New Fire Museum Opens in Seekonk

Scores of trophies line the shelves of an alcove at the newly opened Seekonk Fire Museum, located in the old Station 3 fire house at 211 Newman Avenue. The trophies, won by town firefighters at various musters around New England, are only part of the memorabilia on display at the museum. The museum opened its doors to past and present members of the Seekonk Fire Department on Saturday, October 29th. On Saturday, November 5th from 9am to noon, the museum will open its door to the general public.

Bill George, President of the Central Volunteer Fire Association, led visitors through the various rooms of antique fire trucks, old photographs and firefighting equipment on display. Newspaper clippings dating back to 1930 dot the walls of the museum and recount the construction of the fire house that was built in 1929, the same year that the Central Volunteer Fire Association was formed.

The Central Volunteer Fire Association has had over 600 members in its 87 year history. George hopes the archives stored at the museum will yield the names of all current and former members. His goal is to have all the names displayed at the museum for all to see.

George expects the museum to open once again on December 3rd and then close its doors for the winter, pointing to the fact that the building will not have water or heat during the winter months. He hopes that it will open up once again in April 2017.