A 10-foot by 16-foot wooden building was built here in 1928 to house firefighting equipment. Forest Ranger Art Savage noted that in 1939 his firefighting equipment included 6 pump tanks, 6 shovels, and 2 axes, and he recalled having to use his own car to chase fires. In 1941 a larger warehouse was built and this building was converted into an office, heated with a wood-burning stove and fitted with electricity and phone service. The building served as the Pequot Ranger Sub-district Office until 1956, when a new headquarters was built in Pequot Lakes. The concrete foundation for the larger warehouse is located about 90 yards down the trail from here.