Mounted search and rescue

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Date: Jul 23, 2015 11:41:07 AM
Subject: ASTM Committee F32 Ballot Deadlines
To: "ilichten1@verizon.net" <ilichten1@verizon.net>
 

July 23, 2015

 

Dear F32 Member:

 

As you may recall our scheduled June 6, 2015 meeting in Estes Park, Colorado was cancelled. Our next meeting is scheduled on November 8-9, 2015 at the Red Lion Hotel on the River in Portland, Oregon in conjunction with the November 5-8, 2015 ITRS symposium. You will be receiving several notifications concerning the November meeting in the near future.

 

To help plan for this next meeting the following deadlines are provided to all members, including the technical contacts and subcommittee chairs, to help with the development of any new standards or revisions that may be in progress.

 

-          August 28, 2015 Ballot Items for Committee F32 Main Committee Ballot Due at ASTM

-          October 1, 2015 Ballot Items for Final Subcommittee Ballot Due at ASTM

 

Members may be interested to know that in addition to having two new standards approved so far in 2015, that we had five new standards published in 2014 and currently have 58 approved standards.

 

Standards Approved in 2015 to Date:

         F3144-15 Guide For Evaluating Trailing Search Dog Crews or Teams

         F3145-15 Guide For Swiftwater/Flood Rescue Technician Level I

 

Standards Approved in 2014:

         F3069-14 Guide for Requirements for Bodies that Operate Certification Programs in the Field of Search and Rescue

         F3070-14 Guide for Evaluating Area Search Dog Crews or Teams

         F3068-14 Guide for Contents and Use of a Position Task Book (PTB)

         F3071-14 Guide for Basic Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use (GPS/GNSS-IW) Endorsement

         F3072-14 Guide for Intermediate Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use (GPS/GNSS-IIW) Endorsement

 

Any member with questions concerning these ballots or the upcoming meeting should contact me at their convenience.

 

Thank You

 

Tom OToole

Manager, TCO Division

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