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Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting

AZUnited StatesPhoenix, AZ

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The National Historical Fire Foundation (better known as the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting) is a museum dedicated to the historical preservation of firefighting equipment used through the years around the world. The museum has five large exhibit galleries, a video theater, and the National Firefighting Hall of Heroes, which commemorates U.S. firefighters who have died in the line of duty or have been decorated for acts of heroism. The equipment is grouped as: Gallery One: Hand & Horse Drawn (1725–1908); Gallery Two: Motorized Apparatus (1897–1951); Gallery Three: Motorized Apparatus (1918–1968); Gallery Four: Motorized Apparatus (1919–1950) and a smaller gallery devoted to Wildland Firefighting. It also has a large collection of fire department arm patches, early fire insurance marks, fire helmets, art objects and other types of graphics, as well as a children's play area. (Wikipedia).

Hours of operation: Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Admission: You do not have to pay admission to access the machine. Adult (18+) $19.00, Senior (62+) $15.00, Student (6-17) $15.00, Children (3-5) $10.00, Children under 3 are free. Plenty of free parking.

Machine 2 (Placed 6/25) is in the gift shop lobby. Cost is .75 cents each and uses your penny. Designs all have 'Hall of Flame' on them:
1) Over 300 years old hand pumper,
2) Fireman on right.
3) 'Phoenix, Arizona, NHFF 1961', fireman's badge logo.
4) Rescue 4 from FDNY, Responded to World Trade Center on 9/11.

Machine 1 - Retired design had a beaded border: 1. (H) Old fire car with 'Hall of Flame, Phoenix, AZ'.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 33°26'51.9"N Longitude:111°57'10.9"W
Google Maps coordinates: C2XW+3M Phoenix, Arizona

11/13/25: Updated: R1 was a single die machine. PAT

7/19/25: Machine rolling well on copper.

4/8/26: Descriptions are a little off:
1) 'Hall of Flame, ', over 300 years old, hand pumper, 2) 'Hall of Flame', Fireman on right. 3) 'Hall of Flame, Phoenix, Arizona, NHFF 1961', fireman's badge logo. 4) 'Hall of Flame', Rescue 4 from FDNY, Responded to World Trade Center on 9/11.

Machines and designs

2 machines
MachineDesignsCoin type
Machine 2 - Inside gift shop lobby4Penny
Machine 1 - Retired?Penny

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