Agricultural Hazards for First Reponders

Farm Safety

Penn State's Farm Safety page provides practical guidance to help emergency responders and agricultural professionals understand hazardous materials and high-risk operations on farms. It includes videos on silo-gas dangers, hazards in bio-mass production, and confined-space manure-storage risks, offering clear information to support safer responses and farm practices.

Farm Mapper

Marshfield Clinic Research Institute’s Farm MAPPER tool offers a free, secure, web-based platform for emergency responders and farm operators to pre-plan operations and map hazards on agricultural sites. It helps identify entry points, high-risk zones, and resources on-site to improve response times, protect personnel, and enhance farm safety.

Hazards and Controls for Agricultural Operations

OSHA’s agricultural hazards page provides essential guidance for understanding and managing high-risk operations on farms. It covers dangers such as grain-bin engulfment, machinery entanglement, chemical exposures, heat stress, falls, and unsanitary conditions, offering practical solutions and controls for emergency responders and agricultural professionals.

RF-DASH's Online Course

Rural Firefighters Delivering Agriculture Safety and Health's (RF-DASH) online course offers free, self-paced training for rural firefighters and EMS personnel to improve safety collaboration with farm and ranch operators. It covers agricultural emergency awareness, farm mapping, hazard identification, and strategies for engaging with the agricultural community.