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In 1950, the Fire Department was in a facility across Olive Avenue from City Hall. This vine-covered, two-story brick building was an early predecessor to the modern joint-use Police & Fire Headquarters facility which opened in 1998 at Orange Grove Avenue and Third Street.

2006 - City Council Presentations
From City Council Meeting Minutes: Mayor Todd Campbell presented a proclamation in honor of National Park and Recreation Month to Jess Talamates, Chair of the Park, Recreation and Community Services Board.
2006 - City Council Presentations
From City Council Meeting Minutes: Mayor Campbell presented a proclamation in honor of Fire Prevention Week to Captain Bell, Burbank Fire Department.
2007 - City Council Presentations
From City Council Meeting Minutes: Chief Tracy Pansini introduced Captain Glen Bell, who briefly described the partnership of the Police Department and the Children’s Burn Foundation. Ms. Keeley Quinn, Program Director, Children’s Burn Foundation, presented a donation in the amount of $14,000 to the Burbank Fire Department and commended the Fire Department for their commitment to the Burn Prevention and Fire Safety education program. Captain Bell presented Ms. Quinn with a plaque commemorating the partnership between the Children’s Burn Foundation and the Burbank Fire Department.
2007 - City Council Presentations
2007 - City Council Presentations
From City Council Meeting Minutes: Mayor Marsha Ramos and Fire Chief Tracy Pansini presented civilian commendations to three individuals who heroically assisted in the rescue of a senior citizen during a house fire on February 11, 2007. Chief’s Commendations were presented to Jamie Howe, Ryan Yonan, and Ryan Fegan.
2007 - City Council Presentations
From City Council Meeting Minutes: Mayor Marsha Ramos and Fire Chief Tracy Pansini presented the Commendation of Service Award to Kevin O’Neill, Fire Equipment Specialist and introduced Firefighter of the Year Award recipient, David Burke.
2007 - City Council Presentations
From City Council Meeting Minutes: Mayor Marsha Ramos and Fire Chief Tracy Pansini presented the Commendation of Service Award to Kevin O’Neill, Fire Equipment Specialist and introduced Firefighter of the Year Award recipient, David Burke.
2017 - Firefighter Lets Toddler Play with Hose
From a series of photographs taken for an annual budget book. A Burbank firefighter lets a young girl demonstrate the fire hose.
2017 - Firefighters at the City's Annual Memorial Day Celebration
Firefighters from BFD at the annual Memorial Day Celebration. From left to right: Deputy Fire Chief Danny Alvarez, Captain Dennis Kenehan, Paul Konzer, and Ruben Mercado.
2017 - La Tuna Canyon Fire
La Tuna Fire. Image was taken on September 1, 2017. It burned 7,194 acres through the Verdugo Mountains and endangered homes in Burbank, Glendale and Sunland-Tujunga. It was the largest fire in the city of Los Angeles in 50 years; however with all the efforts only a handful of structures were burned and no fatalities.
2017 - La Tuna Canyon Fire
The La Tuna fire occured the first week of September in 2017. It burned 7,194 acres through the Verdugo Mountains and endangered homes in Burbank, Glendale and Sunland-Tujunga. It was the largest fire in the city of Los Angeles in 50 years; however with all the efforts only a handful of structures were burned and no fatalities.
2017 - La Tuna Canyon Fire
The La Tuna fire occured the first week of September in 2017. It burned 7,194 acres through the Verdugo Mountains and endangered homes in Burbank, Glendale and Sunland-Tujunga. It was the largest fire in the city of Los Angeles in 50 years; however with all the efforts only a handful of structures were burned and no fatalities.

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