On Sunday, January 5th 2025 the Board of Fire Commissioners sworn in our Burlington Township Fire Department 2025 Officers.

Congratulations to all on your new assignments!!

Department Officers:

Department Chief – Craig E. Leshner, Jr.

Battalion Chief – Matthew Tomaszewski

Deputy Chief – Joseph Field

Training Officer – Anthony Correia

Safety Officer – John H. Irwin, III

Rescue Division:

Rescue Captain – Keith Scully

Company Officers:

Captain Walter Howard (301)

Lieutenant Richard Kerr, Jr. (301)

Captain Barry Keanini (302)

Lieutenant Christian Green (302)

Captain John Filippine, Jr. (303)

Lieutenant Chistopher Dillon (303)

Career Staff Officers:

Lieutenant Zachary Amodio

Lieutenant Michael Alesandrini

Bureau of Fire Prevention:

Fire Official – Matthew Tomaszewski

Assistant Fire Official – John Irwin, V

Fire Prevention Specialist UFD – Dylan Ulmer

Fire Inspectors and/ or Investigators

– Howard Nixon

– Scott Estelow

– Keith Scully

– Dylan Ulmer

Fire Police Division:

Captain Mike Huelsenbeck

Lieutenant Derek Peck

FPO Howard Dickerson

FPO Steven Baker

FPO James Edwards

FPO Laurence Schaefer

TOWNSHIP OF BURLINGTON FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 NOTICE OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District No. 1, Township of Burlington, County of Burlington, State of New Jersey, shall ask the legal voters of said Fire District on Saturday, February 15, 2025, between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., or longer if necessary, to approve or disapprove the proposed 2025 Budget.

Said voting shall take place at the District Headquarters, 1601 Burlington By-Pass, Burlington, New Jersey. Fire District No. 1 is comprised of all Election Districts within the Township of Burlington.

The legal voters of said Fire District shall also be asked to elect two (2) Commissioners, each for a three (3) year term, to serve on the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District No. 1. The closing date for the filing of a Petition of Nomination with the Clerk of the Board relative to being a candidate for said three (3) year terms shall be on Friday, January 17, 2025. Nominating Petitions may be obtained at the District Headquarters, 1601 Burlington By-Pass, Burlington, New Jersey, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., (609) 239-5849, or via email at sfazekas@btfd.org.

By authorization of the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District No. 1, Township of Burlington, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-71 and N.J.S.A. 40A:14-72.