Latvian fire fighting museum, Riga

The Latvian Fire Museum is a museum in Riga, whose exhibition introduces the history of fire from the middle of the 19th century to the present. It was opened on September 4, 1978. The museum is located in a building built in Riga, Hanzas Street 5, Riga, built in the Art Nouveau House built by the German -Baltic architect Reinhold George Schmeeling. The building is a local architectural monument. Once upon a time there was a fire depot in this building, and the buildings in one wing still have the State Fire and Rescue Service. The building is crowned by the observation and hose drying tower with a baroque stylized point.

The museum offers the fire equipment, uniforms and tools, as well as the equipment and equipment used in fire and rescue work. It is also possible to see the inventory of firefighters, tools, helmets, hand and mechanical pumps, as well as the Fire Motor "Chevrolet Six", from 1865 to 1940.

The museum has more than 31 thousand exhibits.

Visitors to the museum can watch documentary videos, participate in quizzes, and acquire practical skills in extinguishing skills, acquire basic knowledge of fire safety rules and action in the event of disasters.

The museum offers lectures, tours, programs for students and various other events.