Firefighters and farmers have different jobs, but both face risks as part of their everyday duties. Pittsville Fire Chief Jerry Minor encourages farmers to invite their local department on farm to help each other learn as historically, many rural departments had members who grew up on farms, but that has changed. He provides insight into what it’s like responding to emergencies and how they’re working to be ready to respond to emergencies in rural areas.

“The more training opportunities you can get your people through, the more comfortable they will be,” says Minor. “The severity of incidents on farms is such that they may be low frequency, but when they happen, they are high risk. We want to train our fire and EMS personnel so that they are prepared for the scenarios they’re getting into.”

Firefighters and farmers have different jobs, but both face risks as part of their everyday duties. Pittsville Fire Chief Jerry Minor encourages farmers to invite their local department on farm to help each other learn as historically, many rural departments had members who grew up on farms, but that has changed. He provides insight into what it’s like responding to emergencies and how they’re working to be ready to respond to emergencies in rural areas.
“The more training opportunities you can get your people through, the more comfortable they will be,” says Minor. “The severity of incidents on farms is such that they may be low frequency, but when they happen, they are high risk. We want to train our fire and EMS personnel so that they are prepared for the scenarios they’re getting into.”

Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

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