Mine Rescue Training
Learning industrial operational safety through collegiate mine rescue competitions.
CSMMRT at Dynamic Earth, for the 2026 IMERC in Sudbury, Ontario
Mine Rescue is a discipline of emergency response that has to do with helping people on their worst day underground. I am on a collegiate mine rescue competition team, which trains students at CSM to compete in in first aid, underground rescue, gas technician, and bench events. We are not a response team. I love the underground and first aid competitions, because I get to problem solve in real time under pressure. Colorado School of Mines Mine Rescue Team
In my experience, we are most successful as a team when we communicate calmly and consistently
At an MSHA-style contest in Winnemucca, Nevada, an underground room-and-pillar mine is simulated using cattle fencing