Browsing Archive: November, 2011

Public Tours to resume in February 2012

Posted by Mark on Monday, November 21, 2011, In : Announcements 
Saturday was fun for us! Although we dropped attendance from last months 100 visitors, we enjoyed having time to talk with everyone that braved the snowy roads to peek inside the Museum during our November public tour.

We'll get back to our regular tour schedule in February on the third Saturday, and probably expand those hours for the summer.

In the meantime, we'll be at the museum watching old Emergency re-runs on VHS...

Ha! We're working full steam ahead with restorations and plans to make 20...
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Sacramento tiller aerial arrives

Posted by Mark on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, In : Sacramento tiller 


Last week Doug picked up this 1911 tiller aerial from the Sacramento Fire Dept on the semi trailer (which is how most trucks get here). The tiller has a colorful history in California, including being hit by two streetcars at the same time (the frame damage is still visible in the trailer).

We will be rebuilding this truck for SFD, and expect that the project will take about two years.

The 1914 Ahrens Fox tractor was repainted without the trailer and displayed at Harrah's in Las Vegas, and has ...
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Get the latest scoop on the Museum

Posted by Mark on Sunday, November 13, 2011, In : Announcements 
Although we're not big talkers, we enjoy sharing the news from the museum in Estes Park. To make that easier, we're going to post the latest happenings here on the blog- which you can subscribe to (see the RSS link on the right side of this page).

By subscribing, you'll hear about events, new additions, complete projects and other pertinent stuff from our little part of the world without having the check in with the website every day. You won't want to miss some of the great stuff coming up in...
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The Reliance Fire Museum is a 501c3 non-profit corporation governed by a Board of Directors including President Douglas Klink, Director Gary Judd, and Director Mark Igel. KVR is the restoration and repair company that works under the Reliance Museum roof and keeps the fleet in tip-top shape. In addition to the contributions of the Reliance Board, Lead Mechanic Butch Lundstedt turns most of the wrenches that keep the engines purring.