{"id":6821,"date":"2022-12-04T09:21:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T14:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=6821"},"modified":"2022-12-04T09:21:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T14:21:48","slug":"mapping-six-forks-fire-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/mapping-six-forks-fire-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping The First Six Forks Fire Stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Morning map play. Using USDA aerial images from 1959 and 1971 to pinpoint the exact location of the original Six Forks FD locations. Plus a 2021 aerial image noting their approximate locations today. Maps via <a href=\"https:\/\/library.unc.edu\/data\/gis-usda\/\" class=\"broken_link\">UNC Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From my notes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1956, first fire station is converted barn on south side of Howells Store at 4129 Six Forks Road, which was located just south of the second\/southern section of Lassiter&#8217;s Mill Road and Six Forks Road. Later location of Firestone Tires at North Hills Mall. The barn had room for one fire engine, and a canvas tarp covering the opening. There was a 7.5 HP siren on a pole beside the barn. The barn was being used as a fire station by September 1956.<\/li>\n<li>1959, circa, second fire station is a tin structure with a gravel floor in the 4400 block of Six Forks Road, on the east side of Six Forks, about mid-block. The building had room for two trucks, and a pair of pivoting doors. It was erected by March 1959. The fire department vacated its original location behind Howell&#8217;s Store. [Wish we had a surviving photo of this building.]<\/li>\n<li>1962\/63, third fire station location is 5305 Six Forks Rd. Three-bay building constructed. Present location of EMS station #3. The 7.5 HP siren is moved farther north on Six Forks Road, to a spot near Northclift, near Sandy Forks Road. The alarm on the building itself is a 12-volt, battery-powered vehicle siren. From the Wake County BOC meeting on November 5, 1962, the department is reported as in process of building a new fire house, and will &#8220;assume its fire protection responsibilities January 1, 1963.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-12-04-sffd1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6828\" src=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-12-04-sffd1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-12-04-sffd1.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-12-04-sffd1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-12-04-sffd1-730x487.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-12-04-sffd2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6827\" src=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-12-04-sffd2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-12-04-sffd2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-12-04-sffd2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-12-04-sffd2-730x487.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-12-04-sffd3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6826\" src=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-12-04-sffd3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-12-04-sffd3.jpg 667w, https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022-12-04-sffd3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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