Burton Volunteer Fire Dept.

02/09/2026

24/07/2026

Heads up Burton there is Large storm head at us from the southwest,,its packing alot of lightning =,unsure on rain amount..it should be hitting art apporx.930pm keep a lookout and keep the phone # for Wildfire handy Cell #5555 or 1 800 663 5555 and our Fird Brigade at 250 265 4348 or 250 2659952 thanks your BVFB

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25/06/2026

It has been brought to our attention that 2 days ago a gentleman who was sitting at the beach on a log put out his cigarette into the log and left. Unfortunately the log began to smoulder and smoke. Fortunately a resident who had been witness to this was able to get to the smoking log with water and put it out. This is a good opportunity to make people aware that it is warming up now and even one small cigarette butt could complicate things for everyone in this town. The campground has a place for butts if needed. Leaving them behind is also like littering. We all need to be aware that even small seemingly insignificant actions can cause large consequences.

14/05/2026

Last night the BVFB were notified of a power line pole fire around 10pm. This was from a Facebook post that made its way back to us. The quick acting local had called 911 and BC Hydro was dispatched. Unfortunately we did not find out through 911 or our call tree and only by facebook. There were large chunks of embers falling into the duff and short canopy below. If it would not have been raining a fire would have been guaranteed. Our Brigade has had BC Hydro training and it is correct that we are not able to put water directly onto a live line but our role is to monitor and prevent spread. We were able to put the flames down and cool the pole so Hydro could safely work on the affected area once the power was off. In the event of any fire please consider after calling 911 or BC Hydro to then call us, even if it is to secure the area and simply monitor or direct people to safety.

31/03/2026

Hello all communities from Nakusp to Edgewood. The Burton Volunteer Fire Brigade have a special favour to ask. Can you all please save our departments number into your cell phones? 250-265-4348. 250-265-9952
This can be added as BURTON FIRE BRIGADE.
Because we are not recognized by 911. Today we had a call out to a vehicle fire on the highway just north of Rock Island Rd. The individual who called the fire in called 911. It took us longer to respond. The person that called the fire in was not from Burton and therefore has us realizing that we need to request that people in the general area save our numbers into their phones so that in the event of another fire it would make our response time faster. We are only able to attend fires in our boundary which starts the south end of Burton near the Burton boat Launch and the North end just past Rock Island rd. If not certain call us anyway and we can dispatch to the appropriate departments. This is an obstacle we are always and forever trying to work around and it makes it a lot more difficult to get there quickly. Please help us to help you!

*please note that 911 in Burton is available for all other services just not fire.*

31/12/2025

Looking forward to seeing you all tonight! BYO cups if you have them. Let’s reduce waste where possible.
Thanks

06/12/2025

Due to cold and flu season we now have 4 tickets available to our Fireman’s Ball tonight 5:30pm for dinner auctions and dancing!
If you want to join us in Burton please call 250-265-8166

03/11/2025

It’s official, calendars are in! This wouldn’t have been possible without the amazing and professional help of Kristina of Ad. Venture Creative for helping us put it all together and Rachel Elliott for the donation of her beautiful photography of the area and all of our amazing sponsors who made this possible. Calendars are $30 each and we would love to sell all of the ones we have before our event in December so we can hopefully do a reorder! This is our first time doing this so we are fumbling through! These can be collected at the Burton transfer station and also at Hairtenders in Burton. We can also make pick up in Nakusp at Dawn Edwards Bookkeeping (in Nakusp Glass building) These make a great Christmas present and help us keeping the doors open!
Accepting cash and e-transfer at [email protected]

08/10/2025

We’re putting together our 2026 Fire Brigade Fundraiser Calendar, featuring stunning local landscapes — and we’re looking for 12–24 local business sponsors!

For just $50, your business logo will appear on the front of our calendar It’s a great way to show your community spirit and support your local firefighters as we work to stay self-funded and operational.

👉 If you’d like to be a sponsor, please reach out soon — spots are limited, and we’re finalizing our sponsor list now!

We truly appreciate your support and community spirit — every bit helps us keep protecting the place we all call home. ❤️

*These are sold on a first come first serve basis, no holds.