Nationwide once again is teaming up with the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS), and its sponsorship partners to hold the Nominate Your Fire Department Contest as part of Nationwide’s annual Grain Bin Safety Week, which will run February 18-24.
The contest awards grain rescue tubes and hands-on rescue training to first responders to help save lives. According to Nationwide data, 10 people have been saved since the beginning of this program thanks to the grain rescue tubes and training.
Since its inception in 2014, the contest has attracted more than 11,000 nominations and awarded tubes and training to 332 fire departments across 32 states.
How to enter. To enter the contest, nominators must describe how the fire department or emergency response team and its rural community would benefit from grain rescue training and a rescue tube, as well as how they plan to share the rescue tube and training with nearby fire departments.
Nominations are being accepted until April 30 and can be submitted one of three ways:
• Online: grainbinsafetyweek.com.
• Email: gbswinfo@nationwide.com.
• Mail: NECAS Grain Bin Safety Ag Contest, 8342 NICC Dr., Peosta, IA 52068
The number of winners will not be determined until the contest closes and will depend on the amount of donations received. See the contest rules at nationwide.com/GBSWContestRules.
NECAS also is accepting donations in the form of a rescue tube or a financial contribution. Contributors will be recognized on grainbinsafetyweek.com, social media, media releases, and other promotional means. All contributions will go toward the purchase of grain rescue tubes and training. To contribute, call
800-260-1356 or email gbswinfo@nationwide.com.
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