History of the Atlanta Fire Dept.

[jim kay]

OK in keeping on track with my History lesson.Sta.6 was built in 1894 at the intersection of Boulevard and Auburn where it still stands today,However in the early 1990's the fire dept. closed sta.6 and Engine 6 and Squad 5 moved to Sta.4 located at 124 Ellis St. Engine and Truck 4 had been disbanded around the same time as Sta. 6 closing.At this time Eng.6 was reorganized as Eng.4 and Squad 5 became Squad 4 where they operated out of until 2001 when a new Sta.4 was built at 309 Edgewood Ave. at the intersection of I-75 and Edgewood Ave. which is just a few blocks away from the old station.AKA "The Grady Curve".below are a few photos of the original stones and Bronze plaque from the stations.A point of interest Eng.4 was again disbanded after only a few days in operation and once again became Eng.6 out of sta.4 due in part to the MLK Historical society and this company haven been the one of the volunteer companies that operated from 1860 until the paid dept. was created in 1882 they were known as Blue Eagle Company No.6 which was an all black company.Thus today Engine Co.6 still remains at the ready.

First photos are of the stone on the front of sta.6