All Fired Up

2023 CFM Firefighter Cook-Off winner, Cincinnati Firefighter Jason Yocum.

The Cincinnati Fire Museum is cooking up some fun this weekend!

2024 CFM Firefighter Cook-Off Fundraiser
Saturday, Nov, 2, 7–10 p.m.

Cincinnati Fire Museum
315 W. Court St.

Get tickets and info at www.cincyfiremuseum.com.

Discount tickets availabl efor firefighters and their families.

On Saturday, the CFM is hosting its annual firefighter cook-off in their 1906 Renaissance Revival firehouse.

This celebration of the culinary talent of local firefighters helps raise funds for the CFM, a non-profit institution stewarding the rich history of local firefighting and providing fire safety education to the community.

During the competition, local firefighters will create with savory dishes that will be judged by a panel of local food experts and personalities – legendary Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman, Local12 anchor Sheila Gray, and James Beard-nominee Chef Jose Salazar. Attendees will have the chance to taste the firefighters’ dishes and vote on their favorite, too.

Additionally, guests will enjoy beer and wine, live music with Aprina Johnson, and a raffle featuring prizes from Rhinegeist Brewery, Mid-City Restaurant, FC Cincinnati, Cincinnati Zoo, and more.

“The Fire Museum makes an excellent venue to showcase the abundance of culinary talent that exists amongs area firefighters,” said Sarah Strickland, executive director of CFM. “I love the idea of sharing one of the best parts of firefighting culture with the community – firehouse chow!”

Visitors will also be able to see some of the nation’s oldest firefighting equipment at CFM. In 1853, the first paid professional fire department in the United States was founded in Cincinnati, which changed American firefighting forever. Listed on the NationalHistoric Registry, the CFM celebrates our city’s proud history and allows the public to experience what it was like to work in the busiest Cincinnati firehouse in the early 1900s.