History:

In the early years of Englewood there was no fire protection. It took the loss of LA Ainger's grocery store in 1949 to make the town realize they needed a Fire Department. On June 17, 1949 a charter was drawn up and the Englewood Community had their own Volunteer Fire Department. In 1983 EVFD disbanded and the Englewood Area Fire Control District was approved by the State Legislature.  It is an independent governmental unit funded by a non-ad valorm assessment.

The Englewood Area Fire Control District operates the Englewood Fire Department utilizing six fire stations and a professional staff of 51 Firefighter/EMT's assigned to three shifts. (A Shift, B Shift, C Shift)

A minimum of 18 Firefighter/EMT's are on duty each day. The professional firefighters are supplemented by 10 Volunteer Firefighter/EMTs.