Burlington Firefighter's Association

06/04/2026

Power out in sections of town due to wire down on North St. Comed on scene. Should be back on shortly.

06/04/2026

06/02/2026

Due to wires down from a car into a pole Burlington Rd is closed between Ellithorpe and McDonald

05/21/2026

McDonald is back open

05/21/2026

Burlington Fire 1327 and 1352 on scene at Pingrees structure fire on McDonald Rd. McDonald is closed between Dittman and Corron

05/17/2026

Been a busy 12 hours. Responded to a Hampshire Accident on Melms Rd last night. This morning we had a single vehicle roll over on Burlington just South of Lenschow.

05/16/2026

Burlington Fire had the honor of participating in the 34 annual Elgin Area Firefighters memorial today. Condolences to neighboring departments that lost members.

05/11/2026

If you are planning on or are currently raising chick's please consider alternatives to using a heat lamp. Last year we responded to several fires caused by heat lamps. This we have had 1 call that luckily was caught before it became a fire.

A quick search of the internet yields many possibilities. This link is just one of many.
https://mamaonthehomestead.com/6-safe-heat-lamp-alternatives/

Amazon has alternatives as well if you search "brooder heater"

Heat lamps are one of many options for keeping your animals warm. Let’s dig into safe heat lamp alternatives for your homestead.