From the NC Transportation Museum: Organizers of the 4th Annual Fire Truck Festival, scheduled for June 23 at the N.C. Transportation Museum, have a very specific goal in mind. “We would love to see more than 100 fire trucks and emergency response vehicles at this year’s festival,” said June Hall, who coordinates the festival.
The Fire Truck Festival has grown enormously since its inception in 2015, becoming the largest annual gathering of fire trucks in the state of North Carolina and a signature museum event. Last year, 94 fire trucks and emergency response vehicles were on display representing five different states and 23 North Carolina counties. The event drew more than 5000 visitors, selling out every train ride aboard the museum’s passenger train and the caboose train. This year, that growth is expected to continue.