Captain Burton is the Founder and CEO of the Junior Fire Fighter Youth Foundation.
Captain Burton serves the African American Firefighter Museum as a Past President & Current Historian.
Captain Burton served 37 years with the Los Angeles County Fire Department and retired as a Fire Captain.
Captain Burton serves the NAACP as a Supporter and Member.
Captain Burton is a supporter of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, better known as the Tuskegee Airmen
Serves as a member of The National Society of Leadership and Success. Columbia Southern University Chapter ΣΑΠ (Sigma Alpha Pi)
Los Angeles CAES Mentoring Movement, Captain Burton serves as the past Chair of the Board of Directors and now serves as the current Vice Chair of the Board:
Captain Burton serves the Los Angeles County Stentorians as a Past President and board member.
Served as the chair of the Mentoring Committee for the See Your Future Male Mentoring program for 15 years. Now currently serving in an Advisory capacity for the Mentoring program.
Captain Burton serves as a Supporter and Member.
Captain Burton is a member of Knarrative, the largest Africana Studies Classroom in the world. Knarrative.com
National CARES Mentoring Movement: Serves as the past Affiliate Leader of the Los Angeles affiliate.
Captain Burton serves the Stentorians of Los Angeles City as a Partner.
Captain Burton serves the Southern Poverty Law Center as a Supporter.
Captain Burton serves as an instructor for their Gang Intervention Academy.
Serves as a member of the Carlsbad-Laguna-Temecula Alumni Chapter CLT (CA). Serving as the chair of the Guide Right Committee and as the Kappa League Program manager.
Captain Burton serves the Carl Holmes Executive Development Institute as a Graduate, Instructor, and member of the Board of Directors.
Captain Burton serves the International Association of Black Professional Firefighters as the co-chair of the historical committee
Captain Burton serves as a Member of the New York Public Library.
Captain Burton is a member of the Our Authors Study Club, the Los Angeles chapter of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
