EngineCo3

09/03/2026

We are honored to participate in this day of reflection and rememborance.

Please come and join us The Altamont Volunteer Firemans Association for our annual 9/11 ceremony all Departments and public are invited to attend……

09/01/2026

🔥 What an amazing night at Engine Co 3! 🚒

It was an absolute pleasure welcoming the members of the Guilderland Fire Department to the Engine Co 3 Fire Museum tonight for a private tour.

This evening was especially meaningful to us because Guilderland FD became the first fire department to visit the museum as a group — a milestone we won’t soon forget.

Engine Co 3 was built around a simple mission: preserve the history and traditions of the fire service and share the stories behind them so they live on for future generations.

Tonight, that mission came to life.

There’s something special about having fellow firefighters walk through the museum, recognize pieces of the past, share their own stories and spend time talking about the traditions that connect generations of the fire service.

A huge thank you to the members of the Guilderland Fire Department for spending the evening with us and for being part of this first for Engine Co 3.

Preserving the past. Sharing the stories. Keeping the traditions alive.

🚒 Engine Co 3 Fire Museum
🔥 Preserving Fire Service History & Tradition

08/31/2026

Tonight is a pretty special night for us at the Engine Co. 3 Fire Museum.

We’re proud to welcome the members of the Guilderland Fire Department for a private visit — and we’re especially honored that Guilderland FD will be the first fire department to officially tour the museum.

When we started building Engine Co. 3, the mission was about more than collecting old fire apparatus, helmets, equipment and memorabilia. It was about preserving the history and traditions of the fire service and the stories of the people who came before us.

Our goal has always been to share what we’ve built. These artifacts weren’t meant to sit behind closed doors. They’re here to start conversations, bring back memories, teach the next generation and make sure the stories and traditions of the fire service continue to live on.

Having members of our own community’s fire department be the first department through the doors makes tonight even more meaningful.

Welcome, Guilderland Fire Department. We’re glad you’re here, and we can’t think of a better group to be our first.

🚒 Preserving the Past • Educating the Future 🔥

08/23/2026

08/22/2026

🔥 DAY 2 — RESTORING HISTORY 🔥

Day 2 of our restoration of the old Guilderland Fire Department call box is in the books!

Today was all about getting down to a solid foundation. The remaining old paint and corrosion were removed through sandblasting, followed by a thorough cleanup and a fresh coat of primer to protect the metal and prepare it for the next step.

It may not look like the call box generations of Guilderland firefighters remember right now, but that’s about to change. 🚒

Next up: a fresh coat of classic firehouse red! 🔴

Every layer removed and every new coat applied gets us one step closer to returning this piece of local fire service history to the condition it deserves. Once completed, it’ll be preserved as part of the exhibits at the Engine Co. 3 Fire Museum.

Restoring history — one piece at a time.

08/22/2026

🔥 RESTORING A PIECE OF GUILDERLAND FIRE HISTORY 🔥

Another piece of local fire service history is getting a second life at the Engine Co. 3 Fire Museum.

For decades, this old fire department call box sat on the front of the Guilderland Fire Department, a familiar sight to generations of firefighters and members of the community.

Now we’re giving it the attention it deserves.

Our restoration has involved stripping away years of old paint, cleaning and preparing the metal, priming it, and carefully applying a fresh coat of traditional fire-engine red. It’s a time-consuming process, but preserving pieces like this is exactly why our museum exists.

Once the restoration is complete, the call box will become part of the museum’s permanent exhibits, where it can continue telling its story for generations to come.

There’s something pretty special about taking an artifact that spent decades serving the firehouse and making sure it isn’t forgotten.

Preserving the past. Educating the future. 🚒🔥

08/21/2026

A rainy crummy night. Our crew is taking advantage of that to get some additional truck and museum work done.

08/17/2026

Today is a day we’ve dreamed about for a very long time.

After four years of long nights, hundreds of hours of work, countless projects, setbacks, ideas, and probably more than a little bit of wondering if we’d ever actually get here… Engine Co. 3 Fire Museum is officially opening its doors.

Today, we have the privilege of welcoming our very first group of visitors to the museum.

It’s hard to put into words what this moment means to us. What started as an idea slowly became a collection, then a building, and eventually something much bigger than we ever imagined. Every artifact placed on a shelf, every picture hung on the wall, every late night spent working on Engine 3, and every little detail inside this museum has been a labor of love.

This place was built to preserve the history of the fire service and the stories of the people, apparatus and traditions that came before us. We wanted to create a place where those stories wouldn’t simply be stored away, but could be seen, remembered and shared with the next generation.

There are a lot of people who helped us get to this day. Friends, family, firefighters, departments, collectors and supporters who donated items, shared stories, offered advice, lent a hand or simply encouraged us to keep going. You are part of this museum too.

Four years ago, this was a dream.

Today, the doors are open. The lights are on. Engine 3 is waiting inside. And for the first time, we get to say: Welcome to the Engine Co. 3 Fire Museum. ❤️🚒

Here’s to our first visitors — and hopefully thousands more in the years ahead.

Preserving the Past • Educating the Future