This project visualizes Durham Fire Stations by battalion on a map using R. The map is generated from a CSV file containing station names, battalion numbers, and physical addresses. Each station is geocoded to latitude and longitude, and battalion areas are highlighted with convex hulls for clarity.

Durham-Fire-Stations/
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├─ addresses_to_geocode.csv       # CSV file with station names, battalion, and addresses
├─ Durham_Fire_Stations_Map.png   # Output map generated by the R script
├─ Fire_Stations_Geocoded.csv     # Output geocoded station addresses
├─ Data_Cleaning.R                # Main R script
└─ README.md                      # Project documentation

• R (≥ 4.5.0)
• Install the following R packages:

install.packages(c("tidygeocoder", "dplyr", "sf", "ggplot2", "tigris", "ggrepel"))

The CSV file addresses_to_geocode.csv should include the following columns:

• County Boundary: Displays Durham County.
• Fire Stations: Points colored by battalion for quick identification.
• Battalion Areas: Highlighted using convex hulls to delineate coverage areas.
• Station Labels: Short form (S1, S2…) for a clean visual.

• Geocoding is performed using OpenStreetMap via tidygeocoder; optionally, method = "arcgis" can be used.