Riverton Fire and EMS

09/23/2026

⚡️🚨 LIVE LINE DEMO ADDED TO OUR SAFETY FAIR! 🚨⚡️

We’re excited to announce that a Live Line Demonstration has officially been added to the agenda for our upcoming Open House & Safety Fair!

A huge THANK YOU to our friends and sponsors at Ameren Illinois for helping make this incredible educational opportunity possible! 🙌

⚡️ There will be (3) 45-minute demonstrations throughout the event, with the first show beginning at 10:30 AM.

This is an awesome opportunity for the entire family to see firsthand the dangers associated with electrical lines and utilities and learn important safety information that could help save a life.

📅 Mark your calendars!
🚒 Open House & Safety Fair
Saturday, October 10th, from 10am-4pm

Bring the family, learn something new, and help us make our community safer!

We hope to see you all there! 👨‍🚒⚡️🚒

09/18/2026

⚠️🚒Mark your calendars!🚒⚠️

Riverton Fire Department is hosting our Open House and Safety Fair on Saturday, October 10th, 2026 from 10am - 4pm at our station (710 Riverton Road,
Riverton, IL)!

This is a great opportunity for the community to meet your local firefighters and EMS personnel from all over central Illinois, learn life-saving skills, see equipment up close, and enjoy a day filled with family-friendly activities!

There will be live demonstrations, hands-on activities for the kids, community education, and a chance to experience what we do. Plus, FREE food provided! Hae’s Coffee will be on site with drinks and goodies available for purchase!

Kids Zone with tons of fun activities!

Riverton Native And NASCAR driver Justin Allgaier’s Brandt Professional Agriculture #7 Chevrolet Race car will be on display!

Bring the whole family and help us make this a great
day for our community.

We look forward to seeing you there!🚒


Huge thank you to our Sponsors and Partners for making this event happen:

MJ Kellner
Boomer Carmitchel - Country Financial Insurance Agent
BRANDT
SIU Medicine
ImpactLife
America Ambulance
American Red Cross
Barefoot Towing LLC
Air Evac Lifeteam

09/16/2026

Today is the High School Homecoming parade! Everyone come out and enjoy the parade come through the community! We will see everyone along the route! 🎉🚒

09/14/2026

A huge THANK YOU to MJ Kellner Food Service for donating multiple cases of Gatorade to the Riverton Area Fire Protection District! 🙌

We are incredibly grateful for community partners like MJ Kellner who step up to support the men and women who serve our community. Your generosity helps keep our firefighters hydrated and ready to respond when our community needs them most. ❤️‍🔥

Want to help Hydrate Our Heroes? We are accepting donations of bottled water and sports drinks for our firefighters!

📩 Message us today or 📞 call 217-629-8107 to donate.

Thank you for supporting our firefighters and our community! 🇺🇸🚒💧

09/07/2026

Last day to purchase your Riverton Fire breast cancer awareness shirts.

It’s that time of year again! The Riverton Fire Department is proud to continue our annual Breast Cancer Awareness Shirt campaign. 💗🚒

These shirts are more than just a way to show our support—they help make a difference. Proceeds from this year’s shirts will again be donated to the Pink Heals Foundation, helping firefighters support those affected by cancer in our communities.

Show your support, honor those who have fought, stand beside those currently fighting, and remember those we’ve lost. 💗

https://shop.primodesigns.net/157008/shop/home

09/01/2026

On behalf of the Riverton Fire Department, we want to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make Dominic “Chief” Vespa’s funeral and final ride so special.

The Vespa family for not only allowing us to be apart of Chiefs final farewell, but allowing him to share his life with his second family here in the fire service. Dominic meant so much to many people and there will never be another firefighter as dedicated to serving his community and the love of the fire service the way Dominic did for so many years.

Staab Funeral Homes and Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts for the amazing service.

Dawson Fire Protection District not only having are back on calls the past few days but for your continued support.

The following departments for helping es**rt chief on his final ride:
Sherman Fire Protection District
Williamsville Fire Protection District - IL
Buffalo Illinois Fire Protection District
Mechanicsburg Fire & EMS
Pawnee Fire Department
Sangamon Co. Rescue Squad
Rochester Fire & Rescue

Chatham Fire Department for the beautiful flag tribute.

Riverton Police Department, Illinois and Williamsville Police Department for traffic control.

Village of Riverton public works for lining the route to pay your respects.

Sangamon County Central Dispatch for the final call.

And to everyone who came to the service or stood along the route to pay your final respects. Thank you!

Rest easy Dominic, you are finally home, Godspeed!