Just two blocks from Tryon Palace, the New Bern Firemen’s Museum is a unique experience dating back to 1955! Bring the kids for an educational and fun day of learning. Experience the Great Fire of 1922, which destroyed over 1,000 buildings in downtown. New Bern is proud to be the first city in North Carolina to charter a fire company — and it was also one of the first in the nation. See the collection of early fire fighting equipment, talk to Fred (the beloved fire horse), and be part of something unlike any other.