The Firehouse Ghost.


The Uppertown Fire Station The Oregon cenic Coast firehouse ghost in Astoria, Oregon is apt to appear whenever you least expect him.


The Uppertown Fire Station has been turned into a museum now, The Uppertown Firefighter's Museum..But at least one former firefighter has refused to move out.


I guess he figures this is his home forever.


A ghost resides on the third floor of the museum. He doesn’t really bother anyone though, just makes noises and moves things around.


It is assumed that he must be the ghost of an old firefighter who just can’t bear to leave the place.


At least he is friendly and just wants to let you know that he is still around. All he does is walk around and move things.

The Uppertown Fire Station

Around Halloween in 1993, Oregonian writer Erin Riley asked Astoria Fire Department assistant chief Leonard Hansen about the firehouse ghost.


Local firefighters had apparently put together a $200 kitty for any fireman willing to spend the night in the old Uppertown Fire station. But as yet no one had collected on the bet.


Riley asked Hansen, whose bravery has been demonstrated in fire fighting over the years, if he would ever spend the night alone in the museum. “I’ve heard too many stories from the guys who worked here when it was a fire station,” Hansen told her. “And I’ve heard a few unexplained noises myself.”

(Source: Oregonian reporter Erin Riley.)


No one knows who the ghost is or why he is still there. If you have any information on the ghost please let me know.


I love to get stories on ghosts and I will add them here. contact me and let me know if you know anything about this ghost.

The Uppertown Firefighter’s Museum

If you ever get to Astoria, you don’t want to miss this museum.

There is a collection of old firefighting equipment dating from 1877 to 1963 that is from the original fire station.

You will see hand pulled, horse drawn and motorized fire engines and some vivid photos of Astoria’s most spectacular fires.

The fire house was retired in 1960. The City donated the building and much of the classic equipment on display to the Clatsop County Historical Society in 1989.

Be sure and take your camera.

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