Kewanee Firefighters Local 513

08/01/2025

Today, Red Shift personnel engaged in comprehensive training exercises with Probationary Firefighters Madison Allen and Brendan Stevens, focusing on critical skills such as victim rescue, ventilation techniques, and search procedures. Notably, Probationary Firefighter Stevens will depart for the Peoria Fire Academy in a couple of weeks, resuming regular duties upon his return. Help us wish him luck!

07/28/2025

🚨 LAST CALL FOR HOLE SPONSORS! 🚨

Hole sponsorships are due by this Wednesday July 30th to ensure we can have a sign printed in time for the playday. We do still have multiple team slots available for those wanting to join in on the fun!

Please reach out to Andrew through one of the methods listed below to make sure you are represented at our event!

🏌️‍♂️CALLING ALL GOLFERS!⛳️

Our 13th Annual Kewanee Firefighters Local 513 Golf Playday will take place at Midland Golf Club on August 10th at 10AM. $320/Foursome entry fee includes your cart, greens fees, and food after the round. Pin prizes raffle prizes, and 50/50 drawing All money raised is donated to various local charities throughout the year. Local businesses should be receiving hole sponsorship information in the mail next week; however, $50 hole sponsorships are available to anyone! Please e-mail iafflocal513@gmail.com if there are any questions. We hope you all can join in on the festivities!

07/19/2025

WE ARE DONE SERVING. The weather rained us out. Don’t forget the Prairie Chicken Festival is still going on in downtown Kewanee!

07/19/2025

WE ARE STILL SERVING PANCAKES! We have moved tables inside to avoid the rain! We will be here until 11!

07/19/2025

Cakes and Sausage are on the grill! $10 all you can eat, come support the cops and firefighters at Johnson Appliance store parking lot!

07/19/2025

We are just a few more days away from the Kewanee Prairie Chicken Arts Festival and the Guns & Hoses Pancake Breakfast with Kewanee Police Department! Come out for a great breakfast and support your hometown fire and police departments!

07/19/2025

Today is the day! Hope to see everyone there between 7-11!

We are just a few more days away from the Kewanee Prairie Chicken Arts Festival and the Guns & Hoses Pancake Breakfast with Kewanee Police Department! Come out for a great breakfast and support your hometown fire and police departments!

07/16/2025

There is still time to sign up, sponsor a hole or two, or make a raffle prize Donation! See the photo on how to get those done.

Thank you so much to everyone who has already sponsored our playday! We hope this list will continue to grow as we get closer to August 10th!

Jeremy Burhorn- Allstate Insurance Agency
Good's Furniture
The Barnhouse Restaurant
Timeout Pub & Grub
Henry County Humane Society- Kewanee, IL
Pointer Chiropractic
1st Financial Partners of Illinois- Clark Blair
Calvert Tax & Bookkeeping
Ladner and Jain Orthodontics, LLP
State Bank of Toulon
Erin Spivey- Country Financial
Andrew Welgat - Arrow Real Estate
Los Ranchitos Restaurant
Neuhalfen Chiropractic Clinic
Oldeen Roofing
Galesburg Firefighters Association
Morton Fire & EMS Local 4952
Blooms by Heartfelt
DeReu Construction
Michlig Energy, LTD
Union Federal Savings and Loan
Stephen Rider DDS
Kewanee Pool & Spa
Peoples National Bank of Kewanee
Barash And Everett
Mike Nichols - State Farm Agent
Encounter Church
Kewanee Red Apple
Ron's Hair Center
Wanee Theater
Hot Spot Tanning

🏌️‍♂️CALLING ALL GOLFERS!⛳️

Our 13th Annual Kewanee Firefighters Local 513 Golf Playday will take place at Midland Golf Club on August 10th at 10AM. $320/Foursome entry fee includes your cart, greens fees, and food after the round. Pin prizes raffle prizes, and 50/50 drawing All money raised is donated to various local charities throughout the year. Local businesses should be receiving hole sponsorship information in the mail next week; however, $50 hole sponsorships are available to anyone! Please e-mail iafflocal513@gmail.com if there are any questions. We hope you all can join in on the festivities!

07/11/2025

🚨 Severe Weather Alert for Kewanee 🚨

A line of severe storms is expected to move into the Kewanee area later this afternoon and continue through the evening. These storms are capable of producing:

🌧️ Heavy rainfall
💨 Damaging winds
🌪️ Tornadoes
🌩️ Large hail
⚠️ Flash flooding

Please remain vigilant and monitor trusted weather sources. Seek shelter indoors during periods of severe weather and avoid travel unless absolutely necessary.

Do not attempt to drive through flooded roadways. Turn around, don’t drown.

Residents are reminded, in the event of storm damage, to please remain at home and allow for emergency vehicles to navigate the roads.

07/02/2025