Welcome to the Burkburnett Volunteer Fire Department Website!  Did you know your fire department is 100% volunteer?  The dedicated professional's you see answering fire calls in and around town are all citizen's of Burkburnett that put themselves in harms way to provide this service to you!  Our volunteers work hand and hand with the Burkburnett EMS Department who provide two Paramedics 24/7 to handle any emergency that may arise!  Between your professional volunteer firefighters, and the fulltime staff of the Burkburnett EMS and Police Department's, Burkburnett's Emergency Response Services stand ready to serve you, your family, friends and all those who visit our great city.

Please remember to slow down and provide enough room for emergency vehicles!

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Burkburnett Volunteer Fire Department
100 Tommy Thornton Way
Burkburnett, Texas 76354
BVFD Weekly Activities
  17 Jan 2012 – 23 Jan 2012
For Immediate Release
Monday 23 Jan 2012
Contact:     Chief Rodney Ryalls
Burkburnett Volunteer Fire Department
(940) 733-6842 
      chief@urkfire.org
         www.burkfire.org. 

18 Jan – firefighters were dispatched to the 1000 block of Daniels for a possible fire; on scene no fire was found. 

18 Jan – firefighters were dispatched to the 900 block of Tejas for fire behind the residence, fire was extinguished.

19 Jan – firefighters were dispatched to a possible structure fire in the 100 block of Bailey, it was determined to be a chimney fire that the attic and area around the fire place was checked and determined to be okay.

19 Jan – the department conducted a regular training session at Station 3, Lt. Nauman led the session which covered emergency management and how that function correlates to the fire service.

21 Jan – Firefighters Paul McBroom, Brain Smith, Cory Brinkley, Robert Wade and Jon Morris attended a National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Wildland Firefighter Training course in Paducah, Texas.

21 Jan – firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire in the 900 block of Mohawk, homeowner had knocked down a fire on the stove however it had extended to the attic. Firefighters accessed the attic space above the kitchen and extinguished the fire.  Damage was localized the kitchen area and the home turned back over to the owner.

NOTE:  Our department is always accepting applications for new volunteers, if you are at least 21 years old, live in the city limits of Burkburnett and are open to learning a new skill, please visit out website at www.burkfire.org for more information on joining us.

 

View Past Weekly Activities Log here.