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Firefighters in Mountrail County had some specialized training offered last week. Classes were held in Stanley at the Fire Hall, at the Parshall Elevator and the Plaza Fire Department.
They had classroom training sessions on grain bin rescues on Tuesday at the Stanley Fire Department and Wednesday at the Parshall Elevator. During the classroom training they were able to learn safety around grain and grain storage facilities, lock-out tag out-procedures, treating a patient with crushing injuries and more.
They were also able to put what they learned to the test as they used the grain rescue tubes, demonstrating how to make cuts into the grain bin panel for full engulfment rescue. They had several evolutions with the grain bin rescue simulator as firefighters and others portrayed the victim in the grain bin. Ambulance personnel were also on hand to see how the process evolved.
Firefighters also had response to propane emergency training in Stanley on June 24 and Plaza on June 25. This also included classroom training sessions that covered characteristics and physical properties of propane, design and construction of propane containers, propane system components, bulk transport design, air monitoring, and emergency response procedures.
That was followed by a skills training session where firefighters learned about scene set up and nozzle selection along with air monitoring. They then moved on to extinguish a live burn on a propane tank prop.
Trainings like this are important for rural fire departments as they teach new skills or reinforce training they may have had in the past. While incidents like these may be rare, having this training allows departments to be prepared.
Instruction in the classes was provided by FIRE (Fire Instruction & Rescue Education) www.fireincmn.net, the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety. It was funded by a grant from the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and NDPGA. Training was hosted by United Quality Cooperative.