Dassel Fire Department

09/02/2026

DALE GROCHOW FUNDRAISER UPDATE:
We are looking for donations for the Silent Auction at the fundraiser.
We’re asking our community, local businesses, friends, and family to help us fill our silent auction with items people will be excited to bid on.

🎁 Gift cards
🎁 Gift baskets
🎁 Products or merchandise
🎁 Services
🎁 Experiences
🎁 Anything you think would make a great auction item!

Every donation makes a difference. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go directly to Dale and his family.

If you have something you’d like to donate—or know a business or individual who might be willing to help—please send us a message using the link below.

We need to know what you would like to donate, who the contact person is, a phone number, and the value of the item being donated.

Please share this post so we can reach as many people as possible. Together, we can make a difference for Dale and his family.

09/01/2026

Feel free to share and/or print to get the word out.

08/27/2026

Many of you know Dale Grochow and how much he has given to our community and the fire service over the years. His family has created a CaringBridge site to share updates on his medical journey. If you'd like to follow, you can find his site here:
https://www.caringbridge.org/site/c28f6992-95af-11f1-9f71-019ece09deca
Please continue to keep Dale and his family in your prayers.

We are using CaringBridge to keep family and friends updated in one place. We appreciate your support and words of hope and…

08/25/2026

Tonight’s training was on drafting using different pumps & trucks 🚒

08/08/2026

It’s always a pleasure to help with first aid & traffic control at the Darwin Twine-K and then to drive in the parade and see all of your friendly faces in the crowd! Next on our agenda is the Cokato Corn Carnival parade Monday night! 🚒

07/28/2026

DFD beat the heat tonight with training 🚒

07/09/2026

🚨 Atlantic Ave is now open!! 🚨 Hose testing is completed and we thank you for your patience.
In the post before we asked if anyone could guess the total length in feet of fire hose we have on hand at the fire department... 7800 feet of hose was tested today!! That’s 1.48 miles! That’s 21.66 football fields!

07/08/2026

🚨 Road Closure 🚧
July 9th from 8:00am to mid-afternoon Atlantic Ave will be closed between 1st and 2nd street directly south of the fire hall for hose testing.
Hose testing is required by the NFPA annually to inspect each length of hose and its fittings for damage or excessive wear.
Can you guess the total length (in feet) of fire hose we have at our department?!? Check back tomorrow afternoon when hose testing is completed for the answer!!

Hose testing will take place on Thursday July 9th.

05/26/2026