OverheadIdentificationTask

Prepare better identification for Overhead team members


 * SAR workers, other agencies, family members and media need to be able to quickly identify the appropriate overhead team members

Status

 * 2004-06-15 BoardCommittee accepts in principle recommendations of PreplanCommittee. Requests PreplanCommittee identifies cost and source of suitable equipment and present those recommendations back to Board.

Tasks

 * Consider hats or vests (done: vests)
 * Recommend what should be purchased / made (done)
 * Review supplied vests (done)
 * Identify source and cost of suitable equipment.
 * Consider Lone Pine in Cardston that did our jackets / shirts / hats.
 * Invite other SAR teams / disaster services to go on bulk purchase.

Recommendations
There was some concern about chaffing when worn over short sleeves.
 * 2 sets of vests (1 each colour) be obtained. 1 set in the SARCAR. Another set at the firehall.
 * True colours be used: Yellow, Blue, Red, and Green. Strong colours similar to the folders used in the overhead files. Of the existing road vests, only blue was true colour.
 * consider (perhaps custom made) light cotton soft material
 * need some reflective component on front and back (but does not need to be a lot)

Yellow: Search Manager
 * need large wording on the back, perhaps smaller wording on front

Blue: Planning

Red: Logistics

Green: Operations

Brett Wuth, 2004/11/02 16:41 MST (via web):

At the national SAR conference I met a company that was interesting in doing one-off small-quantity custom design. Erin Suton, www.xzbita.com, 1-877-944-2482 (Calgary).

Brett Wuth, 2004/11/02 17:12 MST (via web):

RonHann has details on possible vests.