Deferiet Fire Department, Inc.

05/06/2026

We are selling our 2004 engine, please see post below for details. Any questions please feel free to contact to message us directly on here or reply to the posting.

05/04/2026

Saturday night, the Deferiet Fire Department came together for our annual banquet—a great night to reflect, recognize, and appreciate everything our members have done over the past year.

We want to give a huge thank you to all of our members for your hard work, dedication, and the countless hours you put in year-round. Whether it’s responding to calls, training, or supporting the department behind the scenes, it does not go unnoticed. This department runs because of each and every one of you.

We want to extend our appreciation to the representatives from Senator Mark Walczyk’s office and Assembly man Ken Blankenbush’s office for joining us and showing their continued support. A special thank you to Jefferson County Sheriff Pete Barnett, Deputy Ryan Snyder, Carthage Rescue Squad Chief Amanda Henry, Mayor Nancy Dutton and Trustee Anna Peck for attending as well—we truly value the strong relationships we share in serving our community.

We honored several individuals with Lifesaver Awards, including Chief/EMT-B Troy Babcock, Firefighter/EMT-B Austin Russell, and Deputy Ryan Snyder, recognizing their quick actions and dedication to saving lives at a structure fire in the Village of Deferiet on March 11, 2026 at 12:30pm where a resident was still inside the home.

We also honored the following individuals with Department Awards:

Firefighter of the Year: Austin Russell

Jr Firefighter of the Year: Carson Babcock

EMS Provider’s of the Year: Joseph Kuehnle and Troy Babcock

Eddie John Nabywaniec Award: John Russell

Best Attendance: Victor Monaghan

10 Years of Dedicated Service: Christopher Champagne, Joseph Kuehnle, and Sean Rossignol

5 Years of Dedicated Service: Andy and Cody Bierman

Our Line Officers and Administrative officers for the 2026-2027 year:

Chief - Troy Babcock
1st Assistant Chief - Joseph Kuehnle
2nd Assistant Chief - Christopher Champagne
Fire Police Chief - Eddie John Nabywaniec
Captain - Victor Monaghan
Ems Captain - Marissa Kuehnle
Lieutenant’s - Austin Russell & Chuckie Roberts
Safety Officer- John Russell
President - Kimberly Shampine
Vice President - Austin Russell
Secretary - Stephanie Monaghan
Treasurer - Pam Babcock
Board of Directors - John Russell, Sara Babcock, Marissa Kuehnle, and Richard Pavlik

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the night so special. It’s always great to step back, spend time together, and celebrate what we’ve accomplished as a team. Nights like this are a reminder of the pride, commitment, and brotherhood/sisterhood that make this department what it is. We’re proud of everything we’ve accomplished together and are looking forward to another great year.

05/01/2026

This has been a rough week for the county. We are saddened by the notice of the Passing of Great Bend Fire Past Chief Randy Stevens, as well as the passing of Canon Samuel Lundy.

Past Chief Stevens had a great deal of influence on our current Chiefs, always willing to offer guidance (along with the rest of Great Benda Chiefa) whenever we were questioning if we were doing things right as such a young group of officers.

Canon Samuel Lundy was also a role model in the community, offering his services wherever they may be needed without hesitation. We witnessed Father Sam's work at fun events such as banquets or when he blessed our engine and also at events more heavy on the heart such as funeral services where even in a time of sadness he could always throw in a 1 liner to pick our spirits up and always had the right words to say.

Both of these men were great influences to the community and excellent role models to show the younger generation of what it meant to be compassionate about your service. Both of you will be greatly missed.

Rest easy gentlemen, we will take it from here.

04/18/2026

This week members of the Deferiet Fire Department trained alongside Carthage Fire Department for a hands-on bailout training. 🧯

This type of training focuses on emergency self-rescue techniques—skills that are critical when seconds matter and conditions change rapidly. Working together allows us to sharpen our abilities, learn from one another, and build stronger teamwork across departments.

A big thank you to Carthage Fire Department for hosting and training with us—we appreciate the opportunity to work together and continue building a strong partnership.

We’re proud to stay prepared to serve our communities safely and effectively.

04/13/2026

Hello everyone. With pool season right around the corner we would like to let everyone know we are ready to start pool fills again. Unfortunately with rising fuel costs we had to increase our prices to $100 per load for people outside of our water district, it will still be donation based for inside our district. As we have said previously we are 100% volunteer based so please be patient when it comes to getting your water delivered. Please message us here on Facebook to schedule and we will get you on scheduled as soon as we can! Thank you for your continued support!

03/16/2026

Good morning everyone. Please note the yearly burn ban is currently in effect until may 14th. This means fires should be restricted to no bigger than a campfire inside if a contained area (fire pit, ring, etc) and should be monitored closely to avoid the threat of spreading. Thank you all for your cooperation and enjoy this warmer weather!

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02/17/2026

Our thoughts are with the Boonville Fire Department as well as the Abundant Life Church Family and the rest of the Boonville community following the events of an incident this morning, you'll be in our thoughts and prayers.

01/31/2026

Very good joint water rescue training this morning with Natural Bridge and Carthage Fire. Big thank to Carthage for the invitation and providing the equipment and to Carthage High School for allowing us the use of the pool to perform the training!

12/21/2025

Good morning everyone. We had technical difficulties with the live stream but we did draw for the gun this morning. Congratulations to the winner, you will be contacted shortly by phone. Thank you to everyone who bought tickets, this was a very big success for us and we appreciate the community support!

12/19/2025

Hello everyone. Due to unforseen circumstance the gun raffle will be drawn on Sunday at 11am instead of tomorrow night. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, we are going to attempt to do a live draw on faceboon. Thank you for your understanding and please be safe with the high winds we are expecting.