Our Mission Statement

"The Burton Fire Department exist to provide all aspects of emergency services to our community through professional, effective and efficient services that protect life and property."

Our Vision Statements

It is the vision of the Burton Fire Department to be continually improving ourselves, our department, and our services as servants to the public.  We will be ready, able and qualified to respond to the emergency needs of our community, now and in the future.  In partnership with our elected officials, we will establish avenues to sustain sufficient revenue to perform our duties and obligations to those we serve.  We will effectively utilize our human resources, both paid and volunteer, in a balanced system of adequate staffing that best meets the needs of our community.  We will be ever vigilant to our changing environment, making every effort to be proactive in all we do.  We will be prepared for the future by being ready for today and accepting the challenge of change for tomorrow.

We will recognized by our community and peers for consistently providing quality services in an efficient manner.  To ensure our progress and success, we will willingly look at ourselves and the internal "wellness" of our organization.  We will each strive for personal excellence by exhibiting  a professional attitude and a cooperative approach to problem-solving in the organization and the community.  This spirit of professionalism will require each of us to demand as much from ourselves as we do from the organization as a whole.  We will achieve our best results from a team approach, emphasizing high levels of trust, cooperation, and a commitment to open and honest communications.

Our commitment to professionalism will be reflected in our support of continuing education and training.  Effective policies and procedures, rooted in our foundational values, will provide a consistent foundation for effective management of our resources.  We will remain committed to the safety, health and welfare of each of our members.  Our facility and equipment will be maintained and upgraded as necessary to ensure our ability to effectively serve our costumer and to provide the space and resources needed to support the work of our staff.

With core values and guiding principles to believe in, we will continue to exist to help people, our most important asset, continuously improving ourselves one step at a time.

 

 

Department Profile

Burton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. is a part-time/volunteer fire department which      serves approximately 6,500 residents in a 33 square mile radius in the Village of Burton, Burton  Township, and Claridon Township in the center of rural Geauga County, Ohio.   Burton Fire Department is located 30 miles east of Cleveland in Burton Village, just off          the square.   Burton Fire Department provides staffed fire/EMS protection 24 hours a day.   Our department consist of  7 vehicles and 55 members.  Burton Fire Department averages  700 runs per year, with the majority being EMS related.