Burke Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department
It’s that time of year! Santa will be visiting the neighborhoods around Station 14 with Santa’s trusty fire and rescue sleigh! We will be having 15 main Santa run’s this year starting December 1st.
We have modified our routes this year in order to reduce the number of runs we perform and provide more efficiency in our movements. To help describe when, and where, Santa will visit atop Burke Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department’s Engine 414B, the list of each Santa Run, with a description of neighborhoods being visited and a corresponding highlighted map showing a rough idea of the overall route, is below. If your street is not highlighted, please come to the next closest street in order to ensure you do not miss Santa!
Watch live on our website as Santa runs his route each night so that you can be guaranteed not to miss him! Santa Tracker will be live starting with our first run on December 1st.
On weekdays Santa Runs will take place between 6:00 and 9:00 PM, and on weekends between 5:00 and 9:00 PM.
If Santa is unable to visit due to weather or other circumstances, makeup days will be announced. If makeup dates are used the affected boxes and neighborhoods will be listed on the BVFRD website and social media.
Please note that the driver must maintain the safety of Santa and the crew at all times. Unlike responding to an emergency or landing on a roof for the big show, Santa cannot be guaranteed to come down every street. Parked cars, power lines, low branches, and tight roads with limited radius for turn around are the main reasons for bypassing an area. Please keep this in mind as we begin our holiday runs. We will do our best to visit every area but must balance that with safety and time constraints.
Please email staffing@bvfrd.org if you have any questions or concerns about the Santa Runs.
December 8, Santa Run 13: Santa will visit the neighborhoods of “Pepper Tree,” Orange Hill West,” Cherry Run” and “Burke Lake Meadow.” Neighborhoods just north and south of Old Keene Mill Road, neighborhoods just north and south of Iron Master Drive to Lee Chapel Road. Also, the neighborhoods just east of Lee Chapel Road through Onion Patch Drive. Map
December 9, Santa Run 1 (Make-Up Run): Santa will visit the neighborhoods of “Lake Braddock’ and “Greenfield Farm.” We will follow the highlighted route bordered by Guinea Road, Burke Road, Burke Lake Road and Lake Braddock Secondary School. Map
December 10, Santa Run 6: Santa will visit the neighborhood of “Kings Park West.” Neighborhoods south/southeast and directly east of Laurel Ridge Elementary School off, or near to, Gainesborough Drive up to Wyncliff Lane. Map
December 11, Santa Run 7: Santa will visit the neighborhoods and streets off of or near Wards Grove Road and Coffer Woods Road from Burke Lake Road through Canvasback Road. Also those streets off of School House Woods Court. Map
December 12, Santa Run 8: Santa will be making a morning visit to the Orange Hunt Square subdivision around 10:00 am.
December 13, Santa Run 9: Santa will visit the neighborhoods of “Bradfield,” “Red Fox Forest” and “Stone Haven.” Neighborhoods north of Braddock Road but south of Long Branch Stream Valley Park, east of Wakefield Chapel Road and west of Red Fox Drive. Also homes on Bradfield Drive. and King David Boulevard (north of Braddock but south of Colt Lane) and streets directly connected to the two. Map
December 15, Santa Run 10: Santa will visit the neighborhoods and streets surrounded by Burke Centre Parkway to the east, Burke Lake Road to the south, Belleair Road to the west and Winnepeg Drive to the north. Also, those homes and streets on or connected to Wheaton Dive, as well as the neighborhoods of “Edge Water,” “Avon Forest” and Kilarney.” Neighborhoods directly north and south of Burke Lake Road between the Fairfax County Parkway and Kilkenny Lane, including Thode Lane and Deckhand Drive. Map
December 16, Santa Run 5: Santa will visit the neighborhoods of “Surrey Square,” “Maywood Terrace,” “Briarwood,” Vertain Park” and “Twinbrook.” Also the neighborhoods and streets on or off of Twinbrook Road north of Braddock Road, on or off Pickett Road south of Old Forge Park, plus Braddock Green Court, the neighborhoods of “Queens Gate” and “Kings Grove,” as well as areas south of Braddock Road, north of Guinea and East of Twinbrook. Map
December 17, Santa Run 11: Santa will visit the neighborhood of “Glen Cove the Village Park.” Neighborhoods and streets north of Guinea Road, off of or near Zion Drive and Falmead Road but south of the sharp turn at the top of the hill on Zion Drive. Also “Lakepointe.” Neighborhoods and streets between Pommeroy Drive, Commonwealth Boulevard and Guinea Road, including Chatsworth Court and Lakepointe Drive. South of Guinea Road, including neighborhoods and streets off of Pierpont Drive and Lakepointe Drive. Map
December 18, Santa Run 12: Santa will visit the neighborhoods of “Edge Water” and “Spring Lake Farms.” Neighborhoods and streets off of Lake Meadow excluding Burke Woods. Also, neighborhoods and streets off of Spring Lake Drive and Fallingbrook Drive between Burke Lake Road and Westwood Manor Court, and Summers Day Court, Wilmington Drive south of Burke Lake Road and Walthorne Court. Map
December 19, Santa Run 4: Santa will be visiting the neighborhoods off of Shiplett Boulevard, Glenbard Court, and Covered Bridge Road, as well as the streets along Burke Lake Road between Burning Branch and Shiplett Boulevard to the west. Map
December 20, Santa Run 14: Middleridge Subdivision
December 21, Santa Run 15: Fairfax Station
December 24, Santa Run 16: Christmas Eve Run!