title: Hsinchu City Fire Museum
text: # Hsinchu City Fire Museum
  
  The Hsinchu City Fire Museum (traditional Chinese: 新竹市消防博物館; simplified Chinese: 新竹市消防博物馆; pinyin: Xīnzhúshì Xiāofáng Bówùguǎn) is a museum about firefighting in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
  
  ## History
  
  The museum building was originally built as a fire station in 1937. The building was then converted into a museum in order to preserve the historic value of the fire station as well as to introduce a series of historical and cultural relics related to fire safety. It was opened to the public on 7 June 2002.
  
  ## Exhibitions
  
  ### First floor
  
  * Service Counter
  * Exhibition Hall
  * Area of Fire Fighting
  * Area of Fire System
  * Area of Escape Experiences
  
  ### Second floor
  
  * Exhibition Hall
  * Display of Ignition Sources
  * Multimedia Area
  * Dynamic Exhibitions of Life Saving Models
  
  ## Transportation
  
  The museum is accessible within walking distance northwest from Hsinchu Station of the Taiwan Railways.
  
  