East Burke Fire Brigade Reflects on a Record-Setting 2025 and Looks Ahead to the New Year
Photo by East Burke Fire BrigadeFire apparatus and personnel operate on a hillside incident scene, illustrating the challenging terrain East Burke firefighters often navigate during emergency responses.
Photo by East Burke Fire BrigadeMembers conduct a coordinated backcountry operation using an ATV, highlighting the department’s capability to reach patients and incidents in remote wooded areas.
Photo by East Burke Fire BrigadeA firefighter performs technical rope work in a tree during training, demonstrating ongoing skills development for complex rescue scenarios.
Photo by East Burke Fire BrigadeMultiple fire units stage at a large outdoor incident, showing the benefit of automatic mutual aid and multi-apparatus responses introduced in 2025.
Photo by East Burke Fire BrigadeFlooded roadway conditions emphasize the diverse emergencies East Burke Fire responds to, including weather-related hazards that threaten public safety.
Photo by East Burke Fire BrigadeA firefighter extinguishes a vehicle fire, representing one of the many structure and vehicle fire responses handled by the department throughout the year.
As 2026 begins, the East Burke Fire Brigade is reflecting on a historic and demanding year marked by growth, teamwork, and an unwavering commitment to community safety. In 2025, the department responded to a record 115 incidents, including 75 calls within its primary coverage area, 25 automatic mutual aid responses with West Burke Fire, and 15 mutual aid calls assisting neighboring agencies. The year also saw the successful launch of a new shared coverage model between East and West Burke, ensuring faster, safer, and more reliable responses even during staffing shortages. With an average of six members responding per call, nearly nine minutes from dispatch to first apparatus responding, and more than 544 combined hours of training completed, East Burke Fire closed out the year stronger than ever and ready to continue serving the community in 2026.
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