Fire Department FAQ
Please contact Chad Wester to request a fire report.
Chad Wester - Fire Marshal
972-875-1234 Ext. 2242
You my pick up the report at Central Fire Station during office hours of 8-5, M-F.
The first report to the owner is free. A $2.00 fee applies to all other request.
The Ennis Fire Department is pleased to offer free tours of our fire stations to the public.
Tours are conducted Monday through Saturday by appointment only.
Please complete the information on this FD Station Tour Form and return via email, bschlottman@ennistx.gov, or fax to 972-875-4615.
Please book your tour at least 10 days in advance for scheduling purposes when planning your station tour requests date. You will be contacted upon receipt of the request to finalize arrangements.
If you have questions, please call Brandi Schlottman at 972-875-1234, Ext. 2244.
Fire Prevention Program Request Form
The Ennis Fire Department is always happy to assist the community with Fire Prevention programs for schools, churches, or civic organizations.
We have dedicated October as Fire Prevention Month. The Department goes to local schools throughout the City of Ennis to educate students on various issues. The members put on a demonstration with a firefighter, dressed as they would be on a fire scene, to show the students how important it is to not be afraid of a firefighter. The students are able to see what the firefighter would look like and how they would sound in the event of an actual emergency. This program teaches students to keep low to the floor and not to panic if they find themselves inside a burning building. The students are taught the importance of having a safe meeting place outside their residence for their family to gather, fire safety, common unsafe situations, and Exit Drills In The Home (EDITH). Upon completion of the discussions and demonstrations, the students are taken for a tour of a fire apparatus.
We partner with many local businesses, and individuals, that provide monetary donations that help fund safety education material for all the students from kindergarten thru 5th grade. These materials have been designed exclusively by the National Fire Safety Council, a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt, non-profit organization. This vital program assists us in teaching children fire safety and burn prevention. We strongly believe that by making children AWARE, we can prevent tragic fire loss and even death.
If you would like a fire prevention program, please complete the Fire Prevention Program Request Form and email to, bschlotman@ennistx.gov, or fax to 972-875-4615. If you need additional information, please contact Brandi Schlottman at 972-875-1234, Ext. 2244.
Fire Extinguisher Request Form
The Ennis Fire Department will provide information on different classes of extinguishers and different classes of fire. Fire department personnel will instruct students how to properly use a fire extinguisher.
Your company is responsible for providing the following:
- Your own extinguishers (you stated you have demo)
- If you are to have a live burn, provide a large metal container and fuel (diesel)
- Clean up after extinguisher has discharged.
Demonstrations and training may be interrupted or cancelled due emergency response.
To schedule your training, please complete this Fire Extinguisher Request Form and email to, cwester@ennistx.gov or fax to 972-875-4615.
Please complete the information on this Outdoor Burn Permit Form and return via email to, cwester@ennistx.gov or fax to 972-875-4615.
Burn Permits are to allow the outdoor burning of brush piles resulting from land clearing operations. Requests should be made through the Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire marshal will come to the property to inspect the burn project. Upon his approval, a fee of $25.00 will be submitted and a burn permit will be issued.
Burn Permit Rules
- A copy of this permit shall remain on site at all times during the burn.
- Burning shall be commenced and conducted only when wind direction and other meteorological conditions are such that smoke and other pollutants will not cause adverse effects to any public road, landing strip, navigable water, or off-site structure containing sensitive receptors
- If at any time the burning causes, or may tend to cause, smoke to blow onto or across a road or highway, it is the responsibility of the person initiating the burn to post flag-persons on the affected roads and then make the necessary corrections to prevent the occurrence, which may include extinguishment of the burn.
- Burning must be conducted downwind of or at least 300 feet from any structure.
- Burning shall be conducted only between the hours of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM unless waived by the fire official having jurisdiction.
- Burning shall be conducted only on the days of Monday through Friday. No burning on holidays.
- Pile size will be limited to 10 feet in circumference and 6 feet in height, unless waived by AHJ.
- Burning shall only commence when the surface wind speed is predicted to be between 6 and 15 MPH.
- Burning shall not be conducted during periods of actual or predicted persistent low level atmospheric temperature inversions.
- Burning shall not commence until notification is made to the fire official or their designated representative at 972-875-1234 Ext. 2242. Decisions regarding the allowance of the burn on the desired day will be made by the fire official or their designated representative. This decision shall be final.
- The burning operation shall be constantly attended by an adult.
- A form of fire suppression must be located on the property where the burning is conducted.
- THIS PERMIT EXPIRES 30 DAYS FROM ISSUANCE
If you have questions, please call 972-875-1234, Ext. 2242.
The Ennis Fire Department is pleased to be able to provide an engine/apparatus for special events, school show-and-tell, community programs, etc.
Engine request may be accommodated Monday through Saturday, 9:00 am until 4:30 pm excluding holidays and contingent upon availability.
PLEASE NOTE: ENGINES REMAIN ON-CALL AND MAY NEED TO LEAVE OR COULD BE PREVENTED FROM ATTENDING A SCHEDULED EVENT, DUE TO AN EMERGENCY.
Please complete the Fire Apparatus Request Form and email the completed form to, bschlottman@ennistx.gov, or fax to 972-875-4516. Please provide 10 business days notice for scheduling purposes when planning your requests. You will be contacted upon receipt of this request to finalize arrangements. If you have questions, please call 972-875-1234, Ext. 2244.
** Birthday Parties - In order to continue a high level of service and emergency response, fire apparatus will not attend birthday parties.