Sheffield Rescue Unit

05/24/2026

05/19/2026

We had a great time talking with people during Back the red white and blue at Psycho Silo Saloon on Sunday.

05/13/2026

05/07/2026

Our department is deeply mourning the loss of long time firefighter, Rodney Redigar.

Rodney dedicated 38 years to serving the community of Buda, and his service will be greatly missed.

04/30/2026

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04/20/2026

Situations like the storms we’ve encountered this week are why we say you need to have your own emergency plans and supplies at the ready. When emergencies happen, community lifelines are severed, resources become scarce, and response times increase - especially in rural areas like ours that are mainly served by volunteer fire and ambulance services. Day to day life gives way to emergency response and recovery operations. Sometimes this lasts for days, weeks, or longer.

That’s why you need to be self-sufficient for a minimum of three days. This may sound impossible, but if you begin today and take small steps daily (using the checklist shared in this post), you’ll be prepared in no time.

Don’t be scared - get prepared! We’re here to help. Visit www.ready.gov or www.readybureau.com for more information.

Download your preparedness checklist here:
https://www.lcdhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20-weeks-to-Preparedness.pdf

04/19/2026

**UPDATE**
6:12pm - 4/19/26
Ameren has restored power to the Village of Sheffield

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**ATTENTION SHEFFIELD RESIDENTS**

Ameren will be taking an emergency maintenance outage for storm restoration repairs that will impact the entire community of Sheffield, IL. The outage will begin between 10am and 12pm today (4/19/26), and is estimated to take 8-10 hours. There will be 533 customers impacted.

Residents with power-dependent medical devices can contact Sheffield Rescue at (815) 878-7983 for assistance.

Monitor this page for further updates.

(Edit - while our agency is in contact with Ameren and is sharing the information they provide, we have no say in how they conduct storm restoration operations. Our role is to support the Village in the event their resources become overwhelmed. We do have plans in place for that and have been in contact with Village officials since Ameren sent their notice out this morning.)**

04/18/2026

Do you have storm damage to your home or business? Please complete this form so that our EMA staff can add your address to the list of affected properties. PLEASE NOTE: This form is to be used only for non-emergency reporting. If you need Police, Fire, or EMS; have wires arcing or sparking, or smell...