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It took 200 years of
firefighting before the first county-wide fire museum was
born in 1996 a county-wide group of fire commissioners, chiefs, volunteer and professional firefighters decided to
create the Orange County Firefighters Museum.
Board of
Directors |
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OCFM
was formed as a not-for-profit organization in chartered as
a New York state educational institution in June, 1997 the
board agreed to purchase the old firehouse in the village of
Montgomery as the museum’s site the building is situated in
an historic district.
The image link
below are photos from the renovation
Restored Bay Doors
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Door to Rec Room |
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The Grand Opening
was
September 9, 2006. |
OCFM has received the endorsements of
the following:
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Former Orange County
Executive Joseph G. Rampe |
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NYS Regional Open
Space Planning Committee |
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The Association of Fire Chiefs of
Orange County |
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The New York State Association of Fire Chiefs |
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Executive Committee of the Orange County Volunteers |
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Over fifty Orange County Fire companies and depts. |
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Monument Added in April of 2008 |
