Fire Museum announces free admission for active duty military personnel and their families

Today, the North Charleston and American LaFrance Fire Museum and Educational Center proudly announced its partnership with Blue Star Museums. Blue Star Museums offers free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 27, 2013, through Labor Day, September 2, 2013.

Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America.

Museum Coordinator Renee Frye stated, “We at the North Charleston and American LaFrance Fire Museum and Educational Center understand the sacrifices members of the military and their families make on a daily basis, and as a small token of our appreciation, we are proud to participate in this wonderful program.”

A complete list of participating museums is available at www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.

For more information, contact Max Sterling at (843)740-5550 or msterling@northcharleston.org