Two types of air cushions are available for trench rescue: low-pressure and medium-pressure, ranging in diameter from 24—48 inches. Their load bearing is rated depending on the amount of air ...

Hollywood Trench Rescue. March 19, 2009. ... The Air Knife was originally used by utility companies to dig around buried items such as pipelines electrical wiring and tree roots without damaging them.

Cary's Rescue team responded with a brand new trench rescue unit filled with shoring devices, air braces and more. Cary Fire and Rescue Capt. Gene Pope says, without it, it would have taken hours ...

In addition to building a trench wall, the rescue team may also have to pump out water and monitor air quality inside the trench to ensure a safe rescue. “We’ve got to continuously monitor ...

Many rescue teams have found it beneficial to carry a tactical worksheet or site survey sheet for trench rescue. The sheet is similar to a confined space permit; however, it is geared directly ...

Later, the position should be assigned to someone who is trench-rescue-operations trained. ... Hot Air Balloon Fire, Crash Leaves 8 Dead in Brazil . June 22, 2025 . Rescue.

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - At Fire Station One, in downtown Lubbock, a variety of training goes on in order to keep firefighters ready to go in emergent situations -- beyond responding to a fire. One of ...

DALLAS (CBSDFW) - Dallas Fire-Rescue saved a man during a trench rescue at a country club in North Dallas at around 9:30 a.m. Monday. Authorities say a construction worker was trapped ...

Crews from around Wayne County, including trench rescue teams assisted in the effort to save the workers The Wyandotte fire chief said he was "not aware" of any trench shoring that would have been ...

It took just about everything you could imagine for Cary Fire and Rescue to pull Mark Swartwood to safety. The 33-year-old builder was trapped after a 12-foot trench at a housing development site ...