The Volunteer Firemen's Hall and Museum of Kingston is known locally as “a little gem of a museum”. The museum was organized on January 18, 1980 and opened its doors to the public on April 2, 1982 at the Wiltwyck Fire Station.
Museum Hours: April-June 1st~ Friday 11am-3pm and Saturday 10am-4pm
June 5th-October 26th~ Wednesday-Friday 11am-3pm and Saturday 10am-4pm
Also during the Winter we are open the 1st and 3rd Saturdays along with the Winter Farmers market.
The mission of the Volunteer Fireman’sHall and Museum of Kingston is to further the interest in the firefighting history of the City of Kingston/ County of Ulster and to aid in the preservation, distribution and sharing of this knowledge.
"The Volunteer Firemen's Hall and Museum of Kingston is known locally as "a little gem of a museum." The museum was organized on January 18, 1980, and opened its doors to the public on April 2, 1982, at the Wiltwyck Fire Station. You are invited to explore our museum exhibits that include a working fire alarm system, an 1845 piano hand pumper, two parade hose carriages, a 1934 Sanford Cub Fire Engine, a 1956 American LaFrance Fire Engine, and an extensive collection of fire convention badges dating back to the 1800s, and much, much more."
