Topeka Fire Department – Station 7

(Photo from 1990)

Station 7 is located south of SW 12th St. and west of SW Oakley Ave. The station faces east.

 

"Fire Station No. 7 is located at 1215 SW Oakley Avenue within the central portion of Topeka. Designed by W. E. Glover of the Topeka architectural firm of Cuthbert and Suehrk, this 1 ½ story structure was designed to serve as a two—engine fire station. This station was constructed in 1935 through Works Progress Administration to service the newly expanding areas of western Topeka, including the newly developed Westboro neighborhood located one block to the south. The Spanish Revival architectural style of this station, in fact, mirrors one of the designated architectural styles designated by covenant within the Westboro neighborhood. Funding for this station was further enabled through a public bond approved by voters in 1926, specifically intended to provide fire services to these newly annexed areas.

Station No. 7 shares an identical floor plan and similar architectural features to two other fire stations in Topeka, those being Fire Station No. 5 at the southwest corner of SW 17th Street and SW Topeka Blvd, and Fire Station No. 6 at the southwest corner of NE Seward Ave. and NE Woodruff Ave. in the Oakland neighborhood. All three were WPA projects, and all were designed by the same architectural firm of Cuthbert and Suehrk. Also, all three stations are excellent examples of the transition of the design of the American fire station to a smaller, more residential form, known as the “bungalow fire station.”  The nomination for the designation of Fire Station No. 6 will be heard by the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review in May of 2020." - Topeka.org Website

Engine 7

2022 Pierce Enforcer
GPM: 2,000
Gallons: 600
Serial #: 36582-02


Former Engine 7

2016 Rosenbauer Commander
GPM: 1,500
Gallons: 720
Serial #: MN-14222


Former Engine 7

2011 Spartan/Rosenbauer
GPM: 1,500
Gallons: 500
Serial #: G3233


Former Engine 7

1996 E-One Cyclone
GPM: 1,250
Gallons: 750
Serial #: Unknown


Former Engine 7

1976 Ford C/Pierce
GPM: 1,000
Gallons: 500
Serial #: Unknown