Nationwide’s Grain Bin Safety campaign has awarded 58 rescue tubes to first responders across the U.S. in 2022 The Currie Fire Department was awarded a grain rescue tube and specialized training to help protect against grain bin entrapments in the area. The resources are being provided by Nationwide and MN Soybean Research & Promo Board through Nationwide’s Grain Bin Safety advocacy campaign, which has supplied grain rescue tubes and hands-on training to 265 rural fire departments across 31 states since 2014. To deliver the resources, Nationwide partners with the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS) to train first responders in a grain simulator. At least five grain rescue tubes provided through the campaign have been used to save lives of farmers trapped in grain bins.
