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Hornsby Fire Station was established on 3 August 1914 operating from a cottage in Peats Ferry Road (Pacific Highway). The first permanent station was erected in 1925, further down Peats Ferry Road. On 5 January 1971 a petrol tanker overturned in front of the fire station and the station was destroyed by fire. The brigade continued to operate out of Council premises at 90 George Street until a new station was built at 2 Bridge Road, Hornsby which opened on 21 April 1972. (1)
Hornsby Fire Station was part of Zone Metropolitan East 2 - Sydney North and, in 2015, its address was 2 Bridge Road, Hornsby. (2)
In 2021 Hornsby Station (station 050) was situated in Metro East 2 (ME2) Zone and its address was 2 Bridge Road Hornsby. (3)
Endnotes
1. NSW Board of Fire Commissioners, Report for 1914, p.7 https://www.opengov.nsw.gov.au/publications/11065 (accessed 9 June 2015); Museum of Fire blog 'The Fiery Tale of Hornsby Station' https://www.museumoffire.net/single-post/the-fiery-tale-of-hornsby-fire-station (accessed 7 September 2021).
2. NSW Fire and Rescue http://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/station_details.php?id=144 (accessed 5 June 2015).
3. NSW Fire and Rescue Fire Station Finder https://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/page.php?id=9210&station=144 (accessed 7 September 2021).
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