Trench Rescue

The Firehouse.com Trench Rescue product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various trench rescue equipment and tools, including shoring, spades, struts, vaccum trucks, victim packing options.

Worker trapped in deep trench in Los Feliz

Trench Rescue

Updated: Los Angeles Firefighters Rescue Worker from Trench after Six Hours

Sept. 6, 2024

Firefighters were battling 105-degree temperatures as they conducted the operation.

Trench collapse rescue in Winchester, Missouri

Trench Rescue

Worker Rescued from Trench in Winchester, MO

Firehouse.com News

June 20, 2024

Operations & Training

Hot Shots 5/24

Firehouse Staff

May 24, 2024

Trench Rescue

Worker Rescued from Trench by DeKalb County, GA, Firefighters

April 26, 2024

Triad crews rescue man trapped in trench

Trench Rescue

Plumber Rescued from Trench in Belews Creek, NC

Firehouse.com News

March 25, 2024

Latest

EMS

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL, Officials Consider Lifeguards after Girl Dies in Sand Hole

Feb. 29, 2024

Trench Rescue

CA Crews Work to Remove Worker's Body from Trench

Dec. 21, 2023

A major drawback to wooden shores is that a rescuer must enter the trench to build the system.

Trench Rescue

Technical Rescue: Basic Considerations for Trench Collapse Shoring

Brian Gettemeier

Oct. 16, 2023

Operations & Training

As Firehouse Sees It: Paying Tribute

Peter Matthews

Sept. 9, 2023

Technical Rescue

IN Technical Rescue Crews Extricate Worker from Trench

Firehouse.com News

Dec. 1, 2022

Target hazard areas for trench collapse include construction sites and utility work near roadways. There are plenty of significant issues here: lack of shoring, personnel in the unshored trench, overhead loads being lowered with personnel in the trench and an open roadway that’s a short distance away from the trench.

Trench Rescue

Technical Rescue: Trench Collapse: On Arrival

Michael Daley

Oct. 17, 2022

Michael Daley provides the definitive explanation for the work that's required of rescuers at the site of a trench collapse before they enter the trench.

Valor Awards

As Firehouse Sees It: Honoring Those Who Saved Lives

Peter Matthews

Sept. 12, 2022

Peter Matthews pays tribute to the individuals and units that exhibited extreme bravery in 2021 and, thus, earned recognition from Firehouse Magazine for their valor.