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Firefighters enter a model of a real grain bin to practice a grain bin extrication and rescue procedure. | Submitted Photos

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The rescue dummy is lowered from the model grain bin by firefighters training in Mott last month.

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The Mott Fire Protection District has purchased tubes that surround someone trapped in a grain bin to evacuate the grain from between the tubes and the person.

Firefighters practice grain bin rescue

Thu, 11/26/2020 - 12:00am

Local firefighters were able to practice a grain bin extrication and rescue procedure using new equipment that simulated a real grain bin entrapment.  Hosted by the Mott Volunteer Fire Brigade, the North Dakota Firefighter’s Association (NDFA) arrived in Mott with a mobile unit in October to allow firefighters to train. To read ...

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