united states mine rescue association
2020 Coal
Mine Rescue Contests

See also 2020 Metal and Nonmetal Mine Rescue Contests


State Championships

Skills Competitions

Tests & Practice
  Local Competitions
•  Covid Cup
•  Indiana
•  NMRA Post 5 (Morgantown, WV)
•  Southern West Virginia
Web browsing icon To while away your idle time, here's a few activities to keep your mind sharp.  These Statements of Fact exercises are from years past, but should still be a snap for the average mine rescue genius.



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2019 Contest Statements of Fact  PDF icon image
There were no changes or additions in 2020.
PDF icon imageMine Rescue
PDF icon imageFirst Aid
PDF icon imageBioPak 240R  (2.4 Mb)
PDF icon imageDrager BG4  (1.2 Mb)
PDF icon imagePreshift

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Practice Statements of Fact Exams  
Mine Gases Questions and Answers
Online Exams
  • Test No. 1   • Test No. 4
  • Test No. 2   • Test No. 5
  • Test No. 3   • Answers
Note: The 2018 and 2019 Coal Mine Rescue Statements of Fact are the same.  There were no changes or additions in 2020.  Watch MSHA's Mine Rescue Contests page External Link for further updates.
First Aid Written Exam
Questions for the first aid written exam will be taken from these sources:
First Aid Statements of Fact  PDF Format
Emergency Medical Responder


Indiana Mine Rescue Contest

Indiana Mine Rescue Contest
July 2020

Mine Rescue
PDF icon imageContest Problem Day 1  (1.4 Mb)
PDF icon imageContest Problem Day 2


Southern West Virginia Mine Rescue Contest

Southern West Virginia Mine Rescue Contest
National Mine Academy
Beaver, West Virginia
August 25, 2020

Mine Rescue
PDF icon imageContest Problem Day 1 Complete  (1.0 Mb)
HTML icon imageComplete Day 1 Problem File Set
PDF icon imageContest Problem Day 2 Complete  (1.8 Mb)
HTML icon imageComplete Day 2 Problem File Set


Practice Problems

Mine Rescue
PDF icon imageDH Practice Problem
PDF icon imageDH Practice No. 1
PDF icon imageDH Practice No. 2
Zipped File icon imageDH Practice No. 3
PDF icon imageDH Practice No. 8 (revised)
PDF icon imageDH Practice No. 9
PDF icon imageDH Practice No. 14  (1.8 Mb)
PDF icon imageDH Practice No. 14b  (2.2 Mb)
PDF icon imageDH Practice No. 16  (2.1 Mb)
PDF icon imageDH Practice No. 18  (1.0 Mb)
PDF icon imageDH Hard Luck Mine  (1.2 Mb)
PPT icon imageDK Practice No. 1  (2.9 Mb)
PDF icon imageDK Practice No. 2  (2.1 Mb)
PDF icon imageTK Practice
PDF icon imageTP Practice No. 1  (2.3 Mb)
PDF icon imageTP Practice No. 2  (2.5 Mb)
Trainers may also be interested in browsing our collection of coal contest problems from the past or have a look at practice problems from these years:
2019
2018
2016
2015
2014


Covid Cup Contest

Covid Cup Mine Rescue Contest
Virginia DMME
July 2020

Mine Rescue
PDF icon imageContest Problem Day 1  (2.0 Mb)
PDF icon imageContest Problem Day 2  (2.1 Mb)


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Post 5

NMRA Post 5 Contest
Morgantown, West Virginia
October 2020

Mine Rescue
MS Word icon imageDay 1 Contest Problem  (1.8 Mb)
MS Word icon imageDay 2 Contest Problem  (1.7 Mb)


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