Incident Command System Vests
& How They Can Help Your Team
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
If you’re an incident safety officer or incident commander, you understand how important preparedness is at any time for whatever disaster may occur. You’ve completed numerous drills with your incident response team as well as continually monitored the workplace and other areas for potential hazardous conditions.
As an incident commander, you know an integral part of incident management preparation is having the right safety equipment for your incident command team. Safety vests are an essential part of that emergency management organization. A safety vest ensures you and your team can easily be seen in an emergency situation.
ICS Vests from SOS Survival Products
A perfect solution for any officer is the Incident Command System (ICS) vests from SOS Survival Products. The ICS vests have a number of unique features that make them a great option for disaster situations. First, the incident command system vest comes in a variety of colors. Color coded vests allow you to organize your incident management team by color based on their required job. For instance, red vests could be for those who are assigned to give medical attention and blue vests for those responsible for employee check-in at safe areas.
Additionally, the ICS vest is one-size fits all and comes with high intensity 1" reflexite yellow stripes, which allow staff to clearly be seen by those in need. Lastly, the incident command vest has clear plastic pockets on the front and back of the vest where you can place identifiable job title inserts or company logos.
The Incident Command System plays an important role during emergency response situations, as ICS officials are often first to arrive at the scene of a disaster. You don’t want to have to worry about any equipment, including your safety vests during this time. These ICS vests are durable and specially designed with command staff in mind.
Safety, Organization, and Dependability
In the event of a natural disaster or major incident, safety, organization, and dependability are key aspects the incident commander must strive to achieve for the incident management team. It’s important that another agency like the police department, fire department, and other first responders can identify who’s a member of the emergency management team and which role that responder plays.
An identifying piece of clothing can provide visibility and visual organization for incident command during a chaotic emergency. In accordance with FEMA and its National Incident Management System (NIMS) guidance, emergency management personnel benefit from wearing safety vests.
To effectively and properly execute the incident action plan and other incident operations, the emergency incident command team must be identifiable to law enforcement, first responders, and other members of the incident command system.
SOS Survival Products has the solution. Our ICS vests meet the challenge. They’ll help you get your job done no matter what the emergency is.
