Michigan Urban Search and Rescue Training Foundation

Tech Rescue Training for Serious Professionals

Trench Rescue Programs

Industry-leading trench training

When a trench collapses, chaos unfolds in seconds. Every rescue is unique—and every second counts. Our Trench Rescue Training Programs equip responders with the knowledge and hands-on skills to manage these high-risk incidents safely and efficiently.

Whether you’re just starting out or advancing your technical rescue expertise, our program offers courses for every experience level—from boot to rescue squad officer.

Click the link below to see our trench programs:

Rope Rescue Programs

You gotta know the rules to break the rules

Rope rescue might look easy on the internet—until it isn’t.
We’ve been doing this for decades, constantly refining our techniques, updating equipment, and incorporating best practices that emphasize safety, efficiency, and repeatability.

Our Rope Rescue programs go far beyond the basics, building the skills and judgment needed to handle any rope environment with confidence and precision.
To explore our rope rescue course catalog, click the link below.

Nov. 9-13 Rope Tech :
Only 5 spots left!

Student decending a highline in a MUSAR Rope Technician workshop.

Structural Collapse

Lift, Hold, Move, and Breach


Our Structural Collapse Training programs are built for firefighters and rescue workers who lead from the front and get the job done. You’ll lift, cut, breach, and build in full-scale Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) scenarios designed to push your limits.

We move at mission tempo, burn through real materials, and train like it matters—because it does. No wallflowers here, please. If you’re not ready to work, this isn’t your class.

Confined Space Rescue

No Easy Way In. No Easy Way Out.


Every confined space is a problem — tight, dark, and unforgiving.

Our Confined Space Operations and Technician programs demand focus, teamwork, and respect for the hazards that take lives every year. You’ll rig, package, monitor, and make entries that build real rescue confidence through hands-on evolution.

Confined Space response isn’t about comfort — it’s about control. We’ll help you push past the instinct to panic, find calm in the dark, and earn the kind of confidence that only comes from doing the work. To explore our Confined Space rescue classes, click below.

2026 is shaping up to be one of our busiest years yet, and classes are filling up fast! Visit the Calendar page or search the Quick Look view below to register for open enrollment classes.

If you would like to schedule a closed enrollment course for your agency, contact [email protected] for pricing and to explore options.

Registration for our 2027 season opens November 1. In the meantime, here is a peek at the tentative calendar for next year:

April

  • Confined Space Technician: 4/12-16
  • Trench Operations: 4/26-28

May

  • Trench Technician
  • Collapse Operations

June

  • Collapse Operations: 6/1-4
  • Advanced Trench Symposium: 6/14-18

July

  • Collapse Technician: 6/21-23 (pt. 1), 6/26-28 (pt.2). No class on the weekend.

August

  • Trench Operations: 8/23-25
  • Trench Technician: 8/30-9/3

September

  • Advanced Trench Symposium: 9/20-24
  • Confined Space Technician: 9/20-24

October

  • Collapse Operations: 10/4-7

  • January 19-23, 2026, Confined Space Technician – Port Huron
  • March 2-6, 2026, Rope Rescue Technician – Midland
  • March 2-6, 2026, Confined Space Technician – Wyoming
  • April 13-17, 2026, Rope Rescue Operations – Howell
  • April 20-24, 2026, Confined Space Technician – Plymouth
  • April 22-24, 2026, Trench Rescue Operations – Howell
  • May 4-8, 2026, Confined Space Technician – Dearborn, MI (Closed Enrollment)
  • May 5-7, 2026, Trench Rescue Operations – Crete Twp. (Closed Enrollment)
  • May 5-8, 2026, Structural Collapse Operations – Howell
  • May 11-15, 2026, Rope Rescue Technician – Southfield
  • May 16, 2026, One Day Rope Rescue Refresher – Burton (Closed Enrollment)
  • May 18-22, 2026, Trench Rescue Technician – Howell
  • June 1-4, 2026, Structural Collapse Operations – Howell
  • July 22-29, 2026 (no class 25-26), Structural Collapse Technician – Howell
  • July 27-31, 2026, Rope Rescue Operations – Walker, MI (Closed Enrollment)
  • August 17-21, 2026, Confined Space Technician – Port Huron (Closed Enrollment)
  • August 17-21, 2026, Rope Rescue Operations – Howell
  • August 26-28, 2026, Trench Rescue Operations – Howell
  • September 14-18, 2026, Confined Space Technician – Southfield
  • September 14-18, 2026, Trench Rescue Technician – Howell (Full – Join Waitlist)
  • September 21-25, 2026, Rope Rescue Operations – Kalamazoo, MI
  • September 25, Aerial Rigging for Rope Rescue – Wayland, MI
  • September 26, Aerial Rigging for Rope Rescue – Wayland, MI
  • September 28 – October 2, 2026, Advanced Trench Rescue Symposium – Howell
  • October 5-8, 2026, Structural Collapse Operations – Howell
  • October 12-16, 2026, Rope Rescue Technician – Southfield (Join Waitlist)
  • October 19-23, 2026, Trench Rescue Technician – Des Moines, IA (Closed Enrollment)
  • November 9-13, 2026, Rope Rescue Technician – Southfield Spots Available!
  • December 7-11, 2026, Confined Space Technician – Port Huron (Closed Enrollment)