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    Firefighters rescue drain worker stuck in 14-foot hole in Minneapolis
    Susan Nicol
    April 25, 2025
    Rescue crews from Minneapolis and St. Paul worked for six hours to free the man trapped by sand.
    LIVE: SkyTeam 11 is over a confined-space rescue call in Catonsville - wbaltv
    Susan Nicol
    Oct. 17, 2024
    The victim, who fell into the covered well on Tuesday, was rescued Wednesday afternoon.
    Conestoga and Rawlinsville Fire Companies
    A technician uses a chisel during the cave rescue operation.
    Sept. 9, 2024
    Rawlinsville firefighters called for technicians with Lancaster County Rescue Task Force to assist with the operation.
    Photo courtesy of the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department
    Jake Hoffman
    Sept. 4, 2024
    Jake Hoffman outlines four main benefits to combined training and response: atmospheric monitoring, PPE selection, decontamination and staffing.
    San Francisco Fire Department
    The incident commander holds a safety checklist.
    Susan Nicol
    Aug. 20, 2024
    The incident commander conducted a safety check prior to rescue technicians entering a confined space.
    Man injured after getting trapped inside San Francisco sewer pipe, fire department says
    Susan Nicol
    Aug. 19, 2024
    "Performing a rescue inside a confined space like a sewer pipe involves getting an OSHA permit to enter the confined space," Lt. Mariano Elias said.