Firefighters and farmers have different jobs, but both face risks as part of their everyday duties. These shared risks are why the National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, operates the Agriculture Rescue Training program.
“The severity of incidents on farms is such that they may be low frequency, but when they happen, they are high risk,” said Casper Bendixsen, National Farm Medicine Center director. “So we want to train our fire and EMS personnel so that they are prepared for the scenarios they’re getting into.”
The next Agriculture Rescue Training will be offered Oct. 21-22 just outside Marshfield.
The National Farm Medicine Center, in partnership with Pittsville Fire Company, Life Link III, Heiman’s Holsteins, Heeg Farms Inc., and Marshfield Clinic Health System, is in the process of helping 100 emergency responders statewide be better prepared when called to farm emergencies.