EDGEWOOD — Grain bin fatalities are a leading accidental cause of premature death among farmers. According to Purdue University, about 39 grain-entrapment cases across the country occurred in 2024, a ...

DECATUR, Ill. - Bill Harp travels around the country helping emergency personnel to be prepared to rescue those who become trapped in confined spaces. Members of Harp's group, the Safety and Technical ...

Grain Bin Rescue Training and equipment is essential for rural Fire Departments and First Responders across the nation. We are very excited to announce that during our Grain Bin Safety Campaign this ...

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 ...

If a farmer falls into a bin with flowing shelled corn, wheat, oats, sunflower seeds or barley, they might sink to their knees and be unable to free themselves in the time it took to read this ...

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 ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — A southern York County fire department is receiving equipment and training that could help save a farmer's life. The Citizens Volunteer Fire Company in Fawn Grove will receive ...

A generous donation by the Nebraska Grain and Feed Association could soon make grain bin safety training available to even more individuals in Mid-Plains Community College’s service area and beyond.

Already this spring we’ve had two grain entrapment incidents in eastern Iowa. Four people were buried while unloading a bin when an outer door opened and flooded the area with grain near Mt. Vernon in ...

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 ...