Steven Shirley MBE is to give a talk about firefighting in the RAF, focusing on the museum he founded which covers all Ministry of Defence (M.O.D) Fire Services, including Naval Air Command Fire Service, Royal Navy, Army, Defence Fire Service, Air Ministry Fire Service and also civilian fire brigades worldwide.
Starting out as an RAF Museum on 2 sites in Kent and RAF Scampton, the collection merged into one in 2014 at Scampton in the Dambusters hangar next to the RAF Scampton Heritage Centre.
In 2017 the Museum vacated RAF Scampton, relocating to the old Eminox factory in Gainsborough and re-opened to the public in 2018.
The museum tells the story of firefighting from the earliest days to modern times through an ever growing collection of fire-fighting related vehicles, equipment and artefacts.
www.firemuseum.uk