Dieterich FIRE

06/16/2026

Dieterich Firefighters went over hose handling and drafting for its June monthly training!

05/30/2026

Provided a safe landing zone for Air Evac #28 to meet with Jasper County Ambulance Service - Newton,IL

05/29/2026

📣📣📣 4TH OF JULY PARADE DETAILS ARE HERE!
The Dieterich 4th of July Parade will kick off at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 4th. The theme for this year's parade is "Cheers to 250 Years!".

Participants need to line up at the Dieterich High School parking lot starting at 10:00 a.m. There is no pre-registration required and no fee to enter the parade. We do kindly request that no water balloons be thrown during the parade by participants or spectators.

***New for 2026*** Parade participants that have more than one vehicle for their entry, you MUST have all vehicles present when you arrive for line up. It is not possible to add late arrival vehicles to the parade line up.

The parade marshal will be Tom Wright who is the 2026 Effingham County Citizen of the Year.

We appreciate the Dieterich Fire Protection District volunteers managing participant line up and parade detail, as they do every year. This parade could not happen without them!

Map of the parade route is below 👇👇👇

05/23/2026

Thank you to the Dieterich Fire Department Chief, Ross Martin, for being our speaker for May! He gave a great explanation of the Fire Department's capabilities and functions. He also talked about the Department's history and their plans for the future, as well as, many other topics. He also answered a lot of questions from the Club's members. Pictured L to R: Ross and Club President, Bob Bohnhoff.

05/18/2026

The National Weather Service as issued a Flash Flood Warning for southern Effingham County and western Jasper County until 6PM tonight.

Flash Flooding – With all the heavy downpours today and more forecast tomorrow, will you be ready if flash flooding should occur?
Make sure to enable Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on your phone. If flooding occurs while you’re outdoors, immediately get to higher ground, and NEVER enter flood waters in a vehicle or on foot.
Remember these flash flood safety tips:
• If a flash flood warning is issued for your area, or if there is any possibility of a flash flood, move immediately to higher ground. Do not wait for instructions to move.
• Do not walk through moving water. Six inches of moving water can make you fall.
• Do not drive into flooded areas.
• Do not disregard or drive around traffic barricades that close off flooded roadways.
• Do not camp or park your vehicle along streams, rivers or creeks, particularly during threatening conditions.
• If you encounter floodwater: Turn Around, Don’t Drown®.

05/04/2026

With high school graduations around the corner, the Dieterich Fire department would like to congratulate Junior Fireman Gaddison Goeckner on his upcoming graduation from high school. Gaddison is the son of 2nd Captain Jarod Lin and Sarah Lin, Gaddison has been apart of the Fire Departments Junior Fireman program for 1 year now and once he turns 18 he will be trained and ready for his volunteer role! We would like to wish Gaddison the best in his future and thank him for his service and continued service with the fire department and community!

05/01/2026

Effingham County Sheriff’s Department, Dieterich High School and the Dieterich Fire Department and many other local agencies, joined forces to create a mock crash for students before prom and graduation. The video is an emotional scene with emotional reactions. It was set up to be as realistic as possible to have the greatest impact on our students. We hope this guides students to make better choices as well as opens a dialogue between parents and teens. We thank everyone who helped make the mock crash possible. Video credits go to Jadyn Pruemer.

04/25/2026

Dieterich High School in conjunction with the Effingham County Sheriff's Department hosted a "Mock Crash" today. We would like to send a HUGE thank you to everyone involved with making this event possible and memorable for our students. Thank you to our actors/actresses: Mallory Bierman, Bailey Brummer, Andrew Hall, Wyatt Tegeler, Mrs. Zumbahlen, and Mr. Repking. Thank you to past DHS Graduates who came back to bring their expertise: Macy Donaldson for makeup/special effects, and Jadyn Pruemer for videography. Thank you to the Dieterich and Montrose Fire Departments, Rural Med EMS, Secretary of State Police, Effingfham County Sheriff's Department, especially Officer Greuel and Officer Lustig, Air Evac, Kim Rhodes, Steve Langhorst, Jason Meyer, Heartland Towing, and Mrs. Ohnesorge for putting it together!

04/23/2026

Tomorrow Friday April 24, around 1:00pm the Dieterich Fire Department will be partnering with the Effingham County Sheriff's Office, Illinois, RuralMed Effingham County, and Air Evac Lifeteam #28 Effingham, IL to demonstrate a Mock Wreck accident for the Dieterich Unit #30 Schools high school students. This is only a mock wreck and will be as real as we can make it for the students. We ask that the public and residents stay clear of the area around the pavilion and leave the first responders and students plenty of room during this event. Thank you in advance!

04/16/2026

Just a little humor for your Thursday afternoon! Hope you all have a great day!!!