WELCOME BACK. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE GILBERT FRANKLIN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT NOW HAVE SOME NEW LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT THANKS TO NATIONWIDE, BOTH ORGANIZATIONS GOT GRAIN RESCUE TUBES. THESE ...

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 ...

Tragic stories of grain bin accidents are all too common. While they can be prevented, trained emergency responders in many rural communities are a call away to help rescue those entrapped or engulfed ...

The grain bin rescue device comes in four curved pieces that firefighters placed around the victim to keep more grain from pushing up against that person. Once the tube was in place, firefighters ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Nearly 200 people have suffocated in grain bins in the U.S. in the past 30 years, according to Texas A&M. The Louisiana Farm Bureau and the Louisiana Fire and Rescue Academy ...

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 ...

A grain rescue tube awarded to the Brainard Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will benefit everyone in Butler County. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and the National Educator Center for ...

LENNOX, S.D. (KELO) — 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 ...

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 ...

Jane Bellmyer [email protected] Nov 1, 2024 Nov 1, 2024 Cecilton Volunteer Fire Company is one of seven Maryland volunteer companies to receive free Rescue Tubes, which will help them in the ...

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 ...

GRAVES COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - Graves County Emergency Crews say a tool donated to departments in 2023 likely saved a man’s life. Graves County Chief Deputy Jeremy Prince says deputies responded to a ...