Emergency Responders To Train In Grain Bin Extraction

03/17/17 – 3:18 P.M.

Emergency responders in Hancock County are training in grain bin rescues next Saturday. EMA director Lee Swisher says that grain bins can act like quicksand.

Lee Swisher

The training includes the use of a grain bin simulator.

Lee Swisher

As the grain circulates it will suck in a volunteer attached to harnesses. This will allow the responders to train in extracting someone from a grain bin.