We will host our first blood drive of 2021 with INOVA Blood Donor Services on Wednesday, January 13 from 1pm – 7pm in our hall parking lot. 

Click here to schedule your appointment. 

The Santa Run that was missed on Saturday, December 12 will be made up this Saturday, December 19 starting at 10:00 a.m.

The big green sleigh will take Santa to the neighborhoods and streets off Braddock Road from Kings Park Drive to Clydesdale Road and Victoria Road as well the streets off Southampton Road, Dunleigh Drive, Bradfield Drive, and Woodland Way. (click here to see map)

They will then head over to the neighborhoods and streets off Commonwealth Boulevard, Gainsborough Drive, Pumphrey Drive, and Swinton Drive. (click here to see map)

Santa will then visit neighborhoods and streets off the north side of Burke Centre Parkway from Wheaton Drive to Schoolhouse Woods Road to include Coffer Woods Road and the side streets. (click here to see map)

And finally, Santa will end the day by going to the neighborhoods and streets off the south side of Burke Centre Parkway from Marshal Pond to Burke Pond Lane (Burke Centre Conservancy). He will also visit the streets of Windward Drive, Wilmington Drive, Simpson Lane, Belair Road, Homar Pond Drive, Lake Haven Lane, and Missionary Lane. (click here to see map)

Unfortunately, the run scheduled for Saturday,  December 12 has been postponed. We will advise when a new date has been determined. We expect that the run on Sunday will be a go!

Thank you for your understanding.

Santa Claus is coming to town!!!

After much contemplation, planning, and negotiating with the North Pole, we have decided to keep our annual Santa Run tradition alive! However, due to the ongoing concerns over COVID-19 and to ensure the safety of our members, their families, and you and your families, we will be doing things little differently this year.

First, the Santa Runs will take place between 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (with a short break in the middle of the day to feed the reindeers) over the next few weekends.

Second, we unfortunately will not be able to accept physical donations (monetary, food, etc.) during the runs as we have in the past. If you are interested in donating, please click the “Make a Donation” on the top left side of our page.

Please click here  or visit our Santa Run page for additional details and the full schedule.

As always, we appreciate your continued support, patience, and understanding as we continue to navigate these unprecedented times.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, fire stations remain closed to the public, therefore, we will unfortunately not be able to host our annual Open House this year.

Instead, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department will be hosting fun, interactive activities, and virtual events throughout Fire Prevention Week (FPW) beginning on Monday, October 5. This year’s FPW theme is “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!”

All virtual events are free and below is a schedule of just a few activities taking place during the week – take note of Friday’s event as you just may see your very own Burke VFRD featured!

Monday, October 5: “survey your home for fire safety”

Tuesday, October 6: join us for a fabulous story time with fire safety superhero, flash max! And complete our “great escape challenge” and earn a special prize!

Wednesday, October 7: join our puppets and become the fire marshal for your home, it’s time to create your own safety badge!

Thursday, October 8: check out our demonstration “cooking with the firefighters” for an easy and delicious recipe that everyone in your family will enjoy!

*Friday, October 9: it’s time for the grand tour! Tag along with sparky the fire dog and look at day-to-day activities at one of our busy fire stations

Saturday, October 10: family fun Q&A with sparky and the firefighters, and much more!

Additional details and information will be provided on the following platforms as they become available.

Burke VFRD Facebook

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Facebook

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue FPW page

As we continue to navigate these uncertain times due to the COVID-19 public health emergency impacting our country, we wanted to provide an update on station activities:

Bingo: In compliance with Governor Ralph Northman’s directive, our bingo operations have been suspended until at least April 23, 2020. We will provide an update as to bingo  on April 29, 2020 as soon as we are able. Click here to follow Burke Bingo’s Facebook page or email bingo@bvfrd.org with any questions.

Hall Rental: In compliance with Governor Ralph Northman’s directive, our hall operations have been suspended until at least April 23, 2020. We will provide an update as to operations after that date as soon as we are able. Please email hall@bvfrd.org with any questions.

Recruitment: We have temporarily suspended our membership recruitment. Our next information session will be held in early June. If you would like to be added to our recruitment mailing list, please click here or email join@bvfrd.org with any questions.

Station Tours and Visits: Stations tours and visits have been suspended until further notice. We will provide an update on when they will resume as soon as we are able. Please email public@bvfrd.org with any questions about a previously scheduled station tour or visit.

Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter. 

COVID-19 Resources:

Centers for Disease Control at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html

Department of Homeland Security – Ready.gov at https://www.ready.gov/

Fairfax County’s Health Department at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health/novel-coronavirus

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus and https://www.fema.gov/Coronavirus-Rumor-Control

Stay Safe!

Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis and the implementation of social distancing, many events, including blood drives, have been cancelled. Due to this, blood supplies within our community and the nation are at dangerously low levels and dropping. While blood donations are not being used to treat patients with the coronavirus, there is still an urgent need for blood donations to be used for trauma emergencies, organ donations, and many other health crises.

To help maintain an adequate supply of blood, we have teamed up with Inova Blood Donor Services to hold a blood drive on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 from 3:00pm – 7:00pm in our hall parking lot (access via service road between the post office and fire station).

If you are eligible to donate blood, we would like to take this time to ask you to please consider donating blood; click here to make your appointment today. Please do not sign up or plan to donate if you are experiencing flu-like symptoms or symptoms consistent with COVID-19 as identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (www.cdc.gov)

The blood mobile will be located in our hall parking lot and there will be plenty of space to spread out and use appropriate social distancing. To help protect our operational crews, access to the fire station and hall is prohibited – please go from your car to the bloodmobile and back. Please also ensure there is no contact with our operational personnel (who come and go from the building through other entrances/exits, to include responding through the large “garage” doors.

Please be assured that both BVFRD and Inova Blood Donor Services are taking the appropriate and heighted precautions to protect the health and safety of the donors and staff. To find out more about the precautions being taken by Inova Blood Donor services, please visit  https://www.inovablood.org/inovabloodupdate/

Due to the ongoing concerns around COVID-19, station tours and non-fire department personnel visits to the fire station have been suspended at this time.

This includes bingo for Wednesday, March 18, 2020. A determination about March 25 will be made soon.

To keep up to date on COVID-19, please visit Fairfax County’s Health Department at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health/novel-coronavirus

Please stay safe!

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It seems we cannot catch a break with this weather. Unfortunately we will need to cancel tonight’s Santa Run. We are in talks with Santa and his elves about rescheduling all the runs that have been cancelled; we will make an announcement as soon as we have a decision.

As a reminder, we will he holding our last Meet and Greet with Santa this Sunday from 6pm – 8pm. More details can be found here .