Safety Page

The NSS-CDS "Okaying the lines" program is composed of several volunteer members of the CDS to keep their eyes & ears open regarding the safety of our caves. The individuals below have accepted responsibility to pay particular attention to specific cave systems in terms of safety. These volunteers will look for, and listen to you for problems with lines, signage, markers and any other issues that may arise in or around the caves they are watching over. If you see safety problems in one of the caves please contact the people who have volunteered for that cave system, or contact the NSS-CDS safety coordinator Jim Wyatt via e-mail at SafetyOfficernsscds.org or by phone 352-363-0013.

We also have a safety officer forum where you can post problems or concerns, and you can discuss general safety issues. This forum can be found at: The NSS-CDS Forum

Please realize this list is a work in progress and will have frequent additions and changes to it as required as we add new caves and new volunteers.

There are other members of the CDS safety committee who have not yet identified the caves they would like to pay particular attention to. If you would like to volunteer for a particular cave system to watch over please contact Jim Wyatt via e-mail at SafetyOfficernsscds.org or a phone call at 352-363-0013.

 

Cave, System, or Region	Safety Email Address	Primary Contact	Secondary Contact(s)
Alabama Caves	Safety.Alabamansscds.org	Ken Paramore
Alachua Sink	Safety.Alachuansscds.org	Jerry Murphy	Wayne Kinard, Cindy Butler
Cathedral Sink	Safety.Cathedralnsscds.org	Cindy Butler
Indian Springs	Safety.Indiannsscds.org	Jason Ottinger
Devils Eye/Ear	Safety.Devilsnsscds.org	Jim Wyatt	Lance Ohl Lance Briner
Cow Spring	Safety.Cownsscds.org	Mike McAuliffe	Kelly Jessop
Madison Blue Spring	Safety.Madisonnsscds.org	Lance Ohl	Jim Wyatt Gregg Stanton
Little River	Safety.LittleRivernsscds.org	Rick Crawford	Lance Ohl John Naschek Shirley Kasser
Manatee Spring	Safety.Manateensscds.org	Mark Long	Dan Patterson
Eagles Nest	Safety.EaglesNestnsscds.org	Joe Citelli	Richard Walker
Edwards/Suwanneecoochee	Safety.Edwardsnsscds.org	Terry DeRouin
Georgia Caves	Safety.Georgiansscds.org	Forrest Wilson	Kelly Jessop John Naschek Raphael Tremblay
Jackson Blue, Hole In The Wall, & Springboard	Safety.JacksonBluensscds.org	Edd Sorenson	Richard Walker Rob Neto
Hart Spring	Safety.Hartnsscds.org	Jerry Murphy	Tom McMillan
Harveys, Gopher Sink, Guy Revel Sinks, Strickland Sinks, Emerald Sink	Safety.Harveysnsscds.org	Gregg Stanton
Emerald Sink	Safety.Emeraldnsscds.org	Gregg Stanton
Volusia Co. Blue Spring	Safety.Volusiansscds.org	Bill Rotella
Telford	Safety.Telfordnsscds.org	John Orloski
Sheppard Sink, Hatchet Sink, Church Sink, Cherokee Sink	Safety.Sheppardnsscds.org	Gregg Stanton
Wilson Spring	Safety.Wilsonnsscds.org	Kevin Jones
The Crack	Safety.TheCracknsscds.org	Wayne Kinard, 386-288-4895
Waynes' World - Buford Sink	Safety.Bufordnsscds.org	Walter Pickel	Rick Hartman
Peacock Springs	Safety.Peacocknsscds.org	Jim Fishback
Utah Caves	Safety.Utahnsscds.org	Wendell Nope
Cannonball & Roubidoux, Missouri	Safety.Cannonballnsscds.org	Marc Leonard	Doug Rorex Ed Peavey
Central Florida Caves: Anderson, Chaplin, Corbit, Rabbit Hole	Safety.CentralFLnsscds.org	Joe Tegg
Dominican Republic	Safety.DominicanRepublicnsscds.org	Denis Bourret
Cozumel, Mexico	Safety.Cozumelnsscds.org	German Yanez
Quintana Roo, Mexico	Safety.QuintanaRoonsscds.org	Steve Bogaerts
Sardinia, Itlay	Safety.Sardiniansscds.org	Patrick Wiget