Greenview Fire Rescue Services will be hosting a BeGrainSafe Firefighter Grain Entrapment Rescue training for first responders in the region, in conjunction with two Canadian Premiere Drive-In style screenings of the independent film, Silo, on Friday, August 7, at 9:30 PM and again on Saturday, August 8, at 9:30 PM at the Cranberry Lake Rodeo Grounds in DeBolt, AB, for a weekend of community education and awareness.
To attend this hosted screening, please email wendy.holscher@mdgreenview.ab.ca or call 780-524-6113. An online RSVP is available on https://greenviewsilo.eventbrite.ca or https://www.facebook.com/events/196606558433459/
The Firefighter Grain Entrapment Rescue course will take place on August 8 and 9, at the DeBolt Public Service Building and will consist of both classroom theory and practical training. The 25 available training spots have been opened up to all 5 Fire Stations that fall within MD Boundaries; Fox Creek, Valleyview, DeBolt, Grovedale, Grande Cache, as well as the County of Grande Prairie.
SILO is the first-ever feature film about a grain entrapment, a possible tragedy that agricultural communities face every day. Inspired by actual events, SILO tells the story of Cody Rose, an 18-year-old who falls victim to a grain entrapment incident in a small American farm town. As grain turns to quicksand, family, neighbours, and first responders must put aside their differences to rescue Cody from drowning in the crop that has sustained their community for generation
The public is invited to observe first-responder live rescue simulation training with the BeGrainSafe Mobile Silo Bin on Sunday, August 9, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the DeBolt Public Service Building in DeBolt. Greenview is committed to public safety, so all AHS recommended guidelines for outdoor entertainment gatherings will be followed.