Resources
Vehicle Equipment List
This is a list of required or recommended equipment for search and rescue operations or district patrol. These are guidelines set forth by the Jeep Posse.
Required Equipment: (Click to View)
- Current Driver’s License
- Current Vehicle Registration
- Proof of Insurance
- MCSO Letter of Authorization for Emergency Equipment
- MCSO Channel 8 Radio (VHF mobile or portable)
- Emergency Lights and Siren
- Compass and GPS
- Traffic Vest and Whistle
- Tow Strap
- Fire Extinguisher
- First Aid Kit / Medic Bag
- Flashlight
- MCSO 800mhz Radio
- MCSO Forms and Paperwork (Tow Sheets, Field Interview Cards, Etc)
- City Street Maps and Topographical Maps of County
- Road Flares (about 20)
- Traffic Cones (about 10)
- Sheriff’s Line Marker Tape (1 roll)
- Duct Tape (1 roll)
- Spotlight (handheld or vehicle mount)
- Jumper Cables
- Fix-a-flat (several cans)
- Basic Tool Kit
- Work Gloves (leather)
- Axe or wood saw
- Shovel
- Water Proof Matches
- Water (1 gallon per person per day)
- Spare vehicle key
- Hi-Lift Jack & Accessories
- Air compressor
- Throw Bag or Rope (75’)
- Change of Clothes/Uniform
- Rain and/or Cold Weather Gear (as climate suggests)
- Rifle or Shotgun (if MCSO qualified and as detail suggests)
- Any necessary Medications
- Food (high energy type)
- Sleeping Bag or Blanket
- Folding Chair
- Toilet Paper
First Aid Equipment List
Most of the equipment listed in here can be found in general First Aid Kits. It is highly recommended that you always keep a First Aid kit available to you in your vehicle. The advanced equipment is useful to have but be sure that you only perform medical assistance that you have been trained in and are comfortable with.
Basic First Aid Equipment (Click to View)
- CPR Mask
- Bag Valve Mask (disposable)
- 5x9 Abdominal Pads (sterile)
- 8x10 Abdominal Pads (sterile)
- 10x30 Trauma Dressing (sterile)
- Burn Blanket (sterile)
- 3” Cling (non-sterile)
- 4x4’s (non-sterile)
- Triangular Bandage
- Band-Aids (flex fabric, assorted sizes)
- 2” Tape (non-porous)
- Hydrogen Peroxide (16oz)
- Sterile Water (saline solution, 500ml –1000ml)
- Eye Wash (4-8oz)
- 5x8 Instant Ice Pack
- Antiseptic Wipes (individual packets)
- Aspirin Tablets (and we mean ASPIRIN)
- Table Sugar packets ( and we mean SUGAR)
- Antacid tablets (Tums, etc)
- Benadryl lotion
- Protective Eyewear
- Gloves (nitrile, non-latex, powder free, several pair)
- Trauma Scissors
- Pen Light (disposable)
- Hemostats (3 pair)
- Comb (for removing cactus)
- Bio-Hazard Disposal Bag
- C-collar (Stifneck Select – one collar, multi-adjust)
- Oral-pharyngeal Airway (OPA)
- Naso-pharyngeal Airway (NPA)
- Blood Pressure Cuff
- Stethoscope
- Pulse Oximeter
- Ammonia Inhalants
- 5x9 Vaseline Gauze
- Patient Encounter Form