Burlington Twp. Fire Department

05/12/2026

Join Firefighter Goss for information about UTV safety in our next video.

05/10/2026

We would like to say Happy Mother's day to Firefighter Melinda Sue , Firefighter Barbara Hartway, and Probationary Firefighter Ashley Nichole Dunn

05/03/2026

We would like to extend our appreciation to the Lapeer County Search and Rescue team members—Kimmy, Jimmy, Todd, and Lisa—as well as their K-9 partners, Glory and Daisy, for joining us in a valuable training session. This collaboration helped strengthen our ability to work together effectively in the event of a missing person incident within our community.

05/02/2026

The Burlington Township Fire Department is pleased to extend its congratulations to Fire Prevention Officer Courtney Rosell on her graduation from the Delta College Fire Science program this evening. Thank you for allowing us to participate in your graduation ceremony.

04/29/2026

This past Sunday afternoon, we performed a safety stand-by for an 11-acre prescribed burn. This was a field of five-foot-high switchgrass with a very light wind. The property owners had tilled up approximately 12 feet of ground around the perimeter of the field. The fire was done using a back burn process, where a fire is started against the wind to slow the rate of fire spread. From the time the fire was started until it was completely burned was about 13 minutes. It is very important that our citizens understand how fast a fire can travel. As you can see from these pictures, the fire can grow very quickly and burn extremely hot. Caution must be used anytime you are burning yard waste. Remember, you can now access our burn permit program by visiting the Burlington Township website.

04/22/2026

The weather is finally making a turn for the better. We would like to take a minute and remind everyone that our burn permits are available online. Please follow the link below to the township website. The permit form can be found on the home page towards the bottom. They can also be found under the fire department tab and the forms/permits tab.

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04/12/2026

Today was another good day of training and working as a team. All members worked well together and welcomed two other firefighters from area departments. Thank you, Sergeant Jeremy Goss, for leading today's training and working on his Instructor 1 mentoring hours. Even though today was Jeremy's birthday, he was the last member to leave the firehouse, once again leading by example. Thanks to every member for your time and dedication to the citizens of Burlington Township.

04/11/2026

Just a quick reminder on this sunny Saturday. You can access our online burn permits by visiting www.burlingtontownshiplapeer.com

The permit link can be found on the main page, or the fire department tab, and the forms/permit tab.

Please remember it is your responsibility to follow all burning regulations for Burlington Township, Village of Clifford, and the nine sections of Koylton Township that we protect.

04/11/2026

To all our local framers and firefighters. Stop by the Watertown Fire Department in Fostoria on April 18th at 10am for some agricultural safety training.

04/06/2026