Leonard Burns

is the Battalion Commander of Tokyo's 1st Special Fire Brigade.

Appearance
Leonardo is a tall man with wavy blonde hair, with the back of it styled into a ponytail. He has a bearded chin-strap and green eyes. Placed on his right eye is a black-coloured eye-patch, which becomes enveloped in flames when Leonardo uses his Ignition Ability. He wears a white shirt and bunker gear, which includes a protective outer jacket, which Leonardo wears on his shoulders instead of putting his arms through. He also attires black trousers, black boots and a white belt. Parts of his outfit, just like with other Special Fire Brigade members, are coated with blue lines. The buttons of Leonardo's protective jacket are in the shape of cross-like symbols. His outfit contain patches with "1" on them, to signify his affiliation to the 1st Special Fire Brigade.

Personality
Leonardo is a somewhat intimidating, but nice person, respected by his recruits. He values his team-mates and is willing to save them from jeopardy. Leonardo was also shown to have a kind-hearted and polite presence, but, according to Shinra, he hides something that he doesn't want others to know. Leonardo is generally calm, even in dire situations. He has a tendency to have his arms folded. Despite his caring attitude towards the recruits of the 1st Special Fire Brigade, Leonardo doesn't show the same kindness to members of other Special Fire Brigades. He's shown to be very serious and usually carries a neutral facial expression.

Abilities
Leonardo is considered to be an elite within the Special Fire Brigades, due to being a member of his brigade. As such, he has outmatched Shinra Kusakabe and Arthur Boyle, being able to withstand and counter both their Ignition Abilities. He has also shown shown the ability to jump to extraordinary heights and land without any repercussions. Being a Third Generation, Leonardo has adapted to the Human Body Ignition Phenomenon, and was granted the ability to produce flames. As a result, he gained the ability to uniquely ignite his right eye, without incinerating his eye-patch in the process and grab onto plasma, without any repercussion.

Background
In Year 186, when Shinra's house caught fire, Leonardo attended the scene and rescued the boy.

Introduction arc
Leonardo attends the Fire Officer Newcomer Tournament to support his brigade's newest recruit, where he is stumbled upon by Shinra. When the boy introduces himself, Leonardo realises that he knows who the boy is, and tells him that he has no time for idle chit-chat. Shinra attempts to catch up to him, asking if he remembers an incident twelve years prior, but Leonardo replies that he doesn't and advises him to go get prepared for the tournament, which leads Shinra to believe that the man is hiding something from him. When the building, the tournament was held in, bursts into flames, Leonardo uses his Ignition Ability to rescue Tamaki. After that, he walks towards Shinra and thanks him for rescuing his recruit from jeopardy. Leonardo then asks for an explanation on what happened inside the building, as the tournament was halted.

VS. 1st Special Fire Brigade arc
While at the 1st Special Fire Fighting Cathedral, Leonardo walks up to the three Company Commanders of the 1st, and converse about the 8th and 5th brigades.