Maps
All maps on this site were created by Jeff Harkey, owner of FDmaps.com. They may be reused with credit given to FDmaps.com. Please use the full reference detroit.fdmaps.com.
Background Photo Credits
Image Source: Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. Link
Image Source: Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. Link
Research
Detroit Firemen’s Fund Association. History of the Detroit Fire Department. Evansville, IN: M.T. Publishing Company, Inc., 2007. Link
Digital Sanborn Maps. Link
Jayson, Sheryl. DFDLegacy.com. Link
Legeros, Mike. “Histories of Detroit Firehouses.” Legeros.com. January 23, 2015. Link
Randall, John. “Fire House History.” Detroit Firefighters. Link
Photo Sources
Detroit Fire Station Firehouse Photo Gallery. Link
Detroit Historical Society. Link
Detroit Public Library, Digital Collections. Link
S, Tim. “Old Firehouses on Pintrest.” Link
Polar Bear Expedition Digital Collections. Link
Wayne State University Libraries – Digital Collections. Link
Acknowledgements
Our thanks to Retired Detroit Firefighter Sheryl Jayson who writes the excellent blog DFDlegacy.com. Bookmark and visit her site often for regular posts on historical DFD items. Additional historical photos are published on the site that have not been included here.
Raleigh Fire Department Historian Mike Legeros, a dedicated fire department historian for his assistance with this project, especially helping navigate the Sanborn Maps of historical Detroit.
We encourage you to learn more about the Detroit Fire Buff’s organization Box 42. They are proud members of the International Fire Buff Associates. Thanks to Garry Watts and Dan Jasina for help with some current info. My personal thanks for the hospitality Box 42 extended this North Carolina fire buff in 2005 and 2006.
