The first fire fighting organization was established in 1881. On July 25, a petition signed by twelve voters was presented to the Council, proposing that the signers of the said petition might be known as the Dassel Hook & Ladder Fire Company, and on a motion, the following was passed: “Resolved, that J. H. Remick. L. W. Leighton. H. L. Babst John S. Larson. George Norton. S. W. Maxson. J. H McKenney, A M. Bell. Jonas J. Rudberg, P. F. Spath. Peter Johnson and J. H. McIntyre to be known as the Dassel Hook & Ladder Fire Company, and be entitled to all the benefits and subject to any penalties as such to the statutes made and provided.” They were equipped with two dozen rubber buckets, two fire axes, and one hook and ladder truck with ladders. After the town's big fire of February 3, 1883, the village bought a Rumsey Hand Engine and a hose cart with 628 feet of hose for $1560. A fire bell was bought on August 5, 1884, at a weight of 450 pounds, and a cost of $90.81. On May 2, 1884, the Dassel Fire Department was organized and called Engine Company No. 1.