The Fire Museum of Texas

11/09/2026

There is still time if you would like to submit yourself or a loved one!

🇺🇸🚒 CALLING ALL TEXAS FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE MILITARY VETERANS! 🚒🇺🇸

This Veterans Day, the Fire Museum of Texas wants to honor the brave men and women who have answered TWO calls to serve — first our nation and then our communities!

We are creating a special Veterans Day Tribute Video recognizing Texas firefighters who have proudly served in the United States Armed Forces, and WE WANT TO FEATURE YOU!

🇺🇸 If you are a Texas firefighter and military veteran, please submit:

🚒 A photo of yourself

🚒 Your name and current rank/position and fire department name

🚒 Your fire department's name and city

🇺🇸 Your military rank

🇺🇸 Your branch of military service

🇺🇸 Your years of military service

📩 Please send your photo and information via Facebook Messenger to the Fire Museum of Texas by Sunday, November 8th. By submitting, you give us permission to include your photo and information in our public Veterans Day tribute.

From serving our country to protecting our communities, your dedication and sacrifice deserve to be recognized.

❤️🤍💙 Two uniforms. One commitment. A lifetime of service.

PLEASE SHARE and help us reach firefighter veterans across the great state of Texas!

11/07/2026

Giving our Lamar University Football team best wishes!!! ❤️🤍❤️🤍

Good morning Cardinal Nation.

Today we play for all our heroes serving & protecting us each and every day.

THANK YOU HEROES‼️

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11/06/2026

🇺🇸🚒 CALLING ALL TEXAS FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE MILITARY VETERANS! 🚒🇺🇸

This Veterans Day, the Fire Museum of Texas wants to honor the brave men and women who have answered TWO calls to serve — first our nation and then our communities!

We are creating a special Veterans Day Tribute Video recognizing Texas firefighters who have proudly served in the United States Armed Forces, and WE WANT TO FEATURE YOU!

🇺🇸 If you are a Texas firefighter and military veteran, please submit:

🚒 A photo of yourself

🚒 Your name and current rank/position and fire department name

🚒 Your fire department's name and city

🇺🇸 Your military rank

🇺🇸 Your branch of military service

🇺🇸 Your years of military service

📩 Please send your photo and information via Facebook Messenger to the Fire Museum of Texas by Sunday, November 8th. By submitting, you give us permission to include your photo and information in our public Veterans Day tribute.

From serving our country to protecting our communities, your dedication and sacrifice deserve to be recognized.

❤️🤍💙 Two uniforms. One commitment. A lifetime of service.

PLEASE SHARE and help us reach firefighter veterans across the great state of Texas!

10/28/2026

🚒🚓🚑 Happy National First Responders Day!

Today, we honor the brave men and women who answer the call when our communities need them most.

To our firefighters, law enforcement officers, EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers, and all first responders — THANK YOU! ❤️

Your courage, dedication, and selfless service do not go unnoticed. Whether responding to emergencies, protecting our neighborhoods, saving lives, or providing comfort during someone's most difficult moments, you make a difference every single day.

From all of us at the Fire Museum of Texas, we extend our heartfelt appreciation to those who serve, both past and present. We are proud to preserve the history of those who came before us while honoring the heroes who continue to serve today.

Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear badges, bunker gear, and uniforms. ❤️💙

10/23/2026

Just a reminder this event is canceled. We hopefully will have this back next year!

Unfortunately, the Ghostbusters and Ghouls Haunted Firehouse Bash, scheduled for Saturday, October 24, at the Fire Museum of Texas, has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.

We'll catch you next year!

10/12/2026

This is what happens when AI does your homework 🤦‍♀️

At the Fire Museum of Texas in Beaumont, a bright red fire hydrant towers 24 feet over the sidewalk. Visitors often assume it's just classic roadside kitsch, but there's a very specific reason it's there.

It was built in 1999 by Walt Disney's Home Video division to promote the theatrical re-release of 101 Dalmatians. It was originally constructed at Disneyland in Anaheim before making its way to Beaumont, where it was dedicated at a media event on March 9, 1999, where it actually sprayed firefighters with water. It weighs 4,500 pounds and can still pump up to 1,500 gallons per minute, and in 2013 the city officially rebranded it the World's Largest Working Fire Hydrant, since taller hydrants exist elsewhere, like a 39 foot one in Columbia, South Carolina, but none of those actually work.

It sits outside a real 1920s era fire station that now houses the Fire Museum of Texas, free to visit, so a giant hydrant that started life as a movie promotion ended up becoming a permanent fixture of the city's identity.

If your hometown had to adopt one giant, slightly absurd landmark forever, what would you want it to be?

10/08/2026

🚨🔥 ATTENTION TEACHERS & FIRE DEPARTMENTS! 🔥🚨

It’s Fire Prevention Month, and what better time to help the kids in your community learn the basics of fire safety?

If you’re looking for a simple, easy-to-read, kid-friendly guide to help teach children what to do in case of a fire, come by the Fire Museum of Texas and grab a copy of Chucky Visits the Fire Station: A Fire Safety Story! 🐾🚒📚

📖 Available now in our museum gift shop!

This children’s book was created to make teaching fire safety easy, engaging, and less overwhelming. It covers important fire-safety basics in a way kids can understand, and it’s a great resource for families, classrooms, and community fire-safety programs.

👩‍🏫 Teachers: The book also includes a Teacher’s Guide and activities to help you take the lesson a step further!

👨‍🚒 Fire Departments: Looking for an easy resource to hand out during school visits, fire prevention programs, or community events? This book is a great addition to your fire-safety toolbox!

Come see us at the Fire Museum of Texas and pick up your copy during Fire Prevention Month! ❤️🔥

Let’s work together to teach our kids how to Stop, Drop & Roll, Stay Low, Get Out & Stay Out, and know what to do before an emergency happens.

🐾🚒 Because knowing what to do could save a life.

10/07/2026

Where you seen at the 2026 Fire Festival?

We would like to personally thank all of our sponsors, volunteers, staff, vendors and the community for coming together for this year's festival. We are are so glad the weather was perfect! Thank you again and see you next year on October 2nd!