Los Angeles County Fire Museum

Home of the World Famous
ENGINES 51 & SQUAD 51


!!FIRE MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS!!
All Active duty and Retired dues paying members will receive a ballot in the mail in the next day or so.
THE DEADLINE FOR BALLOT SUBMISSION HAS BEEN EXTENDED

Please complete your election ballot and return ASAP.
The original receipt day of December 12, 2025 has been extended to December 18, 2025.
All Ballots must be received by December 18, 2025.
Your vote is important. Thank you for your attention on this matter.
Any questions, please contact TimM@lacountyfiremuseum.org

WELCOME

HOURS OF OPERATION

Wednesday – Saturday
9AM to 2PM

General Admission $5
Free Admission for
LA County Fire Museum Members,
Fire, Military, and Children 12 & under

HOLIDAY HOURS
December 24th & 25th Merry Christmas

CURRENT ISSUE OF
THE FIRE WARDEN

Fire Warden Cover, 1925 Stutz on black, Dedicated to George C. Elsey
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IN MEMORIAM

Every day, the Los Angeles County Fire Museum Team honors those Firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty and from career related illnesses or injuries while serving our County of Los Angeles residents. We will never forget those who gave their all during their last alarm call. Thank you brothers and sisters.

In Loving Memory, We will never forget, Last Alarm, December 18th, 1979. james Michelli, Firefighter Paramedic, Engine company 29 Building fire, Baldwin Park.

MUSEUM FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL

There are two Memorial walls here on the Los Angeles County Fire Museum website. One lists the line of duty deaths, those who gave their all while on duty. The other wall lists the firefighters who lost their lives due to duty related illness or other duty related factors. All our firefighters join the Department prepared to serve the County and contract cities. They work selflessly everyday so we may all stay safe and healthy. Keep your first responders in your mind, and thank them when you see them.

IN THE STORE

APPARATUS SCALE MODELS

Model: Yellow body, white top 1969 Chevy ambulance that was used in the EMERGENCY! TV show. Two red lights and a siren on the top front of the roof. Front View.

2 photos of the Crown Engine 51 Model. One is an angle view of the front the other is a back view with it on a gray stand.

MEMBERSHIP PERKS

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MEMBERS – Don’t forget to use your discount coupon code when you are shopping in the Museum or here in our Engine Company 51 Online Store.

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ADA  website compliance notice: As we expand all aspects of the Museum, both on ground and online, our new website was built for rapid deployment to share our information during a time of tremendous amounts of work for our volunteers in all areas. Please see our Accessibility Page for more information on our ADA compliance and Museum facility accessible access.

LOCATION OF THE LACoFM
16400 Bellflower Blvd
Bellflower, CA 90706

The Los Angeles County Fire Museum is on the ground floor of The Mayne Events Center, which is located in downtown Bellflower, California. There is a banquet facility upstairs that is managed by the private company TGIS.

Photograph of the Museum buildingOur sparkling display space is chock full of displays of fire apparatus and artifacts. You will also find our World Famous EMERGENCY! television show apparatus Squad 51 and both Engine 51s. As expected, they are central to our display. Our large collection of rigs include apparatus from the hand drawn, horse drawn, and from the early 20th Century to the modern era. We exchange the displays often and bring out various rigs for public viewing from our shop and storage warehouse in South Gate.

Our display cases are full of fascinating fire related artifacts. Our Engine Company 51 Store has t-shirts, hats, and more (including items not sold on the internet) that you will want to take home with you.

BE PART OF THE PROCESS
BECOME A MEMBER OR DONATE TODAY

The Los Angeles County Fire Museum acquires, maintains, and restores antique fire apparatus. We also are responsible for archiving thousands of photographs and artifacts relating to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. We can not do all of this without your support.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION

MISSION STATEMENT

Celebrate the history of the American Fire Service and the contributions made to that history by the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Document and present the evolution, history and impact of fire based Emergency Medical Services.

Acquire, preserve, and present artifacts, apparatus, photographs and documents, along with other materials, which assist in the presentation of our history.

Restore antique fire apparatus to accurately reflect their respective histories.