Shoring is much more than placing wood into a trench to hold back dirt. Shoring is an engineered system. Rescuers must understand the requirements of this system.

Many rescue teams have found it beneficial to carry a tactical worksheet or site survey sheet for trench rescue. The sheet is like a ... Wood shoring materials should be inspected for ...

The Hot Zone is the area where the actual trench rescue operations are performed. This area can be as much as five times the depth of the trench. The Warm Zone is the area where the command post, tool ...

Although it took nearly 7 hours to rescue the victim, it was done without injury to responding personnel. ... Coordinated Multi-Agency Response Frees Trench Rescue Victim. April 30, 2008.

TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa. -- Firefighters here participate in Trench Rescue training, which consists of classroom instruction and field exercises, to hone skills needed to safely execute trench ...

BRIDGEWATER – A New Brunswick man was flown to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital after emergency responders worked for four hours to extricate the construction worker from a trench on ...

Florida Firefighters Manage Challenging Trench Rescue. ... rescuers could only get one shoring panel in ... between the panel and the trench box, so they had to cut the 4 x 4 wood shores down ...

Trench work is inherently dangerous, and trench boxes used in trench and excavation projects help keep workers safe and protected from cave-ins.. Eight tips from United Rentals enhance trench box ...

Twists and turns down a gravel road led to bright red fire engines in a back corner of the city landfill Tuesday, along with firefighters learning new skills. “We’re trying to stress a lot of ...

BRIDGEWATER – A New Brunswick man was flown to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital after emergency responders worked for four hours to extricate the construction worker from a trench on ...