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Michigan
Backcountry Search and Rescue (MiBSAR)
Search-&-rescue (SAR) gear
and
crime scene investigation (CSI) gear
By
Michael Neiger
Marquette, Michigan
© Copyright 2008
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Flagging tape
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Waterproof, permanent marker
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Measuring tape
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Breeze-direction detector
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Sign-cutting stick
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Waterproof note paper
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Waterproof, permanent pen
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Pencil
• Digital
camera
• Extra
lithium batteries
• 6-inch
macro evidence ruler
• Tamper-indicating
evidence sealing tape
• Biohazard
evidence warning label
• Legal-size
paper
• Legal-size
envelopes
• Lunch-size
paper bags
• Grocery-store-size
paper bag
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Small magnifying glass
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Magnetic baseplate compass (see Land
Nav Gear Page)
• Global Positioning
System (GPS) unit (see Land Nav Gear
Page)
• Latex
gloves
• Vendors
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Flagging
tape
One roll of brightly-colored, photo-degradable flagging tape that can easily be written on with an indelible marker or pen. Flagging tape is used to mark the location of evidence seized, designate search sector boundaries and corners, indicate points of departure, leave messages, etc.
Photo-degradable flagging. (Image courtesy of Forestry Suppliers, Inc.)
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Waterproof,
permanent marker
One Sharpie, ultra-fine-point, permanent, waterproof marker to mark initials, date, time, etc., on flagging tape, evidence, packaging, etc.
Sharpie ultra-fine-point permanent marker. (Image courtesy of Sharpie)
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Measuring
tape
One high-quality, metal tape measure for measuring tracks when man-tracking, documenting evidence, and photographing large evidence specimens.
Metal tape measure. (Photo by Michael Neiger)
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Breeze-direction detector
A 24-inch-long piece of very fine, highly-visible thread makes a great breeze detector for backtracking the odor of decay.
Fine, constrasting sewing thread turned breeze detector. (Photo courtesy of Joann Fabric and Craft Stores)
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Sign-cutting
stick
A sign-cutting (or tracking) stick for predicting the location of the next track in difficult man-tracking situations. A walking stick can be employed as a tracking stick by marking desired interval (one footprint length and one stride length) with a wrap of duct tape or first-aid tape. A field-expedient tracking stick can also be created from a straight stick, notched at the appropriate interval with a pocket knife.
An field expedient sign-cutting stick improvised from a stick. (Photo courtesy by Michael Neiger)
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Waterproof
note paper
Several sheets of waterproof Rite-in-the-Rain paper for sketching and note-taking.
Rite-in-the-Rain paper. (Image courtesy of Forestry Suppliers, Inc.)
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Waterproof,
permanent pen
One Rite-in-the-Rain space pen for sketching and note-taking.
Rite-in-the-Rain space pen. (Image courtesy of Forestry Suppliers, Inc.)
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Pencil
One 0.5 mm mechanical pencil for detailed sketches and drawings.
The 0.5mm Paper Mate Clickster mechanical pencil. (Image courtesy of Paper Mate)
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Digital
camera
One digital camera with macro mode for documenting tracks, ground and aerial spoor, trace evidence, and evidence sites.
The Nikon CoolPix L16. (Image courtesy of Nikon)
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Extra
lithium batteries
Extra lithium batteries for digital camera. Lithium batteries weigh the least, last the longest, and work the best in cold weather.
The Energizer Ultimate Lithium battery. (Image courtesy of Energizer)
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6-inch
evidence ruler
One 6-inch-long, inch/mm ruler for macro photography of evidence specimens.
A 6-inch evidence scale. (Image courtesy of Sirchie Finger Print Laboratories)
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Tamper-indicating
evidence sealing tape
With zippered edges and weld-like adhesive qualities, evidence tape makes tampering easy to spot. All evidence submitted to Michigan State Police Forensic Science Laboratories must be sealed with tamper-indicating evidence tape.
Lynn Peavey's Zipr-Weld Evidence Sealing Tape. (Image courtesy of Lynn Peavey Company)
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Biohazard
evidence warning label
To comply with OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Regulation as well as with Michigan Department of State Police Forensic Science Laboratory Policy, all biological evidence items must bear a biohazard warning label.
A self-adhesive biohazard label. (Image courtesy of Lab Safety Supply)
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Legal-size
paper
12 sheets of legal-size (8.5 by 14) paper for fashioning folded, interlocking, trace-evidence-specimen packets.
Legal-size paper. (Image courtesy of OfficeMax)
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Legal-size
envelopes
6 legal-size (4.25" by 9.5") envelopes for packaging evidence specimens.
Legal-size envelope. (Image courtesy of OfficeMax)
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Lunch-size
brown paper bags
6 lunch-size brown paper (breathable) bags for packaging medium-sized evidence specimens.
Lunch-size brown paper bag on left. (Image courtesy of Riverside Paper Company)
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Grocery-size
brown paper bag
1 grocery-store-size brown paper (breathable) bag for packaging large-sized evidence specimens.
Grocery-size brown paper bag on right. (Image courtesy of Riverside Paper Company)
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Magnifying
glass
1 small magnifying glass for examining evidence specimens. Most high-quality, full-size baseplate compasses have are equipped with a magnifying glass.
The Brunton 54LU compass comes with a built-in magnifier. (Image courtesy of Brunton)
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Latex
gloves
Latex gloves for handling evidence specimens.
Latex gloves. (Image courtesy of Lynn Peavey Company)
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Vendors
of evidence-collection equipment
• Ace Fingerprint Equipment Laboratories
• Arrowhead Forensics
• Ben Meadows
• CHIEF Corp
• Crime Scene
• Doje's Forensic Supplies
• EVIDENT Crime Scene Products
• Faurot Forensic Products
• Forensics Source
• Forestry Suppliers, Inc.
• Lab Safety Supply
• Lynn Peavey Company
• Security & Safety Supply
• Sirchie® Finger Print Laboratories
• VWR International, LLC
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In
God's wilderness
lies the hope of the world,
the great, fresh, unblighted,
unredeemed wilderness.
—
John Muir, 1838-1914
Alaska Wilderness, 1890
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thank a Teacher;
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2011-08-20
by Michael A. Neiger
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