{"id":239181,"date":"2017-05-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/its-designated\/"},"modified":"2017-05-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T07:00:00","slug":"its-designated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/its-designated\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s designated"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Diego\u2019s revered and historic firehouse honored on national register<\/strong><\/p>\n

Por Dave Schwab<\/p>\n

The nonprofit San Diego Firehouse Museum (SDFM), located in Little Italy San Diego, was recently listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).<\/p>\n

That special designation preserves the museum\u2019s vintage collection of fire vehicles, apparatus, tools and photos dating back 125 years.<\/p>\n

There are more than 90,000 listings on the NRHP and nearly 3,000 are in California alone.<\/p>\n

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The former Fire House No. 6 in Little Italy is now on the National Register of Historic Places and a bustling museum. (Courtesy SDFM)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Founded in 1962, the Firehouse Museum occupies the former home of Fire Station No. 6 \u2014 which is now in Otay Mesa \u2014 at 1572 Columbia St. A few featured fire museum pieces include La Jolla\u2019s first fire engine, a horse-drawn steamer and materials from the 9\/11 World Trade Center attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe big thing with the [historic] designation is it cements the museum\u2019s place as an important historical landmark,\u201d said San Diego Fire Capt. Mike Colafrancesco, SDFM\u2019s executive director.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s very humbling for us to get that recognition. It took a lot of hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colafrancesco credits museum board member Stu Sprung for being \u201cthe driving force\u201d behind making the designation happen.<\/p>\n

A news conference hosted by firefighting officials, the city and District 3 Councilmember Chris Ward was held April 7 at the museum, to officially announce its historical designation.<\/p>\n

Representing Fire Chief Brian Fennessy and the entire San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, assistant chief Kevin Ester congratulated SDFM on their \u201cgreat achievement.\u201d\"It\u2019s<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing recognized on the National Register of Historic Places is not an easy thing to do,\u201d Ester said. He added that during Old No. 6\u2019s years of service many of the innovations created there had lasting impacts on fire fighting across the nation and that some are still in use today.<\/p>\n

\u201cSan Diego firefighters, working in this station, continue to influence fire departments across the country,\u201d Ester said. \u201cPreserving this fire station not only saves this historic site, but gives us a place to learn about our fire department, its equipment, and the people that have served before us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the equipment still housed in the museum\u2019s brick-and-mortar building in Little Italy dates back to the late 1800s.\u00a0Everything from fire buckets to early\u00a0firefighting apparatus is on display.<\/p>\n

Why check out the historical landmark?<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople should visit the museum to take a step back in time to see, and learn about, all the different firefighting artifacts from the city of San Diego,\u201d Colafrancesco said. \u201cIt\u2019s interesting to see how the fire service has progressed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colafrancesco said the fire museum also has materials on display recovered from the World Trade Center following 9\/11, as well as much older artifacts dating back to the earliest days of American firefighting.\"It\u2019s<\/p>\n

The museum\u2019s director added that all ages, including children, will be engaged by the museum\u2019s displays and activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have stuff for old and young, including a kids area with a maze,\u201d Colafrancesco said, noting that it typically takes from 20 minutes to two hours to tour the museum, with guides available to provide a narrative.<\/p>\n

\u201cSan Diego Fire-Rescue has served our city, every single day, since 1889,\u201d Ester said. \u201cWith being placed on the National Register of Historic Places, this station will now stand for future generations to learn about a profession dedicated to service.\u00a0We are truly thankful that the museum strives to preserve the history of our organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

SDFM hours of operation are Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Museum admission is $3 for adults, $2 for children\/seniors.\u00a0There is also a gift shop with firefighting\u00a0apparel for sale.\u00a0The museum has a dirt parking lot, which can accommodate about eight cars. There is additional metered parking until 6 p.m. on Columbia Street. Handicap parking is located on Cedar Street, just north of the museum.<\/p>\n

For more information, call 619-232-3473 or visit\u00a0sandiegofirehousemuseum.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Dave Schwab puede ser contactado en <\/em>dschwabie@journalist.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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