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2. FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force - Wikipedia

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   FEMA has created a standardized list of equipment that each Task Force maintains. The 16,400 pieces of equipment are cached and palletized for quick access and transportation. The complete load of equipment weighs 60,000 pounds (27,215 kg) and is designed to be transported by tractor trailer or in the cargo hold of one C-17 transport aircraft ...

3. Survival kit - Wikipedia

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   An emergency kit, disaster bag, bug-out bag (BOB), [4] [5] [6] also known as a 72-hour kit, [7] GOOD bag (get out of Dodge), [8] [9] personal emergency relocation kit (PERK), go-bag, survival backpack, or quick run bag (QRB) [10] [11] is a portable kit containing items that would help a person to survive for 72 hours [12] during an escape or ...

4. Ten Essentials - Wikipedia

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   A trowel that can be used to dig a cathole. Other outdoor organizations have variations of the Ten Essentials pertinent to local conditions.. Boy Scouts of America's "Scout Basic Essentials" are quite similar (Map and Compass, Sun Protection, Extra Clothing, Flashlight, First-Aid Kit, Matches and Fire-starters, Pocketknife, Trail Food, Water Bottle, and Rain Gear.) [6]

5. Category:Personal military carrying equipment - Wikipedia

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   Personal military carrying equipment refers to systems of frames, straps, backpacks, and other bags that are standard issue for a soldier in the field. Such systems can also be used in police and other tactical operations and for backpacking purposes, but they are primarily designed by military contractors.

6. Litter (rescue basket) - Wikipedia

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   A Stokes basket as used by a fire department, with a vacuum bag to restrain the person in the litter World War I stretcher in use. A litter is a stretcher designed to be used where there are physical obstacles that impair movement, including other hazards such as, in confined spaces, on slopes or uneven terrain, or in densely forested areas.

7. Everyday carry - Wikipedia

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   The optimization of everyday carry (kit/layouts and carry modes) has become an internet subculture, which goes by the name EDC as well. The hobby overlaps with collecting, as many EDC enthusiasts are drawn into collecting EDC items in the quest for finding which one works best for their current EDC needs or for imagined scenarios, such as a light-duty day, a heavy-duty day, etc. [4] The ...

8. Federal Emergency Management Agency - Wikipedia

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   The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially created under President Jimmy Carter by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders on April 1, 1979. [1]

9. Equipment of an American combat medic - Wikipedia

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   Aid bags are available from many different manufacturers, in many different styles. Depending on the unit and their standard operating procedures, the medic may have to follow a strict packing list, or may have the liberty of choosing their kit depending on the mission at hand. A typical aid bag will include: Fluid Resuscitation. IV fluids and ...