Leonard Burns

is the Battalion Commander of the 1st Special Fire Brigade.

Appearance
Leonardo is an older tall man with blonde hair, with the back of it being styled into a ponytail, a bearded chin-strap, flat nose and green eyes, one of which is concealed by a black-coloured eye-patch. His eye-patch becomes enveloped in flames when Leonardo uses his Ignition Ability. Leonardo wears a white shirt and bunker gear, which consists of a protective jacket, which Leonardo wears on his shoulders, trousers, black boots and a white belt.

Personality
Leonardo is an intimidating, but nice person. He values his recruits and is willing to save them from jeopardy. He was also shown to have a kind and polite presence, but, according to Shinra, the man hides something that he doesn't want others to know. He is generally calm and doesn't show much emotion or feeling in his facial expressions, and reacts to dangerous situations in the same manner.

Abilities
Leonardo has adapted to the Human Body Ignition Phenomenon and was granted the ability to produce flames from his right eye, without incinerating his eye-patch in the process, making him a Third Generation. Using this ability, Leonardo has shown to be able to jump to abnormal heights and land safely. He is considered to be an elite within the Special Fire Brigades, due to his affiliation with the 1st Special Fire Brigade.

Background
In Year 186, when Shinra Kusakabe's house caught fire, Leonardo attended the scene and rescued the boy. Some time after the event, he attained an eye-patch.

Introduction arc
Leonardo attends the Fire Officer Newcomer Tournament to support the newest recruit of the 1st Special Fire Brigade, where he is stumbled upon by Shinra. When the boy introduces himself, Leonardo takes a second to think to himself and realises he knows who the boy is, and tells him that he has no time for idle chit-chat. Shinra desperately attempts to catch up to him, asking if he remembers an incident twelve years prior, but Leonardo says that he doesn't and advises him to get prepared for the tournament, which leads Shinra to believe that the man knows something and is hiding the information from him. When the building the tournament was held in bursts into flames, Leonardo uses his Ignition Ability to rescue Tamaki, who was falling from the sky. After that, he walks towards Shinra and thanks him for rescuing his recruit from jeopardy, as he was able to fly out of the building holding everybody aboard. Leonardo then asks for an explanation on what happened inside the building, as the tournament was halted.