BURNSVILLE COMMUNITY GUIDE 2024
Fire Department keeps city safe
The Burnsville Fire Department was created in November 1981 with 23 career firefighters . Advanced Life Support ambulance services were added in 1984 with the hiring of seven paramedics .
In 2017 , the Burnsville Fire Department added four additional firefighter / paramedics to staff a “ peak demand unit .” This unit provides an additional emergency response unit serving Burnsville during peak demand times from 8 a . m . – 8 p . m ., seven days a week .
Burnsville has 48-member career fire and ambulance service that protects a population in excess of 60,000 residents in a city of 24.91 square miles .
The department aims to provide efficient and effective services of the highest quality in : emergency medical and ambulance care , fire suppression , public education , protective inspections and safety awareness .
In 2022 , Burnsville opened a new fire station that replaced the aging Fire Station No . 1 . The new fire station is near Rose Park and 1.5 miles from the previous location . Each fire station is staffed by one fire captain , one fire motor operator , and three to four firefighter / paramedics . Each fire station has a fire engine and ambulance .
The new building includes administration office space , training facilities , individual bunkrooms and will serve as a backup Emergency Operations Center . The new station houses three community rooms that residents can reserve . There are two rooms that can hold 12 people and one room that has a 32-person capacity .
Each station responds to fire and medical calls within its own district and assists the other station on structure fires or other resource-intensive incidents . Through computer aided dispatch ( CAD ) system , additional resources from Mutual Aid partners in other cities can be automatically requested based on the type of call and the availability of units .
The department responds to more than 1,500 fire-related incidents ( 100 to 200 actual fires ) and more than 5,700 ambulance calls each year .
The department has a fire prevention division which includes a public education committee . Public education opportunities are offered throughout the year to preschool , kindergarten , second and fourth grade students - as well as during events throughout the year such as the Burnsville Festival & Fire Muster and annual Fire Department Open House . Fire Station No . 1 , 14275 Newton Ave . S . Fire Station No . 2 , 12155 Parkwood Drive 952-895-4570 • www . burnsvillemn . gov / fire Dial 9-1-1 for fire / EMS response
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