MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR ALL SAR ACTIVITIES

-UNIFORM and BASIC PPE based on weather conditions. Head to toe coverage including safety glasses, boots and gloves. A high vis vest is mandatory. 

-Notebook – Pocket Sized – Pen/Pencils
-Personal First Aid Kit – Personal medications
-Flashlight –Handheld/Headlamp
-Spare batteries for flashlight
-Survival Blanket
-Fox 40 whistle
-Water/Water container
-Easy to eat food/snacks

RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL ON PERSON/SAR VEST ITEMS

-Chapstick
-Fire starter (lighter/cotton Vaseline tinder
-Flagging tape (not orange)
-Multi tool/folding knife

SAR REDI PACK MANDATORY (M) RECOMMENDED (R)
SEASON ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED (SA)

INSTANT BODY SHELTER
-Emergency blanket(s)/Shelter bags/foil bivvy etc (M)
-Tarp minimum 6ft x 8ft – 10x12 recommended (M)
-Clear plastic drop sheet –( R)
-Spare clothing – socks/shirt/long (M) (SA)
-External clothing including extra gloves/mitts/tocque/balaclava – think layering system (M) (SA)
-Survival knife full shank/sheath (M)
-50 ft of cord – Paracord or similar (M)
-Additional fire starting materials (extra lighter/flint and steel/tinder) (M)
-Small saw/collapsible saw or small axe (R)
-Duct tape (R)
-1/2 length foam pad (R) 

BODY REPAIR

-First Aid material to supplement personal first aid kit/After Bite (R)(SA)
-Suntan lotion/insect repellent (M)(SA)
-Toilet Paper (M) Off roll in zip locks (R)
-Knife/Fork/Spoon set (R)

BODY REFUELING

-Additional easy to eat snacks ie cereal bars/trail mix (M)
-Additional water/water containers (M)
-Small fuel canister cook stove/metal pot/cup (R)
-Ready to heat/ dehydrated meals (R) 

NAVIGATION AIDS

-Basic compass (M)-**GPS/Compass will be provided to each team by WINSAR)
-Additional spare batteries for flashlight and GPS (M)
-Signal mirror –may be compass or actual signal mirror (M)
-Additional flagging tape (R)

MISC

-Various size zip lock bags (R)
-Large garbage bags for shelter/evidence (R)
-Search stick/pole /hiking pole(R)(WINSAR can issue)

PER TEAM ITEMS –Remote searches

-10ft x 12 ft tarp (M) (WINSAR can issue)
-Signal flares (M) (WINSAR Issued per team)
-Cannister (propane/butane) stove, pot (R)