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Hours
Tuesday - Saturday
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Parking
On Milam Street
Admission
Adults: $3.00
Children: $2.00
Students: $2.00
Seniors: $2.00 |
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Houston Fire Museum
2403 Milam Street
Houston, Texas 77006
Phone: (713) 524-2526
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2009 Firefest Sponsors:
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2009 Firefest Information Page
Saturday, October 10th
10:00am until 5:00pm
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It's that time of year again! Here you'll find out everything you
need to know for Firefest 2009. To the right you can find a quick list of downloadable
documents and forms, and below is more detailed information. We'll continue to add
information as the date grows closer.
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Basic Information:
Firefest is an annual fun, family event, hosted by the Houston Fire Museum, and is one of the
fund-raising events of the Fire Museum. Proceeds and sponsorship of Fire Fest benefit the Fire Museum's outreach and education programming. The Fire Museum is a 501c-3 education non-profit. Firefest focuses on the fire service, and is held at the Houston Fire Department's Val Jahnke Training Facility.
Here are some highlights* of Firefest:
- Vendors' Midway - Over a dozen vendor booths featuring memorbilia exclusive to the fire
service including: t-shirts, jewlery, tools, furniture, stickers, patches, and much much more!
- Food/Beverage Court - Sample some of the best BBQ from all the BBQ Cook-Off teams, as well other
fevstival favorits such as sno-cones, funnel cakes, turkey legs, cotton-candy, and even beer!
- Live Firefighting Demonstrations - See the Red Thunder firefighting team in action! This team is made
up of the best of the Houston Fire Department's Engine & Ladder Companies that specialize in high intensity
firefighting environments. Multiple shows scheduled throughout the day.
- Annual Firefighters' BBQ Cook-Off - Watch the Houston area's best firefighter cook-off teams compete to
win best in Ribs, Chicken, Brisket, Beans, and Desert!
- Live Music - Great live zydeco and Texas-rock music on the main stage throughout the day.
- Kids' Fun Zone - Area designed especially for kids, with events ranging from pony rides to a towering inflatable slide.
- Assorted Fire Apparatus - Get up close and personal with various apparatus, from antique motorized fire engines to state of
the art modern response units.
 Exhibition Car Show - The
HFD Street Machines Car Club will
put on a exhibition car show during Firefest. All makes and models are welcome! For more information and this week's meeting location,
contact: Russell Harris (68/A) or go to the
HFD Street Machines' Website.- Ladder Truck Competition - Last year featured Ladder 68 accompanied by Engine 76, versus Ladder 16 with Engine 08.
*All events listed above were present at the 2008 Firefest.
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Copyright 2008 Houston
Fire Museum, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Houston Fire Museum, Inc. is a 501-C- 3
non-profit organization educating the
community on fire and life safety and the
history of the fire service. The Museum is
supported by membership, gift shop sales and
the generous contributions of foundations
and corporations.
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