This museum was much more than we expected. There is a firehouse kitchen and bunkhouse to view upstairs. In the basement is a nice play area and some other fire memorabilia. There are many fire trucks here on the first floor. Some exhibits are of fire patches, hats, toys and bells. This is a fire museum worth a visit.

The Michigan Firehouse Museum is a rather nice gem in downtown Ypsilanti that shows the history of the fire engines in the state & has quite a few displays to back up the history. There is a collection of fire hats worn by the various departments within the state of Michigan as well as the patches of these departments. In the upstairs of this museum is a recreation of a kitchen as well as bunkhouse & a fire pole as well. Additionally, the display of Smokey the Bear memorabilia is nice as well. If this museum has any disadvantage is that parking can be an adventure since the museum only has 3 parking spots that aren't well marked in behind the building (although I was able to park in a city park which is within 2 blocks of the museum).