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Manure Pit Rescue Training

• Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• Thursday, April 10, 2025, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The National Education Center for Ag Safety is providing this skills-based training at three locations across Clinton, St. Lawrence, and Lewis Counties. Priority is given to firefighters for the full, hands-on training, however EMT’s and others may attend as well to observe. Firefighters will need to bring their bunker gear and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). Each training session will include a lecture, hands-on experience working with a manure pit simulator, and then a farm tour. Dinner will be provided, and registration is required. Maximum of 30 participants per training session.

April 8th 

William H. Miner Ag Research Institute, Dairy Classrooms, 4-8PM

1034 Miner Farm Road

Chazy, NY 12921

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April 9th

Lisbon Volunteer Fire Department/Five MIle farm,4-8PM

7002 County Road 10

Lisbon, NY 13658

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April 10th

Castorland Fire Company/Beller Farms #2, 4-8PM

5187 St. Rt. 410

Castorland, NY 13620

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Manure Pit Rescue:Farmer participants and firefighters in these training sessions will learn critical information about the hazards of working around manure pits, the importance of air quality monitoring, and how to use body harnesses, lifelines, and retrieval equipment.

Firefighters and emergency personnel will also learn about the hazards of confined space manure pits and how to safely conduct rescues of victims from these structures.

NECAS Director Dan Neenan commented, “On-farm manure storages pose a risk for injury or death not only to farmers but to those who respond to emergencies on the farm. The National Education Center for Agricultural Safety is pleased to offer this special education opportunity about manure pit hazards to farmers and emergency responders. This training saves lives,”

“It is important for rural volunteer firefighters to train in agricultural rescue techniques,” said Dan Neenan, Director, National Education Center for Agricultural Safety.“Many rural departments have not had training with confined space incidents which could place the victim and firefighters in danger. Our training program offers the skills and knowledge necessary,” said Neenan.

Questions about this training opportunity? 

Please contact Patrick Ames at 315-379-9192 ext. 226 or pta2@cornell.edu

Last updated March 14, 2025