A Worthwhile Trip

Earlier this month my wife and I visited the Central Ohio Fire Museum & Learning Center. The museum is locasted in Columbus, OH. in old "Engine House No.16". The station was first active in 1908 and was restored to its original look in 1983. Original artifacts in the station/museum include the original tin ceiling, horse stall doors, wood bricks in stall areas, and original antique apparatus. Individual or group tours are done for all who enter. In the rear of the museum (stall area) are education areas that include a 911 simulator provided by State farm Ins., fire safety kitchen, and actaul identical rooms before fire and after. The museum is run by local firefighters and retired firefighters. Over 1500 local Ohio firefighters have money payroll deducted to help fund this museum and learning center. My wife and I would like to thank Ret.FF. Hudak and his wife for the tour. Afterwards, we were given a special treat. The museum is in the process or restoring an original 1969 "Heart Mobile", This large RV looking automobile is what we know now as an ambulance. It started as a specifically designed mobile coronary care unit, staffed by 3 firefighters and a doctor. As a result of the Heart Mobile, studies were done and firefighters began being capable of delivering advanced coronary care, leading to paramedics and TV programs like "Emergeny".