WV Farm Bureau Magazine September 2015 | Page 25

2015 Grain Rescue Tube Winners Matt Nicol Sponsor Relations Account Executive Nationwide 614-359-7342 [email protected] Twelve fire departments will soon be better equipped to respond to grain entrapment and engulfment emergencies thanks to the generous support of CHS, GSI, South Dakota Wheat Growers and other Grain Bin Safety Week Partners. Each year, Nationwide holds a Nominate Your Fire Department Contest that awards first responders with grain rescue tubes and extrication training. The contest, held annually in conjunction with Grain Bin Safety Week, seeks nominations of first responders describing how their department or community will benefit from winning a tube and training, and how they plan to share both with nearby departments. In 2014, the contest awarded a rescue tube and training to t