Great Park Event July 9th

One size fits all!

Ever kid wants to be a firefighter.



Ready for the big day


Big Crowd all day.

1957 GMC/Van Pelt OES pumper on display

CFM set up a booth at this years Great Park Anniversary event on Sat. July 9th 2:00 PM to 9:30 PM. Truly a big day at the park, 25,000 in attendance. We were busy all day with the kids on the engine for parents photo op. Gave out lots of fire prevention material and CFM information & membership brochures. Had a line of people most all day.

CFM possible new partner

The California Fire Museum (CFM) is moving ahead with our plans to locate our building at the Orange County Great Park. A possible partnership has developed with a group called the Fire Services Training Institute (FSTI) Which is the training arm of the California State Firefighters Association (CSFA)



After some talks back and forth between the two organizations it was decided that each would put together a ad-hoc committee made up of board members from each group.



FSTI and CFM had our first committee meeting on June 1st to look into how we could work together to build the fire museum safety center at the Orange County Great Park (GP) The GP gave FSTI a tour of the park and new construction projects along with a look at the land set aside for our fire museum. FSTI was impressed with the GP and the location of the fire museum. We will now work together to iron out the details of how this all will work.



FSTI has some great plans for their side of things including a fire service history library and archives plus class rooms and a conference room to accommodate their needs. We at CFM are excited about this possible partnership with FSTI and see a great opportunity to build a first class project which we both can benefit from. At present we are communicating back and forth to work out the details which hopefully will lead to a working partnership agreed to by both boards. CFM has sent FSTI a number of documents to bring them up to date on our relationship with the Great Park and where we stand on our funding campaign. Updates will follow on this site as we move forward on this partnership and project. We feel this could be something really GREAT for us and the fire service community.



For more information on FSTI see their web site at http://www.cafsti.net/ or http://www.csfa.net/.

343 Tribute Coin Program for CFM

343 for 343+ Tribute Coin Program

One Time Exclusive Offer for Fire Service Collectors

California State Firefighters Association (CSFA) and the California Fire Museum (CFM) have put together a Tribute Coin to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001 tragedy. There will only be 343 coins minted to pay tribute to the New York Firefighters. The reason for the PLUS (+) on the coin is to represent both the New York Firefighters who died on 9-11 and those who are still dying from effects of the tragic 9-11 2001 event. Net proceeds from this Tribute Coin sale will go to support the California Fire Museum and Safety Learning Center in Orange County at the Great Park, who plan to include a 9-11 memorial at their completed site.

This colorful 2 1/2 inch coin is highly polished, gold plated, bright epoxy clear coated, and sequential numbered (1-343).

This "Limited Edition" Copyrighted Tribute Coin is a true collectors item.

Coins #1 and 343 are reserved. Orders for coins 2-50 will be available to individual orders only. Coins 51-343 will be available for multiple coin orders. Sorry, no credit card payments at this time.

Tribute Coin cost (each) $100.00

Tax 8.25 % (Each) $ 8.25

Shipping & Handling $ 4.25

Total single coin cost $ 112.50

Shipping for each additional coin 1.00

Please include with your payment:

Name, Fire Dept. / Organization, Shipping address, Phone, E-mail

Please make check or money order payable to: California Fire Museum, and mail order to: California Fire Museum, 10 Oak Canyon Trail, Coto de Caza, CA , 92679. For information contact: Dave Hubert at: 949 589-2444 or dhubie@cox.net

Check out our new BLAZE page on our web site at: http://www.cafiremuseum.org/blazethedog.html

Also check the Blaze web page for events where you can come see Blaze and take a photo on the Steamer with her.

The Staemer and Blaze will be in the Rose Parade again this year.

Blaze the Fire Dog
After years of running my paws off for the California Fire Museum they finally gave me my own web site.

Come see me and be a part of a long, proud California firefighting heritage! Honor our great state's firefighters - both past and present. Watch as I educate our children in fire prevention and home safety.
*A Safety Message from Blaze*BLAZE is reminding us to “Please remember it’s time to change your smoke detector batteries!”

Cruisin For A Cure 2010

CFM 1948 GMC x Holy Jim VFD, ORCO FD

Debbie Baker with Blaze on the Steamer

Debbie Baker event founder

Apparatus on display at Cruisin' For A Cure 2010

Code 3 Parade

Golf Cart put togather by Dallell Gilbert

for this event.

The California Fire Museum & the Crown Firecoach Enthusiasts attended the Annual Cruisin' For A Cure at the OC Fair Grounds in Costa Mesa. For the 11th year we have provided a ladder truck for the flag raising ceremony, antique fire trucks for the start of the cruisin' with a code 3 parade lead by the CSFA Steamer with C4C founder Debbie Baker at the lead. Also the 8 antique fire engines were on display all day. The Cruisin' For A Cure is the Nations largest one day car show. All proceeds go to Prostate Cancer Research at the City of Hope.

CFM at the Great Park

Western Sector Development at The Orange County Great Park

Phase One (2010–2012)

The $65.5 million Western Sector Park Development Plan encompasses more than 200 acres of the Orange County Great Park. The plan is designed to build park space that is diverse in use and appropriate to the funds available, resulting in more than 100 acres of active park space.

The project is expected to be complete in 2012, with park features being opened as they are completed. The project builds on the current park space, which will continue to be open and active with events and programming throughout construction.

The Western Sector Park Development Plan, Phase One includes the following:

Kids Rock interpretive playground near the existing Visitors Center, and the installation of the Great Park Carousel.

The Palm Court & Squadron Complex for special events and exhibitions. Existing buildings will be renovated to accommodate uses including art exhibitions and artist studios.

A South Lawn containing three lighted soccer fields and a North Lawn multi-purpose recreation field suitable for three additional soccer fields. The area will also include the fully landscaped 9-acre Timeline and a bike trail.

Structural improvements to Hangar 244, as well as a Promenade Entry and parking enhancements.

A 1.5-acre Community Garden and enhancements to the Farm & Food Lab as well as an Agricultural Pavilion.

A 14-acre Picnic Meadow.

A 100-acre Great Park Farm.

Improvements to C Street, including a new orange grove border.

Additional access and infrastructure improvements, including shade structures, trees, pedestrian and bicycle access, utilities, water recycling facilities, and additional lighting and parking.

Future Addition, Our plans are to include the California Fire Museum - Safety Learning Center to the Western Sector Development Area of the Great Park. 2.7 acres has been set aside for our planed Fire Museum - Safety Learning Center. We have now started plans to raise the five million needed to build our building on this site.

CFM at the Great Park

Poster sign for the event

Check in booth

CFM engine on display outside Hanger 244

Some of the 40s Ford cars on display

Jim Henery in his firefighter vintage parade uniform

with the CFM mascot Blaze (stand-in)

California Fire Museum displays a 1932 Ford Model- B Fire Engine at the Great Park Festival of Time.
CFM Board member Jim Henery dressed in 1940s era firefighting parade uniform accompanied his 1932 Ford Model B /Luverne fire engine along with a number of 1940's Ford motor cars as part of the Great Park's "Festival of Time" event held at the Great Park on June 19th in and around the GP Hanger 244. The event ran from 6:30 PM to well after 9:00 PM.