This Museum was truly wonderful exhibit of firefighting past. It is a MUS SEE, It does not take long to walk through.They pay touching tribute to Denvers fire fighters that have had Line of Duty Deaths up to the most current.This is truly a museum and you will not see anything current which was a little bit of a bummer, I also wish they had touched one fire science or a live exhibit but they are severely limited on space. (I also visited in the winter and things may be different in the summer.)The Denver Fire Fighting Museum did an excellent job covering the past of the DFD all the way back to the beginning, which was truly wonderful to see.It was interesting to see some of the biggest fires in Denvers history. As a wild land fire fighter it was astonishing to see their multi day fire at the old airport where they had multiple underground tanks burn. It was jaw dropping to read the amount of water used, foam, and personnel.All in all this was a great experience.

A museum that shows the history of firefighting and how we got to where we are today. The huge telegraph system immediately on the left is really cool! The upstairs shows a lot of fire records in Denver, as well as firefighter lockers throughout the years. New exhibits are coming soon after the pandemic!

We ran into Chuck upstairs, a retired firefighter who happened to be working on a volunteer project as we were walking through the museum. He was a wealth of knowledge and walked us through part of the museum again, telling his personal stories about the station and the city of Denver. If you happen to see him, definitely say hi! The museum itself was also very interesting and contained some interesting pieces of history.

Amazing museum that is in a bit of a niche subject but still fantastic for curious adults and kids of all ages. Experience the history of firefighting in real life with exhibits and artifacts dating back almost 100 years. Surprisingly comprehensive with full sized fire trucks, clothing from the different time periods and seeing the technology progression.Went during Denver arts week which happens during the first Saturday of November where multiple art museums graciously open up their doors for free between 5-10pm.Museum admission is not expensive on most other days and it’s a fantastic way to spend some time if you’re around the Golden Triangle and near downtown. Super easy to swing by with public transportation.

Nice little Museum anyone that likes firefighter stuff will love this place. check website before you go as they do have special events at times

Loved it. This place has always been amazing! Whether you are here for an event or just wanted to check out it out. I would recommend this museum to anyone who has a love of learning or wants to satisfy their inner child. Would highly recommend a visit! Dont miss out on this historic museum.

Very clean. The staff was very nice and welcoming. A wonderful place to visit, lots of fire history.

I came here with my uncle as a kid so it had been years since Ive been here. The lady at the counter was extremely nice and helpful. This place is so much fun and I loved that they had costumes for the little ones to play in the fire truck. All in all a great place to go and learn some history. The trucks are an amazing and we had a hard time getting the little one to leave.

Had great memorabilia price to go are great and very interesting things to read.great part of Denver!

It was amazing to be able to have the experience I did. It really made me feel like part of the history of the fire service in the United States, and the fire service in Denver in particular. Seeing how the tools and equipment evolved over the years makes me grateful for the tools we have now. I look forward to returning

Interesting locale, good history of DFD. Interesting exhibits takes about 1 hour to 1.5 hours to read the placards and wander through.

For what it is, it is neat. Being in downtown, you will have to pay for parking and it is generally not convenient. Worth a visit though. Wish they did more with the upstairs area but I assume being volunteer and on a budget that will slowly come together.

I wish I had more time to spend, Im going to have to make another visit.

Very interesting history of urban firefighting and the Denver team. Well done!

The Firefighter Museum was a nice stop while we were in Denver. The staff was nice and my husband as well as my 4 year old loved ed it. They had items children could touch and play with. Dress up like a firefighter and upstairs plan an escape route if there was a fire in a home.

Very nice. A must see if you have any interest in the history of firefighters and 911

Love this place. Very cute with tons of information! 10/10 would recommend

A fun little museum! Especially for kiddos or those who love a little history... Old engines, the history of firefighting in Denver, a play area for kids w costumes, a mini fire pole & fire engine to play on! A wonderful place for children to learn 911 calling & fire safety skills while having fun!

Weve tried going 3 times now and its closed every time. Ill happily change the rating if we ever get in the doors.

Small and the same thing is presented throughout the whole museum just in different times of use. if you just use your imagination you can fathom how the museum is today. not worth the time or money to attend .

Of course we love going to all museums and love learning new things, however this place is super small. Our 3 year old loved the play firefighters truck, but I dont think it was geared towards kids/activities were lacking. I could not imagine paying to visit, luckily we had a free pass.

Small, but very interesting. My kids loved trying on the costume fire fighter gear and seeing where they slept. Parking is not included, but there are pay spots along the road. They have items I have never seen in person before and was pleasantly suprised with the attention to detail. Overall would definitely recommend the trip.

Now this is a cool museum that not only covers the history of firefighting in Denver but the general history of firefighting as a whole. Great exhibits showcasing everything from antique firefighting equipment to personal lockers to fire engines. All in all its a great way to spend an hour or so if youre in to history and fun facts.

Cool place to find out some history about the Denver Fire Dept — well maintained displays and friendly staff. This place would be a hit with kids! (Would give it a five star but sadly there were no XS T-shirt’s in stock, and we were really hoping to grab one for a firefighter friend.)

My 7yo grandson didnt want to leave! He put on all the kid-sized firefighter gear provided, including a Fire Chief hat, sat in the drivers seat of the big red fire truck and his imagination drove him to a whole new dimension. Lots of interactive play for everyone... very well thought out design of the museum for any age to enjoy.

I’ve visited this place a few times over the years and every time I learn something new.

Covers many aspects of their department with great displays. A must see.

Such a great little piece of history. I brought my best friend who’s visiting from out of state that is a firefighter. He absolutely loved it. We both really enjoyed this little gem downtown. The staff is incredibly nice and friendly. They also have a little section where you can purchase shirts, patches, pens, etc.

Great preservation of Denver Firefighting history. Interactive displays for kids. Well done displays

Great information and friendly staff. Felt like the downstairs was 110% loaded with information and exhibits and then upstairs was 70% with a few bits a pieces. The disparity threw me off. But I learnt more and always interesting to see other places.

The museum is at the historic Denver Fire Department. We arrived at 10:00 am.on a Saturday when the museum opened. Metered parking on the street is $2 for 2 hours. We took 5 children ages 4 to 8. There were many hands on displays for the children with small sized fire gear to wear and a fire truck to climb in. The building has two floors of displays easy to see in 2 hours. The children had fun and we enjoyed the displays and reading about the history. This was a fun Saturday morning activity.

Interesting.

What a cool place! If you have kids this place is great for them as well and the staff will answer any questions you may have.

Very informative . Great tribute to fire fighters. Knowledgeable staff

Great Museum. Great history.

Great museum to visit. Its a must visit place, if visiting Denver. Knowledgeable friendly staff, that can answer your questions. Lots of antiques items, used by firefighters for the past for over 100years. Several of older fire engines on site including, horses carriages.

Great experience to see how far technology has changed firefighting!

What a wonderful way to share the history of Denver Fire Department and preserve one of their houses. As a retired firefighter, it was a treat to walk through and see the exhibits. They also had an area in the back if you wanted to throw a kids birthday party. Well worth the stop if you have the time.

Really cool to step back in time and see how things have changed for firefighters

Very knowledgeable staff and lots of interactive things for the kids to do.

Really cool little museum. Ladies at the desk were super helpful. There was a kids birthday party there and it was fun to watch them going around looking at everything.

Great history! Lets be the old firehouse converted into museum. Excited to see remodel on education room!! A wonderful Eagle Scout Project and volunteers helping to update and improve this space for the public!!

Kids friendly and the lady who works here is so nice and told me all about the history of this museum. You should visit here when you come to Denver

Very neat place and lots and lots of history!

I learned some things and I enjoyed seeing the cute vintage firefighter things, but I was glad I got free admission tickets through the library- I wouldnt have been excited about paying full price for it. My kids liked playing with the exhibits available to play in! That was much appreciated! Theres no parking lot for this place and as far as I could find, no free parking, so be prepared to pay for a meter. We lasted about an hour or maybe a little over that.

I wasnt overly impressed. Some of it is cool, but the upper floor almost felt like an after thought to me. My son was 5 when we visited and the only thing he cared about was the one fire truck you can climb on.

So many interesting pieces of history and interactive themes. Its amazing how well put everything is in such a seemingly small area.

Great museum. Loved it.

Great place to be.

Good to see our tax dollars go to hobbies for firefighters and their exercising and kitchen and leisure activities

Really cool place to learn more about Denver Fire

For a mother with sons who love fire trucks, this place is great even though they only have 1 fire truck you can climb on. It is much much less crowded even on the weekend than the childrens museum which also has a fire truck. The place overall seems kind of shabby and in need of an injection of funds but we still enjoy it a lot.

Very interesting and had some hands on things which helped keep grandkids interested

We used a cultural pass to visit which I am glad that I did as my daughter was a little young to fully enjoy the museum. The talk with the book was interesting to her along with the coloring page, but since there were not many hands on things, it is definitely geared toward an older group. (I would say at least five years old.) They have a lot of interesting exhibits with the history of the fire department in Colorado and examples of things from fires. (An outline of someone who was asleep when the fire started was really interesting.)

Love it. Got to talk with some amazing retired firefighters and meet real life firefighters and sit in a real truck. My boy was over themoon

The exhibits are arranged in an organized fashion and include lots of information. The staff are also very knowledgeable and happy to talk about the museum

Love this building and its rich content

A fun place to go with the kids. They have a fire engine you can climb in and on and they also have kid sized fire fighting gear that the kids can put on and play in. We also got firemans hats when we left. We got a Groupon to go here!

Great history lives in this place, really cheap to get in, check it out if youre in the neighborhood.

It was great to learn about your firefighters from when it began it was great the staff was great too

Im giving this place a 3 star because as a museum it was great. It had a lot of great local firefighter stuff with cool stories to go along. However, we went for the trick or treat event this evening. When we arrived we quickly noticed there was no heat in the entire building. On top of that we were told we got 1 peice of candy from the most of the 5 stations. That being said, the young ladies from beechnut were very polite and asked my son his age in which he replied 3, so she gave him 3 peices and an apple sauce. We ended up leaving colder than when we got there with 9 peices of candy for $27 bucks. Yikes!

My son had a great time looking at the old fire trucks and going down the pole and being able to interact staff were awesome

I thought it was a wonderful experience. I would like to go again.

Great history.

Little expensive but still very happy I went

Would be nice if there where my interactive displays

Nice place with cool exhibits. Took us about an hour because I read a lot of the placards. Not to be missed if you have a firefighter relative, others may or may not get as much out of it. They had amazing staff there and I will definitely come back if my dad ever visits!

I really enjoyed going, didnt even know there was one

Wonderful old building with interesting displays & historical info.

Awesome museum! Very educational and fun for the whole family. My kids and I loved it!

Great Denver firefighting history.Nice memorial of 911eith as piece of the WTC

Just plain awesome! Great place for kids as well.

Interesting museum but should be cheaper for the limited amount of stuff to look at.

Wonderful reutilization of a historic landmark. Excellent displays and interactive history. Denver Fire Department should be proud of this. Maybe do an MOU to offer ride alongs to teenagers to encourage volunteerism in the community?

See if your library pass offers adventures here for free. Great for a day trip

Its has nice historical show rooms

Beautiful piece of history...First Responders should definitely check this place out!

Could there possibly be a more important cause to commemorate? Absolutely not!! Absolutely. Positively. NOT. Thank you and my the Lord Almighty guide and protect these humble heroes.

Cool history. A truck the kids can climb in and on. Other interactive activities for kids too

The history of the Denver firefighters was very interesting. They have kept the station as original as they could.

This will always be one of my places to go in Golden. Definitely try the peanut butter pizza, sounds strange but its amazing!!

Lots of history about firefighting in Denvers early days and artifacts. My son liked the firetruck that kids can climb into.

A must see for all ages! Fun activitys for children.

My 8 and 12 year old sons attended the week long summer camp. They had a wonderful time! I have heard several times since it ended that they want to go back next summer.

Lots of amazing gear, tools and exhibits about firefighting and the history of the DFD.

Best place ever and the gentleman at the front desk today was amazing and so helpful.

Kinda small but very kid friendly. They ran out of hats for the kids the day we were there but did give them stickers. Had a groupon so the price was right for what was there. But it was good for the kids and I like supporting public safety.

Great place for a field trip with the children...packed full of history

Love seeing all this Fire Department history.

Good for all ages from 3yrs really, to adult especially if you have family history in firefighting. Theres a half truck for the little ones to dress up and play on....truly the highlight for the kids

My 2 year old son loved sliding down the pole, wearing the hat and boots and coat and pretending to drive the truck. We spent an hour there, and it was a bit expensive for what it was. You can get free admission through most library adventure pass programs.

Its a neat piece of history but it could be more interactive and kid friendly. Because of the building strollers arent great. Parking is tricky and expensive. Im glad we went but I probably wont go back. I think I would have enjoyed it more without kids in tow.

The place is small but full of historical objects.

Was a wonderful experience for two 12 year old and a 9 year old. The Spring break program get their attention.

My son loves firefighters this is one of his favorite places. Amazing to visit.

Lots of fun and very educational. I highly recommend it if you are in Denver. The staff is very friendly.

This is an informative, very hands-on place, especially for youngsters.

It was hard to find & small. It was advertised as having hands on activities for kids. My grandkids are 4 & 7....there was a part of a fire truck for them to climb on. Upstairs there were some kids books about firemen, an area to teach about planning an escape route in your home in case of fire. This museum is better suited for older history buffs who like to read every sign. We thought it was overpriced for what it was.

I thought the museum was interesting and educational. It does seem like the museum is run on a shoe string budget. The displays are kind of of a hodgepodge of artifacts that were stuffed in a historic firehouse. I really enjoyed the fact that it recognized the firefighters that lost their lives protecting the city.

Great time. Wonderful for kids. They get to be fireman on a real truck.