He said there are over 1,000 grain bins in Jackson County alone. “We’re the only full-time fire department in Jackson County ...

Two rings are 80 inches high, which is a little more than 6½ feet, so, in the case that’s described, the rescue starts three rings below the level of the grain that’s in the bin.

Upper Sandusky, OH –Self-contained, easily transportable Grain Bin Rescue Trailers include all necessary equipment to recue victims trapped in grain bins. A VacBoss grain vacuum system quickly ...

Right now, two grain rescue tubes are sitting inside a trailer outside the Lennox Fire Station, but when the time comes, they could save someone’s life. “These panels can be used to form a cofferdam ...

CHS and POET Bioprocessing Chancellor recently came together in support of first responders in Lincoln County. Both CHS and ...

Phil Larson excels in fire and rescue training plus grain bin rescues: • Hands-on and Team-Oriented: Grain bin rescue training is intensely hands-on and requires multiple instructors to effectively ...

In 2019, in Minnesota, fire and rescue departments dealt with 12 grain bin entrapments, 11 of them ending in loss of life. One of those entrapments occurred on a farm near the small town of Gibbon.

MAPLE PLAIN – The Maple Plain Fire Department has received a grant to buy specialized grain bin rescue equipment. The United Farmers Cooperative awarded the department a $3,200 grant to buy the ...

Above: Purdue student in grain bin rescue simulator. I recently re-watched the 2016 video entitled, “Stop, Think, & Live!” a work about grain entrapment, produced by Posey County Farm Bureau, Inc., ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - While grain bins are useful for farmers storing their grain, they pose serious hazards for those who work in and around them. According to Nationwide, there were at least ...

He said there are over 1,000 grain bins in Jackson County alone. “We’re the only full-time fire department in Jackson County so we thought it would be good to have a grain bin rescue team ...