This resource is provided free of charge by Jim McConnell, Principal Owner, Ask McConnell, LLC — a Converged Security Services Provider with 36+ years of experience. It is a starting point, not a legal standard. Please consult your legal counsel and insurance provider for requirements specific to your organization.
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Minimum Security / Safety / Medical Response Kit
Updated: 25 May 2025
Having the right gear available — maintained, organized, and accessible to trained personnel — is a foundational element of any converged security, safety, and medical response program. This list covers portable or incident-only items, not fixed equipment like cameras, access control, or fire extinguishers. It is intended as a starting point for budget conversations, DHS grant applications, and annual program reviews.
Things to Consider Before You Buy
- What and how many? — Equipment, gear, and supplies quantities depend on your headcount, facilities size, and event types.
- Location — Where is it stored: onsite, in vehicles, for portable use, or at offsite events? Publicly accessible or behind locked doors?
- Training — Do you have a training program and a certification inventory of potential users?
- Use vs. Available — Do you allow all staff and volunteers to use it, or only certified users?
- Insurance — Do you have proper coverage for the equipment and its use?
- Fire / OSHA Regulations — Are there regulations that require or restrict certain gear in your environment?
- Maintenance — Do you have the resources and skillsets to maintain gear and stay compliant?
Minimum Equipment / Gear / Supplies
🔧 General
- High-quality licensed radios
- Webbing
- Caution tape
- Cones (plenty of them)
- Water, Gatorade
- Blankets
- Basic tool kit
🚘 In Vehicles
- Air pump
- Battery jumper
- ColdFire extinguisher
🛡 Security
- DSM Sash / identification lanyards
- Panic buttons
- Portable privacy screens for laptops
⚠ Safety
- Identification vests
- Wet vac
- Gaff tape
- Broom / mop and buckets
❤ Medical Response
- AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
- Stop The Bleed® Advanced Kit
- Basic medical kit (avoid medicines without discussion)
- Wheelchair
- Stair eVac chair
- Back board
- Hot pads, cold pads
- Heat blanket
Example Storage Locations
General / Corporate Locations
- Lobby
- Security operations center
- Bathrooms
- Cafeteria
- Vehicles
- Executive offices
- Retail “behind the counter”
Specific Church Locations
- Green room
- Office
- Church vehicles
- Front row / under the stage
- Kids area / rooms
- Garage / maintenance shed
- Portable gear for onsite or offsite events
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