About a year ago, I posted about the kit that I've gradually assembled over the years, this is the kits that's in my vehicle at all times, and it's the kit that I use on actual emergency scenes, all the time.

There's been a few changes over the last year, mostly in that the kit has been split into two bags - one is gear and gadgets, the other is clothing.

What's important to note about this bag is that everything in it - to the last item - has had more than one actual use in an actual emergency situation. It's been pruned and adapted to an extensive degree.

I'll start with the Gear and Gadgets bag.

FIRST AID
Nothing spectacular here, just a lot of gauze sponges (4x4), cling-wrap, Nitrile Gloves, Medic Shears, Burn Gel, an assortment of adhesive bandages, a stethoscope and BP cuff. Some antibiotic ointment, Tylenol and immodium are the total pharmacy. Also in there are tweezers.

Communications
1 Motorola XTS3600 Portable Radio (Bucks County PA, 500 MHZ Digital)
1 Spare battery for XTS3600 radio
1 Small AM/FM Radio
1 Really Old Radioshack Portable Scanner, Programmed with Hunterdon County NJ and other freqs,

Electronics & Accessories
Radio Shack 1AMP universal Power Supply with a large collection of tips
12 AA Lithium Batteries
12 AAA Lithium Batteries
8 LR44 Button Cells
8 A76 (a.k.a 357) Button Cells
1 130W 12VDC Inverter with USB Charging Port
1 USB to Mini USB Cable (Charges Blackberry & other devices)
1 Magellan C60 GPS

Lighting
AA Mag-Light with LED Conversion
Sreamlight AA Light (usually used on Helmets)
PrincetonTec Keychain LED Light

Personal Protective Equipment
Work Gloves
ANSI Green Safety Vest
Nylon Poncho
Safety Glasses
Hand Sanitizer (2 oz)
Pepper Spray with UV Dye
Cigars (Bug Repeller of the best kind!)

Water/Snacks/Food
1 Liter Drinking Water
Assorted Granola Bars and Fruit Leather
One MRE (usually a pasta selection)

Office Supplies
Rite in the Rain Notepad
Regular Paper Notepad
Pencils
Pens
Sharpies
Large Black Permanent Marker
Set of three highlighters
Paper Clips
Rubber Bands

Reference Material
Street Map of Bucks County, PA
Street Map of Hunterdon County, NJ
Topo Maps of our coverage area (custom printed from Topozone.com)
Incident Quick Reference Book (this is our own book, printed on 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Paper, it has phone numbers, maps, and other information for on-scene use)
2004 Edition of the Hazmat ERG

Tools
Leatherman Wave
Seatbelt Cutter
Glass Punch
Utility Knife
Small Crowbar
Heavy Wire Cutters
100' Orange 550 Para Cord
6 Draw-Tight Straps (Simple web strap with a cambuckle attached at one end, used in hundreds of ways)

For clothing, there's a full change of clothing, top to bottom, including shoes.