Off the Beaten Path: Albany Firefighters Museum

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Albany Firefighters Museum was created to preserve the past, present and future of Albany firefighting. The museum has artifacts, photographs, and firefighting gear on display. Education, preservation and recruiting the next generation of firefighters is the mission at the museum. Tony Opalka, the Albany City historian, also serves as museum [...]

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Albany Firefighters Museum was created to preserve the past, present and future of Albany firefighting. The museum has artifacts, photographs, and firefighting gear on display.

Education, preservation and recruiting the next generation of firefighters is the mission at the museum. Tony Opalka, the Albany City historian, also serves as museum director.

“In the early period it was done by everyone in bucket brigades and then formal volunteer companies and then finally the professional Albany Fire Department was organized in 1867, so it's been that way for more than 150 years,” said Opalka.

The Albany Firefighters Museum is open Sunday from 1-3 p.m. and by appointment. It's located at 384 Broadway in Albany.