Weldon Fire and Rescue

Weldon Fire and Rescue Proudly volunteering to serve the Weldon, Illinois and surrounding rural area with fire protection and first responder services

06/17/2026

Sharing from the Weldon United Methodist Church for our Weldon area residents.

“The Weldon United Methodist Church, Weldon IL will be open today and tonight as a take cover shelter for those in need during the in coming storms. The North door on the backside of the church that goes directly to basement is open. We are working with the Weldon Fire and Rescue to have volunteers available. We hope that everyone stays safe today.
Christie Fenton
(WUMC Trustees Chairperson)”

04/28/2026

There are reports of trees and power lines down throughout town. Please be aware and only be out if you need to at this time.

We are working with EMA to respond to those with structural damage.

Tomorrow morning! Join us for breakfast! 7am-10am
04/24/2026

Tomorrow morning! Join us for breakfast! 7am-10am

This Saturday! Join us for breakfast!
04/19/2026

This Saturday! Join us for breakfast!

Join us for breakfast next Saturday!
04/16/2026

Join us for breakfast next Saturday!

It’s been awhile! Mark your calendars and come and join us for breakfast on Saturday April 25th!
04/10/2026

It’s been awhile! Mark your calendars and come and join us for breakfast on Saturday April 25th!

03/03/2026

At 3:08am we responded to a first alarm structure fire on route 48, two miles north of Weldon. A second alarm was requested by the first units on scene. We’d like to thank Dewitt County EMS, Dewitt Sheriff, Deland Fire, Clinton Fire, Farmer City Fire, and Cisco Fire for their assistance.

02/18/2026

⚠️ BURN BAN NOTICE ⚠️

Weldon Fire district will be under a burn ban today February 18 due to the weather conditions expected today.

High fire danger on Wednesday...

⏰Timing…
•Wednesday Morning - Wednesday Evening, February 18th.

📍Location…
•Northern & Central Illinois.

🔥Hazard…
•High fire danger is expected. Any fires that develop will have the ability to become out of control and spread rapidly.
•Sustained westerly winds of 13-30MPH and wind gusts of 23-50MPH are expected.
•Relative humidity of 10-25% is expected.

✔️Summary…
•The combination of gusty winds, low humidity, dry fuels and unseasonably mild temperatures will lead to high fire weather conditions across Northern and portions of Central Illinois. Outdoor burning should be postponed to another day. Any fires that develop will have the ability to become out of control and spread rapidly.

02/18/2026

High to very high fire danger is expected tomorrow as high winds, low humidity values, drought and record warmth moves in.

Wildfires have exploded in the Plains this evening and we expect these conditions to spread east. Please avoid all burning including grilling, watch your cigarette butts and be careful with farming equipment.

Fires can start and spread extremely fast in these conditions.

Unfortunately we were recently informed that there will not be a vaccination clinic in Weldon this year. There will stil...
02/12/2026

Unfortunately we were recently informed that there will not be a vaccination clinic in Weldon this year. There will still be clinics offered in Wapella and Clinton that county residents are welcome to go to. We will share the dates and times when they are known. We hope to be able to host these again in the future.

Edited to add the dates/times!

Address

525 Maple Street, PO Box 226
Weldon, IL
61882

Telephone

+12177362463

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