The SPAAMFAA Library and Archives consists of more than 120 feet of shelved materials, flat files, vertical files, and thousands of photographs, books, and fire service periodicals. We collect materials on the design, manufacturing of American fire apparatus including sales literature, parts lists, repair manuals and fire apparatus blueprints. The collections include information on hand-pulled (manual), horse-drawn (steam) and motorized (gas & diesel) equipment from the smallest details to the complete operating machine.
Currently the Archives have been moved to The Vintage Fire Company in Slinger, WI where they are being stored until enough funds are raised to create a reading room for all SPAAMFAA members to enjoy.
In Person Research:
The archives is located at The Vintage Fire Company in Slinger, WI, and is open by appointment. We are a “closed-stack” research library (IE: visiting researchers cannot simply browse the collection on their own). Please fill out the Research Request Form (see below) and let us know when you would like to visit, and what subject area or materials you might interested in in viewing or researching.
Other Research Requests:
We know that traveling to Slinger, WI for in-person research is difficult and inconvenient, so we are happy to accept specific research inquiries via email and phone. Please complete the “Research Request Form” (see below) and we will contact you with a list of potentially available source materials we might have and an estimate with the applicable research/duplication fees. You may then decide which items would be helpful to you. Research requests may take 4-6 weeks to process and investigate.