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Matanuska-Susitna Borough runs trench rescue technician course for 25 responders
Summary
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough hosted a technician-level trench rescue course run by Advanced Rescue Systems to train and certify about 25 responders in stabilizing deep excavations and conducting subsurface rescues; organizers emphasized that trench rescue is a perishable skill and that past borough incidents motivated the training.
A Department of Emergency Services official said the Matanuska-Susitna Borough convened a trench rescue technician course run by Advanced Rescue Systems to train responders from across the borough in stabilizing deep excavations and conducting subsurface rescues.
The official said the hands-on course brings instructors and equipment to a field training area where participants practice on live trenches. "If you don't stay on top of this perishable skill when the emergency happens, people aren't…
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