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February 18, 2009
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American Caving Accidents 2006 published
March, 2008 - American Caving Accidents 2006 was published and distributed as an insert in the March 2008 NSS News. The 38 reports included in the issue describe 31 caving incidents, 2 cave diving incidents, and 5 caving-related incidents. Additional copies are available from the NSS Bookstore for $5, plus postage.
If you are aware of any accidents or safety incidents in North America that are not shown on the incident lists above, please submit a report or notify the editor. Unpublished incidents from prior years may also be reported for publication. American Caving Accidents is published as a special issue of the NSS News, and current NSS members automatically receive a copy of each ACA as a part of their membership in the Society.
New Editor for American Caving Accidents
July, 2007 - After serving for 11 years as ACA Editor, Bill Putnam retired in June, 2007. Ray Keeler was appointed Chairman of the NSS American Caving Accidents Committee, and is the Editor of American Caving Accidents. Correspondence, accident reports, and inquiries related to ACA may be directed to Ray at aca@caves.org.
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American Caving Accidents - Back Issues American Caving Accidents 2004-2005, a double-issue including reports from 2004 and 2005, was published in May, 2007. The 93 reports included in the issue describe 52 caving incidents, 11 cave diving incidents, and 30 caving-related incidents. Copies have been mailed to all NSS members current as of 10 May 2007. If you joined or renewed after that date, or if you are not an NSS member, you may purchase a copy from the NSS Bookstore for US$5.00, plus postage. American Caving Accidents 2002-2003 was a double-issue including reports from 2002 and 2003 and was published in September, 2005. The 98 reports included in the issue describe 76 caving incidents, 9 cave diving incidents, and 13 caving-related incidents. A feature articles on Developing Judgment in your Armchair is also included. Copies may be purchased from the NSS Bookstore which can be reached on the main NSS web page or by calling (256) 852-1300. Cost for the issue is US$5.00, plus postage. American Caving Accidents 1999-2001 was a triple-issue including reports from 1999 through 2001 and was published in June, 2003. The 162 reports included in the issue describe 123 caving incidents, 15 cave diving incidents, and 24 caving-related incidents. Feature articles on Water Caves and Lightning Safety for Cavers are also included. Copies may be purchased from the NSS Bookstore. Cost for the three-year issue is US$5.00, plus postage. American Caving Accidents 1996-1998 was a triple-issue including reports from 1996 through 1998 and was published in April, 2000. Copies may be purchased from the NSS Bookstore. Cost for the three-year issue is US$5.00, plus postage. American Caving Accidents 1994-1995 was a double-issue including reports from 1994 and 1995, and was published in December 1997. Additional copies can be obtained from the NSS Bookstore. Cost for the t issue is US$5.00, plus postage. Copies of prior year issues are also available in limited quantity. Please send accident or incident reports to the editor at the address below, or use the online report form. The form provides a template listing all the information necessary for an incident summary in the style of American Caving Accidents. American Caving Accidents is the journal of record for accident and safety incident reports from the North American caving community. It is published by the National Speleological Society. It is distributed automatically to all current members of the National Speleological Society. Non-members may order copies from the NSS Bookstore. The 1994 through 2002 accident and incident report indexes are provided above. Full text reports and back issues are not yet available online. Back issues of ACA may be purchased from the NSS Bookstore for a nominal fee. If you submitted a report for an incident that occurred in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002 please check the lists above to make sure we have a copy on file. If it's not on the list, we don't have it and it won't get published. We also include technical articles and other material related to caving safety. If you have any photographs or diagrams from rescues that might be of interest, please contact the editor. An online accident and
incident report form is available for use. Send hardcopy accident and incident reports, news clippings, etc. to American Caving Accidents by US mail at: American Caving Accidents In all incident reports, please be sure to indicate the name of the cave, the state where the cave is located, and the date of the incident. It is also helpful if you will provide contact information (your own, or that of persons having knowledge of the incident) so that we can follow up on missing details. When sending newspaper clippings, be sure to indicate the newspaper name, city and state, and the date of publication. A summary report in the style of American Caving Accidents is ideal. Submitted reports become the property of the National Speleological Society, and may be published in full or in summary form in American Caving Accidents. Credit will be give to the author when submitted material is included in ACA. Other resources that may be of interest:
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