The Fire Tower Of The Irkutsk Firefighting Technology Museum, Russia. Stock Photography

The Fire Tower of the Fire department No. 3 was the highest building in the pre-revolutionary Irkutsk. It is a cultural monument of federal importance. Irkutsk has been built mostly of wood and surrounded by forest, firefighting is obviously an important part of life. The city fire department hosts a museum that features three expositions: to the history of the fire department of Irkutsk and the region, to that of the East Siberia Region, and to firefighting equipment and technology. Irkutsk, Russia, North Asia.