On September 26 and October 13, 2025, Phoenix was hit by two huge monsoon rain storms which dropped over 4 inches of rain each time during a period of less than 90 minutes. On both occasions, the Hall of Flame was in the middle of the hardest hit area and suffered significant water and flooding damage to the building, galleries, gift shop and other areas of the museum.
In addition to the expense of cleaning up the museum not once, but twice, the museum has damage to drywall, displays, carpets, ceilings and other areas of the museum.
Below is news coverage related to the events.
The museum is currently open and operating but in order to prevent this from happening again, the museum needs to invest over $100,000 in structural repairs. These will include re-grading the low areas outside the building, trenching to install drainage, building walls to hold back the water, and significant excavation to properly waterproof the facility and ensure that the museum’s priceless and irreplaceable collection is never at risk in the future, and to allow the museum to continue its mission of educating thousands of children each year on the importance of fire safety.
The museum operates on a very limited budget and relies on the charitable support of donors, museum visitors and the community in order to fund its mission. The museum’s budget simply does not allow for this large expenditure without several years of fundraising and this situation is urgent to prevent further damage in future storms.
If you would like to help contribute to our storm recovery, a GoFundMe has been set up at https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-national-historical-fire-foundation. Currently you may see a message saying that donations are paused. We are working with GoFundMe to determine why we are no longer supported by their payment partner.
If you would still like to donate, you can still do so either by calling the museum and donating via credit card over the phone or by sending a donation check via USPS to:
Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting
Attn: Storm Recovery
6101 E Van Buren St
Phoenix, AZ 85008