Two Workers Rescued from Trench at CO Construction Site
Two workers were rescued from a trench at a Centennial construction site Tuesday morning, according to South Metro Fire Rescue.
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Trench Emergencies and the First-Arriving Fire Company
Quintin Pavel reviews the steps first-responding firefighters with an awareness-level understanding of trench rescue can take to help effect a successful rescue.
LAFD Crews Pull Worker from Trench After Six-Hour Rescue Operation
A construction worker was freed from an 8-foot-deep trench in Los Feliz on Thursday after a nearly six-hour rescue operation amid dangerous heat.
Suffolk (VA) Firefighters Respond to Tech Rescue Incident at Construction Site
Suffolk (VA) firefighters responded to a complex technical rescue incident at a construction site that left one person dead.
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Trench Rescue: Understanding Soil
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Firefighters should no longer accept the idea that they should “make do” with available tools and nominal shoring materials.
Trench Rescue Shoring: Myths or Science? Part 2
Firefighters have ventured “way out of their lanes” by promoting unproven shoring designs like spot shoring and thrust block systems.
Trench Rescue Shoring: Myths or Science? Part 1
This article will expose some of the myths of soil concepts and shoring methods that have spread through the fire service.
VA Firefighters Rescue Man Trapped in Trench
Firefighters from the Portsmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk (VA) Fire Departments responded to a trench rescue Wednesday afternoon.
Indianapolis Firefighters Rescue Man Trapped in Trench
Indianapolis (IN) firefighters rescued a man trapped about eight feet down after a trench collapse at S. Mitthoeffer and Rawles Ave.
IN Firefighters Rescue Pit Bull from 12-Foot Trench
Indianapolis Fire Department firefighters rescued a two-year-old pit bull, named Mansa, after it fell down a 12-foot trench in its yard.
Trench Rescue: Worker Pinned by Excavator
A worker at a trench excavation is trapped between an excavator’s rubber track and the trench retaining wall. Darren Collins describes his department’s response.
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