- Specialty
- Trench Rescue
- Provider
- Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy (NIPSTA)
- Training level
- Not listed
- Class dates
- April 19–22, 2027
- Class location
- Newport Township FPD Station 1 (off campus) — Newport Township, IL
Course description
A trench collapse rescue program at the NFPA 1006/1670 Operations level that also meets Illinois OSFM requirements. Classroom work covers OSHA trench regulations, hazards, ventilation, soil types and shoring, and hands-on evolutions (entry/egress, shoring systems, patient packaging) are run in live trenches. Prerequisites are membership in a recognized fire department or brigade plus Rope Rescue Operations and Confined Space Operations.