With the increase in grain bins throughout the county, multiple groups including Mercer County Fire Protection District, Mercer County Farm Bureau Federation and volunteer fire departments requested a grain bin rescue training.  A turtle rescue tube was donated through Farm Bureau to the county fire department further increasing the need for first responders to be trained on use of the equipment.  The ANR agent coordinated  with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture Farm & Home Safety Program, Mercer County Farm Bureau Federation and local fire departments to host 2 programs about grain bin safety.  The first program, Grain Bin Safety Training, was hosted at the Mercer County Extension Office with over 60 participants.  The goal was to bring farmers and first responders together to learn the basics of grain bin safety.  One participant remarked this was the best training he had ever been to.