As our rural communities to grow, new construction and utility repair work force contractors in every community to open trenches every single day. These trenches and excavations pose unique and serious dangers in the event of an accident or emergency. The HCESTC presents this program, which is extended for any emergency response personnel who might be called to the scene of an emergency involving a trench or excavation. Material to be covered within this program includes: Proper scene size-up and hazard recognition; Resources required for trench rescue incidents; Scene management and ICS/IMS; Typical trench emergencies and trench collapse patterns. Overview of trench rescue procedures; Hazards unique to trench and excavations, along with mitigation techniques; Procedures for rapid, non-entry rescue of minimally injured victims. This course is intended to provide "Awareness" training as outlined in chapter 9 of NFPA 1670 (Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents).