WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA — G3 Canada is contributing C$40,000 to the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association’s (CASA) BeGrainSafe program, providing more life-saving training and equipment for firefighters as a 2024 “Safety Partner.”

CASA is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and safety of farmers, their families and agricultural workers. Grain entrapment is a potentially deadly risk for farmers and others who work around large volumes of grain, and specialized training and equipment are needed to safely extract a victim. 

“Thank you to G3 for sponsoring this training and to CASA for providing the training trailer,” said Dan Marsellus, fire chief in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada, which hosted one of the first training sessions of 2024. “We had 35 firefighters from nine fire departments attend this training. They all really enjoyed the training as well as came away with a new view on responder safety.”

Since 2016, G3’s annual support of BeGrainSafe has trained hundreds of professional and volunteer fire fighters and equipped dozens of rural fire departments that protect farming communities on the Prairies, in Ontario and in Quebec. 

“Support for BeGrainSafe is one of the pillars of our commitment to safety and the communities we serve,” said Don Chapman, chief executive officer of G3. “We’re proud to continue this commitment in 2024.”

Andrea Lear, chief executive officer of CASA, said sponsors such as G3 are essential to the success of the BeGrainSafe program. 

“Their support is vital in delivering live-saving information and providing essential equipment to farming communities,” Lear said. “This ensures that fire departments are well-equipped and prepared in the case of a grain entrapment incident.”