#Corn silo rescue tube plus#
Entries should describe fire department or emergency rescue team and how they would benefit from the tube, plus how they could share with nearby departments. To nominate a fire department, firefighters or members of the public may fill out the online form or send an entry to or NECAS, Grain Bin Safety Week Contest, 8342 NICC Drive, Peosta, IA 52068. “It’s also critically important to continue the hard work in getting rural fire departments the equipment and training they need to respond quickly in an entrapment scenario.”
“NECAS is proud to partner with Nationwide on its Grain Bin Safety advocacy initiative to share resources and education with farmers about the hazards of entering grain bins and employing a zero-entry mentality whenever possible,” Neenan says. Winning fire departments will be awarded a grain rescue tube and a six-hour grain entrapment rescue training session at their location.įor the training, NECAS director Dan Neenan travels to each fire department with a state-of-the-art grain entrapment simulator, rescue tubes, and a 20-foot trailer loaded with 100 bushels of grain.
Nominations for this year’s contest are being accepted until April 30, 2022. We are proud to continue to grow Grain Bin Safety Week and bring on new partners in our mission to end this industry issue.” These accidents send shockwaves through rural communities each year, and the reality is, they are often preventable. “Grain Bin Safety Week is one of many efforts in place to help address the dangers they face. “Nationwide has been deeply rooted in agriculture since the company’s founding by the Ohio Farm Bureau and our commitment to protecting America’s producers continues to fuel our work today,” says Brad Liggett, president of agribusiness at Nationwide. Five lives have been saved and 207 fire departments in 31 states have received equipment and training since the program’s inception in 2014. That number would have been 86 if it weren’t for the rescue tubes and training awarded in the Nominate Your Fire Department Contest. In that same span of time, 81 people have died from being trapped in a grain bin. All donations are managed through the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety. However, it’s estimated the actual number is around 30% higher. All cash contributions help purchase grain rescue tubes and/or training. Agricultural Confined Space-Related Injuries and Fatalities. Over the past five years, more than 150 grain entrapments have been reported, according to a study from Purdue University, the 2020 Summary of U.S.
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