MAYVILLE – Farm owners and their families, farm employees, grain handlers, fire department personnel, and first responders are welcome to participate in a grain bin rescue training, which will also ...
Firefighters from across two counties assembled Tuesday at a grain bin northeast of Franklin. The reason? To practice what to do when the call comes in from a local farmer or their family: someone has ...
TOWANDA, Ill. (WMBD) — Being trapped inside a grain bin is a real-life nightmare scenario, but with yearly training, firefighters can be better prepared if a farming disaster were to happen in their ...
Grain bins dot the countryside across the U.S., but did you know that over the past 50 years, there have been 900 cases of grain bin engulfments? That’s why Nationwide and supporting partners hold ...
NEWPORT, Ark. (KAIT) - A fire department has new tools and skills to help residents. The Newport Fire Department recently completed its training for grain bin rescues. This came after the county and ...
Des Moines, IA – Rural communities continue to face hazards associated with working in and around grain structures, as grain entrapments are the leading cause of confined space-relate injuries and ...
The Howard Volunteer Fire Department was recently named the winner of the Nationwide grain bin rescue tube contest, boosting safety for agriculture across Steuben County. Steuben County Farm Bureau ...
First responders rae pictured during a recent grain bin rescue training. Chautauqua County’s Technical Rescue Team has enhanced its capabilities with new life-saving equipment, thanks to a grant from ...
LA PAZ, Ind. (WSBT) — Firefighters from all over Marshall County sharpened their life-saving skills on Wednesday during a training on responding to grain bin incidents -- held in response to an ...
Landmark Services Cooperative recently hosted a grain bin safety and rescue training event for firefighters and emergency responders from Cambria and Fall River. Strategies to prevent grain bin ...
First responders used coffer dams to free the men, who were uninjured but taken to a hospital for evaluation as a precaution.
Area firefighters will take part in grain bin rescue training near Franklin next week. The Bargersville Community Fire Department and Indianapolis Fire Department will conduct a three-day joint grain ...