In conjunction with Kent Freeman's May feature on trench rescue operations, this document offers trench rescue tabulated data that can be used in type C soils anywhere in the United States as long ...

St. Johns County Fire Rescue paramedics faced a trench rescue scenario they had trained for but never done on an actual call ...

Firefighters dug by hand to remove the soil around the worker and then used a stokes basket to free him from the trench. Photo courtesy of the Stamford Fire Department The rescue took around 35 ...