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ASTM F1848 - 14
Standard Classification System for Canine Search Resources
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Abstract
This classification aids search and rescue managers in ordering resources for search and rescue incidents and to aid dog handlers in communicating the types of tasks for which they and their dogs have trained. This classification is intended as a supplement to the resource typing specifications of the Incident Command System and specifically as a means of typing search and rescue dog resources and is suitable for classifying dog resources for a wide variety of emergency management purposes including both search and rescue and law enforcement incidents. This classification does not attempt to put forth standards of performance or training for dogs or their handlers. Search and rescue dog under this classification is either Type I or Type II, based upon whether or not the dog can effectively discriminate between the human scent of different individuals. Kind classifications of SAR dog resources are based upon the specific tasks for which dogs are deployed and include: Kind A, area search dog; Kind B, avalanche search dog; Kind C, cadaver search dog; Kind D, disaster/collapsed structure search dog; Kind E, evidence search dog; Kind F, railing search dog; Kind G, tracking search dog; and Kind H, water search.
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Significance and Use
4.1 This standard may be used to classify canine search resources (commonly referred to as search dog teams or crews) for emergency management operations, including search and rescue and law enforcement missions.
4.2 Classification of canine search resources is based upon the training of the dog and its handler and their ability to perform specific tasks.
4.3 Canine search resources are classified by category, kind, and type.
4.4 A canine search resource may be more than one category.
4.5 A canine search resource may be more than one kind.
4.6 A particular kind of canine search resource can only be one type.
4.7 A canine search resource’s type can vary, depending on its kind.
1. Scope
1.1 This classification system defines canine search resources in terms of their training and capabilities.
1.2 This classifications system is intended to aid emergency managers ordering resources for search and rescue incidents. These classifications also provide a means by which dog handlers can convey to emergency management the tasks for which they, and their dogs, are trained.
1.3 This classification system does not define standards of performance or training for canine search resources.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
F1633 Guide for Techniques in Land Search
Other Referenced Documents
SWGDOG SC1 Terminology http://casgroup.fiu.edu/pages/docs/1062/1335294274_SC1_Terminology_%28abcdefghijk%29.pdf SWGDOG SC8 Substance Dogs: Human Remains http://casgroup.fiu.edu/pages/docs/1062/1335294313_SC8_Human_Remains.pdfICS Code
ICS Number Code 13.200 (Accident and disaster control)
UNSPSC Code
UNSPSC Code 10101502(Dogs)
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DOI: 10.1520/F1848-14
Citation Format
ASTM F1848-14, Standard Classification System for Canine Search Resources, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2014, www.astm.org
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