is located at 131 S. Hill Ave. in New Braunfels. The Museum was originally the Central Fire Station, which was dedicated January 1, 1918. It remained a functioning station until 1985 ,until the present Central Station opened next door. The Museum held it's grand opening on the 150th anniversery of New Braunfels in 1995. The idea to create a museum was that of Fire Marshal Darren Brinkkoeter. With help from many dedicated firefighters the idea became a reality.

The kerosene torch on this hosecart was held by a young boy who would run ahead of the hosecart at night to light the way to the fire. It was pulled by firefighters to the fire scene.

This Ford pumper has a 750 GPM pump, 8 cylinders, and is still used today in parades and as the hearse for firefighter funerals

This 1923 La France is a 105 horsepower, 6 cylinder triple combination 750 GPM pumper. The spokes on the rims of the tires are made of wood, and the rear axle is chain driven.

This 1931 American La France 6 cylinder open cab ladder truck came with a pressurized water tank. It has 8 different oak wood ladders totalling 175 feet.

During the days of the bucket brigade, every homeowner had a bucket on their porch. When a fire alarm rang out, they would throw these buckets out to the passing fire crews. Once the fire was out, not every bucket made its way back to the homeowner because the buckets could be used for things other than water. Therefore, some unique designs appeared that would force the bucket to be hung, rather than be used for other purposes.

This is a 1925 Rio Speedwagon. It is in top running conditon and used in parades still today.

Before radios, firemen were dispatched by a siren. Seen here are various old tube type radios and associated pagers. Two hand written logs of fire scene events may also be seen in this picture. The box in the bottom right of the picture turned the two existing stop lights red so fire apparatus could safely pass.

Seen are various hydrant and spanner wrenches. Also shown are some different nozzzles that were used in the past.

Seen here are various styles of helmets used by New Braunfels Fire Dept. The coat was asbestos with matching gloves and head gear!!

This helmet is made of metal. It was used long ago by some of the first New Braunfels firemen. The metal conducted heat and was heavy. Designs changed to leather and now fiberglass composite material.