VIDEO: From the first bucket brigades of New Amsterdam in the 1620s to state-of-the-art firefighting now, the Fire Museum of New York City tells the story of fire protection, fire prevention, and firefighting in New York, over the years.
The telling of a vital chapter of that story just got more in-depth with the museum’s acquisition of new materials related to 9/11.
Jennifer Brown, the executive director of the Fire Museum, explained how the newly acquired items enhance the museum’s narrative of the terrorist attacks. “It really shows what the incredible response was,” Brown said in an interview, “and also, of course, the loss of life.”
The Fire Museum acquired photographs, displays, a comprehensive list of victims of the World Trade Center attacks in both 2001 and 1993, and other items that are now on display.