THE 33rd ANNUAL FIRE MUSEUM SEMINAR
"Preserving What Our Visitors Come to See"
A Project of the Fire Museum Network (FMN) & the Houston Fire Museum (HFM)
October 25 - 27, 2024
Houston, Texas
SEMINAR SCHEDULE
(times & topics subject to change)
Friday, Oct. 25
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Registration at Whitehall Lobby
Hotel van shuttles assembled guests to HFM. Trips made every half hour.
- HFM address is 2403 Milam St. if you prefer taxi or ride-share.
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
HFM Board & Staff hosts WELCOME & OPEN HOUSE
- FMN's Board meets 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm at HFM
- Guests at HFM may ride Hotel Van back any time it offloads at HFM.
- Please remember to TIP driver EACH time you use the Hotel Van
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
HFM hosts "FIREHOUSE RECEPTION" (FMN Board meeting concurrent)
6:15 pm
HFM > Last VAN returns to hotel - Dinner (on own) & Networking
Saturday, Oct. 26
7:00 am - 8:45 am
7:30 am - 8:30 am
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Hotel Restaurant (2nd floor) > Breakfast (on own) & Networking
Hotel Lobby > REGISTRATION
Charter BUS (on Smith St. side of hotel) > to EDMONDS FIRE MUSEUM, WALLER TX
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Tour THE EDMONDS FIRE MUSEUM
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Depart for A SPECIAL TEXAS SHOPPING SPREE (BUT, Don't buy lunch!)
12:30 pm - 1:30pm
LUNCH
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Tour: HFD “OLD 6’s,” - Repurposed firehouse now office - Tom Hair, Host
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
HFM > The National Fire Heritage Center - Dr. Lynn White, President
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
HFM > SPAAMFAA Proposal
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
HFM > FMN Members' Meeting
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
HFM > Hotel VAN SHUTTLES to hotel - Dinner (on own) & Networking
Sunday, Oct. 27
7:00 am - 8:30 am
8:30 am - 9:15 am
9:30 am - 10:30 am
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Hotel Restaurant (2nd floor) > Breakfast (on own) & Networking
Hotel Lobby > Hotel SHUTTLE VAN SHUTTLE takes attendees to HFM
HFM > Guided Tour: Preserving "Old 7's": The Finished Product
HFM > Guided Tour: Preserving "Old 7's": The Logistical Challenges - Kate Ryther, Executive Director, Houston Fire Museum​
LUNCH (Catered at HFM)
HFM > Topic: Preserving "Old 7's": The Financial Challenges - Tom McDonald, President, Houston Fire Museum
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
HFM > Topic: Operating the World's Largest Fire Museum - Chuck Montgomery, Director, Hall of Flame Museum, Phoenix
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
HFM > Topic: "Houston's Fire Museum isn't the Only One Doing Stuff"
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
HFM > Hotel VAN SHUTTLE to hotel - Dinner (on own) & Networking
Monday, Oct. 28
7:00 am - 9:00 am
Hotel Restaurant (2nd floor) > Breakfast (on own) & Networking