Heritage · Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Region
Historic Yekaterinburg fire station becomes a museum
The exhibition occupies the restored former fire station.
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Opening — 20 October 2026 · 1 min read
Published 22 October 2026 · Source dated 20 October 2026
Opening — 20 October 2026 · 1 min read
Published 22 October 2026 · Source dated 20 October 2026
EMERCOM reported the opening of the Middle Urals Fire Service History Museum. Restoration brought back the red façade, watchtower observation platform and stairways.
More than a thousand square metres contain interactive displays, multimedia equipment and digitised archives. Historians, veterans and fire-service staff contributed to the five-year project.
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