The Essex Fire Museum gives visitors the opportunity to take a fascinating look at the history of the Essex Fire Service, housing a collection of historic fire engines, firefighting equipment, uniforms and photographs.

Below are some of the many uniforms on display at the museum. Of specific interest is the World War Two (WWII) section consisting of a number of Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) and Air Raid Precautions (ARP) uniforms.

Visitors to the museum will see for themselves how firefighting has changed over the years as the technology has advanced.

Mannequin man is a regular at The Essex Fire Museum providing fun and amusement to the visiting children and parents

Essex Fire Museum Mannequin Wearing 1970s Yellow Cork Helmet Nomex Fire Tunic Yellow Waterproof Overtrousers Breathing Apparatus

Mannequin demonstrating hazard protection clothing. This mannequin wearing an Aluminum Heat Resistant Aluminized Foil Refinery Proximity Suit. The mannequin is cable tied at the wrist to stop it falling over

Essex Fire Museum Living Mannequin Wearing Aluminum Heat Resistant Aluminized Foil Refinery Proximity Suit

Mannequins dressed to demonstrate fire fighter uniforms at the Essex Fire Museum

Essex Fire Museum Living Mannequin Wearing Firefighter Uniform From 2000

Living mannequin performing at Essex Fire Museum fun day wearing a fire uniform and breathing apparatus from circa 1976

Essex Fire Museum Mannequin Wearing 1970s Firefighter Uniform Blue Tunic Classic Yellow PVC Leggings Cork Helmet

Essex Fire Museum Sunday Living Mannequin Wearing 1970s Firefighter Uniform

Halloween event at the Essex Fire Museum, Mannequin man scaring the visitors as a spooky skeleton hanging dummy in the fire house of horrors

Living Hanging Skeleton Scaring Visitors To The Haunted Fire House At Halloween Open Day At The Essex Fire Museum

Mannequin man wearing 1950-1960 firefighter uniform and breathing apparatus amusing the visitors

Mannequin Wearing 1950s Firefighter Uniform Mark 5 Proto Breathing Apparatus Black Rubber Leggings Black Helmet Essex Fire Museum

Fire Museum And Grays Fire Station Open Day 2022

Mannequin man being used as a tuff kelly/rescue randy dummy during a car crash extrication demonstration by firefighters from essex fire service

Road Traffic Accident Car Crash Casualty Extrication Demonstration With Human Dummy Grays Fire Station Open Day 2022

Essex Fire Museum Mannequin Wearing Fire 1976 Uniform consisting of a Blue Tunic, Yellow Trousers and Cork Helmet

Living mannequin performing at Essex Fire Museum Sunday fun day wearing ARP (Air Raid Precautions) uniform

Essex Fire Museum 15 Year Anniversary ARP Fire Warden Mannequin

Essex Fire Museum Jubilee Fun Day

Living mannequin performing at Essex Fire Museum Sunday fun day wearing USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) uniform

Essex Fire Museum May Sunday Fun Day

Essex Fire Museum April Sunday Fun Day

Essex Fire Museum March Sunday Fun Day

Halloween event at the Essex Fire Museum, scaring visitors as a spooky skeleton hanging dummy in the haunted fire house

Spooky Halloween at the Essex Fire Museum Haunted Fire House

Halloween event at the Essex Fire Museum, the mannequins in the WW2 fire section have been captured by a huge spider

Spooky Halloween In The WW2 Display At The Essex Fire Museum

Mannequin man reprising the role of the WW2 ARP Warden at the Essex Fire Museum during a Museum open day

Essex Fire Museum WW2 ARP Warden Mannequin

The Essex Fire Museum, Where fire history comes to life, literally!

Essex Fire Museum Fire-fighter Uniform exhibits from WW2 to present day

Scary Hanging Halloween Dummy Comes Alive At The Essex Fire Museum House Of Horrors

Fire-fighter mannequin exhibits at The Essex Fire Museum

The Essex Fire Museum gives visitors the opportunity to take a fascinating look at the history of the Essex Fire Service, housing a collection of historic fire engines, firefighting equipment, uniforms and photographs.