In addition to the Canteen/Rehab Services, the Association also involves itself in two additional activities: the District of Columbia Fire/EMS museum for which the Association was officially chartered by the District of Columbia government in the late 1940's and presently located on the 3rd floor of Engine Co. 3 after having been transferred from our meeting room at Engine 31; and a quarterly publication appropriately titled The Wagon Pipe.
On display in the museum are artifacts and memorabilia of firefighting in the District of Columbia dating back to the days of the volunteer companies, over 125 years ago. In August of 2001, the Association finally obtained a 15-year lease from the D.C. government which has allowed FFA to move its collection to the third floor of the restored historical firehouse of Engine Co. 3 at 439 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. on Capitol Hill. At first, visitors will be limited to fire/EMS personnel and their guests. As necessary renovations take place, allowing for easier access, updated information will be carried herein. (For further information, contact the Museum Administrator Walter L. Gold at (202) 439-1936, or write to him at the D.C. Fire & EMS Museum, c/o Engine Co. 3, 439 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.) In 2007 the museum hosted approximately 360 visitors, as well as a number of a number of special events.
The Wagon Pipe carries fire service news from D.C.; from the nearby counties of Arlington and Fairfax and the city of Alexandria in Virginia; from the counties of Prince George's and Montgomery in Maryland; and from the city of Baltimore. Copies are distributed to all fire stations and administrative offices in these jurisdictions, and subscriptions are open to all interested individuals at a nominal cost. A subscription blank is available elsewhere in this website.