The Capitol Fire Museum: - The Capitol Fire Museum, Inc., is a District of Columbia-based, not-for-profit corporation, dedicated to opening a world-class fire museum in the city. One of the museum's earliest projects was cataloging and accounting for the missing and at one time substantial historic collection of fire relics belonging to the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association of Washington, which was begun in 1866. After a lengthy search, many of the large items were accounted for, and The Capitol Fire Museum became a non-profit corporation to assist in care and preservation of these important relics.