Burpee Mills Fire Services

The Burpee Mills Fire Department is comprised of 25 volunteer men and women. It's mandate is to fight a fire from the exterior of buildings to put out said fire and/or stop it from spreading. This approach differs from a fire department that uses air tanks worn by its firefighters who would enter burning buildings. Entering a structure that is burning is much more dangerous and our township would be hard pressed to afford the insurance costs. Prior to the amalgamation of the Townships of Mills and Burpee there was very little evidence of firefighting equipement or training, but the new Township of Burpee Mills secured funding for the purchase of its first tanker truck and portable pumps. From there funds were raised locally through car washes, raffles, dances, suppers, dinners, and breakfasts. This would not have been possible without the help of local residents showing their support and the many firefighting volunteers that ran these functions. Special thanks goes out to ex-fire chief Fred Noland who got us to our present day supply of firefighting gear. Six additional bunker suits have recently been purchased enabling all twenty-five of our firefighters to suit up for fires. We currently run one tanker truck and a pumper/tanker truck with an assortment of firefighting gear including portable pumps, bladders, a chimney nozzle to fight chimney fires, as well as hydraulic vehicle extrication equipement recently donated to our fire department by Al Viita of Telstar Hydraulics, Sudbury Ontario.

Barrel Fire Permit
We are obligated to maintain a database of residents requesting fire permits. For those people unable to attend the township office, we include the application online.

Brush Fire Permit
We are obligated to maintain a database of residents requesting fire permits. For those people unable to attend the township office, we include the application online.

Contact
Chief, Dennis Blackburn.........................705.282.8196
Deputy Chief, Jeff Middleton...................705.282.2532
Prevention Officer, Nicole Middleton........705.282.0396