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Manure Pit Rescue Training Clinton, St Lawrence and Lewis counties

• 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

Firefighters and emergency personnel are invited to join CCE Educators and Dan Neenan (Director of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety), to learn critical information regarding the dangers of working around manure pits. 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.

In this training participants will learn:

• Manure pit safety hazards
• How to safely conduct rescues of victims from these structures
• Importance of air quality monitoring
• How to use body harnesses, life lines, and retrieval equipment

Priority will be given to firefighters for the full, hands-on training, however EMT’s and farm workers 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.

The National Education Center for Ag Safety is providing this skills-based training at three locations across Clinton, St. Lawrence, and Lewis Counties. 

April 8th: Clinton County

MINER INSTITUTE DAIRY BARN CLASSROOM, 4-8PM

1034 Miner Farm Road

Chazy, NY 12921

The Clinton County Class is now full - please contact CCE Clinton at clinton@cornell.edu to be put on a waitlist in case of cancellations.

For Clinton County Training - we will be meeting in the Dairy Classrooms at the William H. Miner Ag Research Institute for the start of this training. See image above. (enter at main entrance - go past the horse barn (right), past the dairy barn (left) - until the end of the road and turn left. Classrooms on the right.)

April 9th: St Lawrence County

LISBON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT/FIVE MILE FARM, 4-8PM

7002 County Road 10

Lisbon, NY 13658

Register: bit.ly/mprtstlawrence

April 10th: Lewis County

CASTORLAND FIRE COMPANY/BELLER FARMS #2, 4-8PM

5187 St. Rt. 410

Castorland, NY 13620

Register: bit.ly/mprtlewis

For more details: Manure Pit Training Flyer

Fee

Free

Last updated March 31, 2025