Fire Department

Kenyon Volunteer Fire Department 
PO Box 6 
Kenyon, MN 55946 
Station Address:
620 Centennial Drive 
Kenyon, MN 55946

Chief: Wayne Ehrich
Assistant Chief: Jeremy Eggert

Emergency Contact Number: 911
City Hall Phone number: 507-789-6415
  
 
 The City of Kenyon is accepting applications for fire fighter vacancies within the Kenyon Volunteer Fire Department. Qualified candidates will also be placed on a list for any future vacancies that may occur in the next twelve months. Please see the full job posting on the City of Kenyon Employment page.
 
 
 Local organizations can send funding requests to: fire@cityofkenyon.com 
Please include in your email the purpose of the request, who or what organization is requesting the funds, contact information, the estimated project cost, date funds are needed, anticipated start and completion date, any partnerships associated with the project and any other information that may be informative to the project. 
 
 

The Kenyon Volunteer Fire Department is a 30-member, all volunteer department that covers a 122-square mile radius that includes seven area townships as well as the city of Kenyon. The department is fully trained to Firefighter I level through the Minnesota State Certification Board, with many volunteers trained to the Firefighter II and EMT levels.  As of March 1, 2011, Kenyon First Responders will respond to medical calls. 

The department protects the area using seven fire trucks: 3 pumpers, 1 - 3000 gallon tanker, 1 - 2000 gallon water tanker, a grass fire truck and a rescue truck. Additional equipment includes heavy rescue extrication equipment, a thermal imaging camera, a four-gas air monitoring system used especially for carbon monoxide detection, full interior firefighting equipment including NFPA-approved turnout gear and SCBA systems.

The Kenyon Fire Department is active in the Southeastern Minnesota Region 15, the Minnesota State Fire Department Association, the Minnesota State Fire Chief's Association, the International Association of Arson Investigators, the Minnesota Chapter of Arson Investigators, the National Fire Protection Association, and the National Association of Fire Investigators.