Farm Rescue
Date/Time
Date(s) - August 03
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location
Spencer-Roane VFD
WV Public Service Training is pleased to announce a Farm Rescue course at Spencer-Roane VFD.
Description: This course was designed to provide firefighters, emergency medical and rescue personnel with knowledge of farm accidents, farm hazards, and general rescue/extrication procedures. This course covers agriculture statistics, pre-incident planning, hazards, safety, scene size-up, resources, types of farm equipment, types of farm structures, types of injuries and rescue/extrication procedures. The course is broken up into two days: the first day is classroom work including classroom exercises, lecture, videos and slide presentations. The second day consists of field exercises with an emphasis placed on: tractor, power take off and farm implement stabilization, rescue and extrication procedures. This course would be beneficial to responders who not only have farms in their response areas but also golf courses, industry, or any other business that uses agriculture types of equipment. The course is designed for the potential rescuer to successfully respond to these types of emergencies in their areas. The course concentrates on agriculture and agriculture incidents common for the local area.
PPE Needed: Gear or Coveralls and long sleeve shirts, ear and eye protection, gloves, and steel toed boots
Tuition: $45/person
Location: Spencer-Roane VFD (209 E. Main St., Spencer, WV 25276)
Date: August 3-4, 2024
Time: 0830-1630
Instructor: Steve Cavender
Class is limited to 25 students. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED!!
To Register: Follow the guidelines in the attached document using the course number in this posting. Should you have any issues, please contact Eva Godbey at eva.godbey@k12.wv.us.
Link: www.pstachio.wvnet.edu (If link doesn’t work, use Google Chrome and search PSTachio.wvnet.edu)
Course ID: 25-005-05 WVPST Parkersburg
If you have any questions or issues registering, please contact Eva Godbey at eva.godbey@k12.wv.us
