Each panel weighs 20 lbs and is 16 wide x 5 inch long. The lightweight wall sections are easily maneuvered and can be aligned to form a wall, a tube, or other irregular shapes depending on the rescue situation and the number of panels available. Made of lightweight aluminum, rescuers can easily lift a panel up and join with another. Of the 35 entrapments reported, 20 were fatal. OVERVIEW The Great Wall of Rescue was designed to adapt to a multitude of grain entrapment rescue scenarios. 24K 543K views 2 years ago Grain Bin Rescue Training and equipment is essential for rural Fire Departments and First Responders across the nation. Made of lightweight aluminum, 60' tall, 6.75 lbs. “Once freed from the entrapment, he was removed from the silo through a hole cut in the side,” the department said.įollowing the rescue, the man was taken to a local hospital.Īt least 35 “grain-related entrapments” occurred in 2020, as reported by the Agricultural Safety and Health Program at Purdue University. GSI Grain Bin Rescue Tube 2,915.00 5,450.00 In Stock GSI brand Res-Q-Tube, complete 4-part unit. They then removed grain trapping him, with help from Cedar Rapids Public Works vacuum trucks to “move the massive load of loose corn.” Firefighters had to employ these specialized tools and an exceptional level of finesse in performing the rescue.”Īs the victim was being pulled down into the corn, firefighters from Cedar Rapids and Jefferson- Monroe say they were able to isolate him with the use of specialized panels. “One side stayed higher than the other and threatened to engulf the victim. “Making this rescue even more treacherous was the way the corn caved-in on the victim,” officials said. LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) On Thursday, Cedar Rapids firefighters were called to perform a corn silo rescue of a trapped adult male at a farm on the 600 block of Tharp Road Southwest. 27, according to a department Facebook post. The Daily Record 16K subscribers Subscribe 38 15K views 7 years ago Firefighters at the Central Fire District learn to use a grain bin rescue tube during a recent training. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department was called to help rescue the man from the grain bin at a farm the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. A man “trapped in corn up to his chest” as he was sucked down into a grain bin was saved in what Iowa firefighters have called a treacherous rescue.
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