By Danielle Yerby
KALB
Grant Parish Farm Bureau, Rapides Parish Farm Bureau, Louisiana and Mississippi Farm Bureau Federations and Consolidated Grain & Barge are hosting a workshop and demonstration on Grain Bin Safety & Rescue for Central Louisiana farmers, firefighters and first responders on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Brister Auctions facility (15307 Hwy. 8, Colfax).
The class will be led by staff of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation and is designed to teach the preliminary steps to take if someone is trapped in a grain bin until emergency response personnel arrive. It will also teach firefighters how to extricate victims trapped in a grain bin.