RITA COOK / Staff Writer
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ELLIS COUNTY – Two fires in Ferris and one fire in the Ellis County portion of Glenn Heights, which reignited the following day, were safely contained with no loss of life last week.
The city of Ferris contained two major fires last Tuesday afternoon suppressing both fires quickly.
The first fire in Ferris was around 1:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Ewing.
The fire began due to a property owner attempting to saw steel, and was extinguished with no property damage or loss of life.
A second fire call came in around 2 p.m. regarding a structure fire in the 600 block of FM-983.
“That structure fire began in the barn and moved to the house quickly,” said Ferris City Manager Brooks Williams.
The fire on FM-983 began with someone burning trash, which ignited a barn.
One of the members of the city on the scene, Chief of Staff John DeLeon quickly alerted the four individuals inside the nearby residence assisting each one out of the home safely.
The home quickly ignited after the barn and burned to the ground with no loss of life or injuries.
Assistance from nearby departments included Lancaster, Wilmer, Hutchins, Red Oak, Palmer and Ellis County.
Glenn Heights found itself fighting a 350-acre fire last Friday.
That fire broke out at around 3:30 p.m. Friday and was located in a field in the Ellis County portion of the city. The fire eventually jumped into the Dallas County portion of Glenn Heights as well.
Three streets in the city near the fire were evacuated. There was no loss of life and only one structure was lost, a barn.
On Saturday, the fire briefly re-ignited again, but Glenn Heights fire personnel who had been watching the area where the fire originally ignited were on hand and contained the fire immediately.
The cause of that fire is still being investigated.
“We want to thank all the employees who took part in helping us contain this fire,” said Glenn Heights City Manager David Hall. “Fire, police and even the public works department came out to help. Also, all the regional fire departments came to help in force and rapidly.”
Hall said this was a regional effort with everyone working together to contain this fire, and his heartfelt thanks goes out to all for the help and assistance.
Ferris’ Williams reminded everyone, “Heed the warnings that you are hearing on television. Quit burning, and don’t do things that cause sparks because it is too dry out there. We have not had any rain, and even when we get some it is still going to be too dry.”
As a reminder the Ellis County Commissioner’s Court issued a countywide burn ban effective June 28, 2022. The burn ban is in effect until further notice and includes all unincorporated areas of Ellis County, the city of Ferris and ESD #5.
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