Harlan County Safety Days Mine Rescue Contest

10/15/2026

We have a date!

The 2027 Harlan County Safety Days Mine Rescue Competition will be held on July 13-15.

07/20/2026

Thank you to our judges and competition administrators.

We appreciate the Kentucky Division of Mine Safety for their help in arranging this competiton. Many thanks to Tim Fugate, Burt Gibbons, Mark Turner, Rodney James, John Dixon, PJ Amburgey and the DMS staff. Also to CSE - David Grimm and Drager - Willie Barker for their help with the Bench Competition.

07/19/2026

Thank you to our 2026 Harlan County Safety Days Mine Rescue Competition sponsors. They help us meet our goals in making this event successful.

Harlan County Fiscal Court
Bluegrass Natural Resources
Drager Safety
Southeast Community and Technical College
Cumberland Tourism
Sleepy Hollow Golf Course

07/18/2026

A huge thank you goes out to the Harlan County Safety Days Mine Rescue Competition host venue.

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College - Cumberland Campus has been hosting Mine Rescue Competitions since the 1970s.

We appreciate SKCTC President Dr. Lee Harrison and the hard working staff that allowed us to have a successful event.

07/17/2026

Micah Turner Photography is one of our biggest supporters and we love to support him. Here’s another one of his great productions. Go check out his Facebook and YouTube pages.

Thanks Micah for making this happen!

The 2026 Harlan County Safety Days Mine Rescue Contest took place J...

07/17/2026

2026 Harlan County Safety Days Mine Rescue Competition Awards Photos.

Photo Credits: Micah Turner Photography

07/16/2026

Virginia Energy - 2026 Harlan County Safety Days Overall Mine Rescue Champion

Photo Credit: Micah Turner Photography

07/16/2026

2026 Harlan County Safety Days - Day 3

07/16/2026

To our Competition participants. If you took team photos during our event, please message them to us and we'll work to get them posted to the page. Thanks!

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