Grain safety equipment donated to area fire departments

Summit Contracting donated grain rescue equipment to three volunteer fire departments in northeast Nebraska to support local emergency responders and strengthen grain safety preparedness in rural communities.

Over the course of the fall and early winter, Summit Contracting donated grain rescue equipment to three volunteer fire departments in northeast Nebraska, including a Grain Res-Q-Tube to the Carroll Volunteer Fire Department, a Grain Res-Q-Tube to Winside Fire & Rescue, and a Rescue Auger to the Osmond Volunteer Fire Department. The Osmond Volunteer Fire Department already had a Res-Q-Tube in place prior to receiving the auger.

Grain entrapment is a serious and often life-threatening risk on farms and...