Bricktown Fire Station

21 N Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73104

Madeline Dillner

This property, which now houses the LEED-certified Bricktown Fire Station #6, was impacted by historic oil and gas activities. The OERB jumped on the opportunity to clean up this property--as their 10,000th site!

Before (Google Earth 3D - Historical)

After (Google Earth 3D)

ASSESSMENT AND CLEANUP

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May 2008 - Phase I

RECs included historic oil and gas production, heavy industrial pasts of the surrounding buildings, several above-ground oil/fuel storage tanks, an oil well, a roundhouse for the Rock Island & Pacific Railway. The building on site contained a lot of miscellaneous items--including horse carriages.

Dec. 2008 - Phase II

Conducted by BWR for City of OKC. Chemicals of Concern addressed as part of this investigation included TPH-GRO and TPHDRO, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX), naphthalene, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) metals, and full scan volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

2009 - Cleanup

Soil on the east side of the site was determined to be impacted by historic oil and gas activities, and therefore under the jurisdiction of the OCC.

June 2009 - OERB Cleanup

The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board removed 600 cubic yards of contaminated soil from this site and then smoothed and graded the remaining soil. The soil was provided to Logan County District #1 for road material. This was OERB's 10,000th site!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIBO6V7NBFM 

2010 - Site Closure

On March 5, 2010, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission issued a Certificate of Remediation Completion to the City of Oklahoma City for this site.

REDEVELOPMENT

Progress as of January 2011

Progress as of March 2011

Completed!

Read about the Fire Station in the architects' own words:

Bricktown Firestation 6 OKC - Miller-Tippens Commercial Construction - Tulsa & Oklahoma City

Bricktown Fire Station - LWPB

RETURN ON BROWNFIELDS INVESTMENT:

  • EPA funds used: oversight only, ~$1,000 in man-hours
  • Private funds leveraged: $70,000 for assessments by City of OKC, $32,474 for cleanup by OERB
  • BROWNFIELDS ROI: $102 for every $1 of Brownfields funding

PROJECT TIMELINE:

  • February - Program Application Submitted
  • April 2008 - Site Enrolled in Program
  • May 2009 - Construction began
  • Summer 2009 - OERB Cleanup Conducted
  • March 2010 - OCC Brownfield Program Certificate Issued

EPA ACRES PROPERTY ID: 95621

Project Partners

We'd like to thank the following people and organizations for their assistance with this project.

City of Oklahoma City

Applicant

Oklahoma Energy Resources Board

Site Restoration

Before (Google Earth 3D - Historical)

After (Google Earth 3D)

Progress as of January 2011

Progress as of March 2011