Ellen

Ellen is a member of the Town Council who runs the firehouse. She is a committed and caring member of Perdido Beach society. After Sam, she is appointed the Perdido Beach fire chief. She is fourteen at the beginning of the series, so she probably is fifteen by the end, if she survived. She is said to be a small, dark girl and she is African American, as described when Lance pointed out that the entire Town Council was made up of "ethnic minorities".

Appearances
Hunger

Ellen prevents various small fires formed by kids being careless.

Lies

Ellen plays an important role in this book, helping to prevent the fire of Perdido Beach, coming up with the idea of demolishing houses so that the fire cannot spread to anything nearby.

Plague

Ellen is given a place on the Town Council. She is briefly mentioned as one of the people who move to Lake Tramonto at the end of the book.