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RF-DASH Agricultural Safety Training Offered Dec. 5 Near Penn, ND

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Add to Calendar 2026-12-05 08:00:00 2026-12-05 17:00:00 RF-DASH Agricultural Safety Training Offered Dec. 5 Near Penn, ND NDSU Extension and the National Farm Medicine Center will offer the Rural Firefighters Delivering Agricultural Safety and Health (RF-DASH) train-the-trainer program on Dec. 5 at Webster Farms near Penn, North Dakota.It is aimed to teach how to prevent agricultural injuries and fatalities.Who should attend?firefighters emergency managersEMS personnellaw enforcement safety professionalsExtension agentstechnical college instructorsinsurance agentsfarmersranchers other rural community members interested in preventing agricultural injuries and fatalitiesWhat will you learn?RF-DASH helps trusted rural community members become leaders in farm and ranch safety education and outreach. The training includes hands-on activities and instruction in:Introduction to agricultural emergenciesFarm emergency preplanning and mapping with Farm MAPPERFarm hazard analysis using SaferFarm.orgFarm first aidApproaching the farm communityInstructorsNDSU Extension agents Lindsay Overmyer and Hayden Andersoncounty emergency manager Chris Jaeger firefighter Lee GessnerCost and RegistrationThe event is free, but registration is required by Nov. 26. Register at RF-DASH Training Webster Farm - 5351 73rd Ave. NE Penn, North Dakota 58362 NDSU Agriculture no-reply@ndsu.edu America/Chicago public
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Webster Farm - 5351 73rd Ave. NE Penn, North Dakota 58362
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NDSU Extension and the National Farm Medicine Center will offer the Rural Firefighters Delivering Agricultural Safety and Health (RF-DASH) train-the-trainer program on Dec. 5 at Webster Farms near Penn, North Dakota.It is aimed to teach how to prevent agricultural injuries and fatalities.

Who should attend?

  • firefighters
  • emergency managers
  • EMS personnel
  • law enforcement
  • safety professionals
  • Extension agents
  • technical college instructors
  • insurance agents
  • farmers
  • ranchers
  • other rural community members interested in preventing agricultural injuries and fatalities

What will you learn?

RF-DASH helps trusted rural community members become leaders in farm and ranch safety education and outreach. The training includes hands-on activities and instruction in:

  • Introduction to agricultural emergencies
  • Farm emergency preplanning and mapping with Farm MAPPER
  • Farm hazard analysis using SaferFarm.org
  • Farm first aid
  • Approaching the farm community

Instructors

  • NDSU Extension agents Lindsay Overmyer and Hayden Anderson
  • county emergency manager Chris Jaeger
  • firefighter Lee Gessner

Cost and Registration

The event is free, but registration is required by Nov. 26. Register at RF-DASH Training
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Sponsors

  • Webster Farms
  • Devils Lake Rural Fire Department
Contact Information

Contact Information

Angie Johnson, NDSU Farm and Ranch Safety Specialist - youth and adult

Requests for accommodations related to disability should be made to the event contact person at least two weeks in advance of the event.