FarmSafe Podcast

S4E3 | Burning Issues: Fire Safety on the Farm

 

Published January 29, 2025. Hosted by Libby Ritchie.

Episode Summary

In this episode, we’re joined by Fire Chief Jerry Minor, who shares invaluable insights on fire safety and prevention specifically tailored for farms. With years of experience in fire management, Jerry Minor discusses the unique fire risks that farmers face and offers expert advice on how to minimize those dangers. From understanding the importance of proper equipment maintenance and fire-resistant materials to creating fire safety plans and emergency response strategies, this episode covers everything you need to know to keep your farm safe. Whether you run a small family farm or a large operation, these practical tips will help protect your land, animals, and livelihood from the threat of fire.

Episode Resources

RF-Dash Webpage

The Telling the Story Project, Leon Sheets

Farm Mapper

Safer Farm

Farm Fire Prevention Guide, I-CASH

Overhead power lines for S3E15 of FarmSafe

RF-DASH

The goal of the RF-DASH program is to equip rural emergency responders with farm-specific first aid curriculum, safety consultation capabilities, and farm hazard mapping strategies to assist in emergency responses and prevent injuries and fatalities on farms and ranches.

      RF-DASH Webpage

      The Telling The Story Project

      Leon Sheets of Ionia, Iowa vividly recalls the September 15, 2014 flash fire in his swine finishing building.

        Telling the Story Project

        FARM MAPPER

        Farm Mapping to Assist, Protect and Prepare Emergency Responders

        A free, interactive, data secure, and device-agnostic web-based tool developed by the National Farm Medicine Center (NFMC) to assist first responders with pre-planning farms and ranches.

          FARM MAPPER Webpage

          Safer Farm

          Safer Farm is an ever-evolving online tool. Its development is led by the National Farm Medicine Center with the purpose of making agricultural health and safety knowledge accessible and easy to use.

            Safer Farm Webpage

            Farm Fire Prevention Guide

            Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (I-CASH)

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