· Backpack/duffel bag: bright color with multiple compartments
· Canteens/camel back
· Leather gloves: heavy duty work gloves, all leather insulated
· Leather gloves: heavy duty work gloves, all leather non-insulated
· Green safety helmet
· Green safety vest
· Extra orange vest
· Safety goggles
· Sun glasses
· Dust mask
· Hearing protection
· All leather work boots
· Heavy duty long pants: jeans or EMT pants work well
· Belt
· Long sleeve shirt
· Extra clothing, especially extra socks
· Leather or other heavy duty coat
· Cold weather work overalls
· Wool hat
· Scarf
· Watch with second hand
· Blood pressure kit – if trained to use
· Signal whistle – keep where easily accessible, i.e. attached to shoulder strap of backpack
· Small flash light – i.e. mini MagLite
· Large flash light
· Flood light
· Lantern with extra fuel
· Compact camp stove (for use in cold weather)
· Reflective material/tape
· 50’ minimum rope
· duct tape
· Compact water filter
· Water purification tablets
· Folding knife with 1-3” blade
· Multi-tool – i.e. Swiss army Knife, or Leatherman
· Waterproof matches
· Clean steel wool, fire starting sticks, magnesium fire starter, etc
· Candles
· Fire starting material
· 1 sealed roll of toilet paper
· Several large garbage bags
· Poncho/rain suit
· Personal First Aid Kit
· Multiple casualty First Aid Kit – should include standard First Aid Kit items for multiple victims, plus razor blades, iodine or other antiseptic (iodine works well to stain skin to mark treatments), extra gloves, scissors, aspirin,
· Latex gloves or equivalent
· Extra bandages
· Gauze
· Medical tape
· Sun screen
· Chap stick
· Splints – improvised or commercially available, air splints are good commercially available splints for amateur rescuer
· Insect repellent
· antiseptic
· 2 way radios with extra batteries
· AM/FM radio with extra batteries
· Car charger for cell phones
· Tarp
· Emergency space blankets
· Wool blankets
· Sleeping bag
· ABC fire extinguisher
· Survival food – i.e. military MREs (Meals Ready to Eat), food that needs little or no prep time and long shelf life, should provide a lot of calories
· Small notebook with pen/pencil
· Compass
· Hatchet
· Ax
· Cribbing material
· Pack saw
· Folding shovel
· Triage tags/clips
· Zip ties
· Clean towels
· Clean rags
· Pepper spray – readily accessible
· Backboard, litter, stretcher, or other commercial patient transfer sheets
· Hand soap and/or no rinse antiseptic hand cleaner
· Emergency ladder
· Safety pins
· Personal sewing kit
· Hand tools – pliers, screw drivers, wrenches, etc
