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
Captain Burton serves the Los Angeles CARES Mentoring Movement as the Board Chair.
Captain Burton serves the Los Angeles County Stentorians as a Past President and board member.
Captain Burton serves the 100 Black Men of Los Angeles as the Mentor Committee Chair Person.
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
Captain Burton serves the National CARES Mentoring Movement as the Affiliates Leader of Los Angeles.
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.
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.
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.