Roberts-Melvin Fire Protection District

10/20/2026

Last week we were dispatched to assist Paxton Fire Department for a structure fire. Shout out to Alex Jones for sharing these photos with us that were taken at the scene!

09/20/2026

We had the opportunity to host IFSI and several local fire departments today for a Ag Rescue Class. A huge thank you to Ed and Tammy Rapp Kendrick with Kendrick Farms for letting us use their property for the training! And as always, Ron and Cindy Ann Thielmann made a great breakfast and lunch for us. Thanks to everyone who helped with this training!!

09/07/2026

🚒 AGRICULTURE RESCUE TECHNIQUES – 8-HOUR CLASS 🚜

Our department is excited to host Agriculture Rescue Techniques, and we’re inviting fire departments and rescue personnel from the surrounding area to join us for this valuable hands-on training opportunity!

Agricultural incidents can present unique and extremely dangerous challenges for first responders. This course will focus on the principles and techniques needed to safely respond to a variety of farm-related emergencies, including:

🔹 Tractor rollovers
🔹 Grain auger entrapments
🔹 Farm machinery entrapments
🔹 Electrical malfunctions and emergencies
🔹 Chemical exposure incidents
🔹 Confined-space emergencies
🔹 Manure pits and grain bins

Students will learn practical skills including extrication methods, machinery stabilization, lockout/tagout of hazardous systems, patient assessment, and patient packaging.

The course will also emphasize pre-planning, with opportunities to discuss working with local farmers, agricultural equipment dealerships, repair shops, and commercial chemical dealerships.

👨‍🚒 Who should attend?
Firefighters, rescue personnel, and first responders who may encounter agricultural emergencies in their response area.

We encourage departments to take advantage of this opportunity to train together, build relationships, and prepare for the agricultural emergencies we hope never happen—but need to be ready for.

📍 Hosted by: RMFD

📅 Date: 9/19/26
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM-2:00 PM
📌 Location: 1345 EAST 1200 NORTH ROAD
MELVIN,IL 60952

IFSI is teaching this course, so please sign up on their website

https://www.fsi.illinois.edu/content/courses/programs/description.cfm?course_id=282

Neighboring departments — come train with us! 🚒🤝🚒

Please share this post with your department and other first responders who may benefit from this training!

First Responders and rescue personnel will study principles and guidelines for safe response to agriculture related incidents. Subject matter covered includes tractor rollovers, grain auger entrapments, farm machinery entrapments, emergencies related electrical malfunctions, and chemical exposure in...

08/27/2026

Thanks for all the shares. We have it covered. Thanks for all the responses. We appreciate you all!!

Looking for an old grain auger not being used anymore that we could use for fire training. If you have one you would like to donate we would appreciate it. We would be cutting it up so it would be scrap when we are done. Please share to help us find one. Thanks

08/22/2026

Kids waterball fights at the Melvin Fun Day. We have some future firemen and firewomen in our community!!

08/22/2026

Hotdogs are hot and the waterside is wet! Come down to Melvin Fun Day! Kids water ball starts at 1pm!

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

Training this morning.

05/20/2026

Training tonight.

05/07/2026

It’s that time of the year again! Contact any of our fireman or stop by RTD to get your tickets!