Reaching New Heights - the1975 ERF Snorkel
The development of the hydraulic platform: the Snorkel The hydraulic powered ‘elevating work platform’ (EWP) was first developed in the...
top of page
Blog
Curator
Feb 123 min read
2024 Vehicle of the Year - The White Knight – The 1984 Centenary Vehicle of the NSWFB
This year for 2024 our Vehicle of the Year is the 1984 Centenary Vehicle, an International 1810C pumper more colloquially and favourably...
313 views
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jan 163 min read
The Dennis F1 'Scout Car'
By the 1930s the automobile market witnessed a shift with ‘small’ trucks being desired and possessing more power. Dennis, a prominent...
144 views
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Oct 4, 20233 min read
The History of the Wheeled Escape Ladder
The earliest use of ladders for firefighting appears to have been for the accessing and removing of thatched roofs of buildings, with...
301 views
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jun 21, 20233 min read
Large and In Charge - The Dennis "Big 6"
Dennis Bros. Pty. Ltd. was founded in 1895 with the company first entering the market producing bicycles. Six years later Dennis Bros....
357 views
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
May 9, 20233 min read
Something Old, Something New - 10 Years Later Looking Back on the CO2 Tender
The following has been extracted from a Fire News Article written by the Museum of Fire from May 2013 in relation to the at the time new...
303 views
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
May 1, 20234 min read
Museum of Fire Restoration Project Shortlisted for National Trust Heritage Award
The Museum of Fire is proud to have been shortlisted in the 2023 National Heritage Awards in the category of Conservation – Interiors and...
126 views
Curator
Mar 21, 20233 min read
Reaching New Heights - The Bronto Skylift Aerial Ladder Platform
In the 1980s is when the aerial ladder platform became an appliance of interest to firefighters in NSW. The implementation of the raised...
241 views
Curator
Feb 2, 20233 min read
The use of the Commercial Chassis – Commer Fire Engines in NSW
Commer first began in south London around 1904 as Commercial Cars Ltd, manufacturing a variety of vehicles with a forward control aiming...
368 views
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Dec 13, 20223 min read
A much-needed upgrade - the use of the “Blitz Truck” by bushfire fighters
The “Blitz Truck" concept evolved in the mid-1930s from the desire of the British War Office to produce a standardised range of military...
774 views
bottom of page