After the Feb. 21 break-in of the Old Depot Museum’s fire engine house security measures have been taken to discourage a repeat offense.

Museum curator Jean Martin said an added defense against further burglaries has been extended from the main building.

“We’ve had an alarm system in place for 20 years, but we didn’t have one for the fire museum,” she said. “After the break-in we decided we needed one.”

The alarm system will work off the main system, she said.

More than $40,000 worth of artifacts and antiques dating back to the 1800s and early 1900s were found missing from the fire engine house in February. The items have not been recovered.

Among the items taken were a handmade fire grenade used to extinguish blazes, a photograph of the first African American fire chief and brass hose nozzles.

At the time of the burglary archivist David Hurlbut said “I don’t know all that was taken, but it’s too much to keep track of.”

No windows were broken and no doors were kicked in, Martin said.

Law enforcement officers are still looking for leads in the burglary and the incident remains under investigation.