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- From: "Irvin Lichtenstein " <ilichten1@verizon.net>
- To: <diana@diacomm.com>, "'Mounted search and rescue'" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [MSAR] Uniform Ideas/Suggestions
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:36:40 -0400
Are there mounted Park Rangers and what do they wear?
If you want visibility a hunter’s safety vest usually works well.
These can be stenciled or lettered easily. The back would be a large (12” or larger) logo and
they words Park Assistance or whatever is the legal definition of your
position. If you need a break a way feature use hig As a state park unit a uniform appearance may be required
but try to be comfortable riding in whatever you pick. High visibility
quarter sheets or saddle pads with logos may be better than requiring an on
duty “look” . In our parks the rangers and staff all wear dark green or
brown. Often dark green twill work pants (Dickie’s or similar) and a
matching shirt and zip jacket. Boat crews and bike patrols wear special
protective gear like PFD’s, wet suits, shorts, and helmets while
car patrols look like state cops, which they are. The volunteers
get a baseball cap with the DCNR logo and the letters VIP embroidered on.
The other alternative is not to look like a cop/ranger at
all. In the city we have special service districts which have their own
greeters, street cleaners, tour guides, etc. While blue is a good work color
they have turquoise panels in their shirts and jackets so nobody mistakes them
for cops or Philadelp SE PA SAR uses a gray sweatshirt with our patch sewn
on. When mounted you wear a helmet, boots, and whatever keeps you
comfortable. The sweatshirt varies in cost, the patches are 2 for $4, sewing is
up to you. Irv Lichtenstein From: msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Diana Maloney Hello, I’m wondering if any of you might have
ideas/suggestions on this. I’m part of a state park mounted assistance
unit. Although we do have uniform shirts with patches on both sleeves and name
tags, they don’t provide enough visibility for mounted patrollers.
We’re planning to beef up our uniform presence and are looking for examples/suggestions
of ways to do that (preferably, not too expense since we will have to finance).
We are discussing jackets (good thing!) but we are also in a warm climate so
these will only have limited functionality. We do have vests but for some reason,
they don’t provide much visibility or do the job of identifying us as
state park volunteers. Any ideas/examples, etc., are greatly appreciated! Cheers, Diana |
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[MSAR] Uniform Ideas/Suggestions,
Diana Maloney, 07/19/2010
- Re: [MSAR] Uniform Ideas/Suggestions, Irvin Lichtenstein , 07/19/2010
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Re: [MSAR] Uniform Ideas/Suggestions,
emboote, 07/19/2010
- Re: [MSAR] Uniform Ideas/Suggestions, T'mi Finkle, 07/20/2010
- Re: [MSAR] Uniform Ideas/Suggestions, boddyrs, 07/20/2010
- Re: [MSAR] Uniform Ideas/Suggestions, w sarvis, 07/21/2010
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [MSAR] Uniform Ideas/Suggestions, Norma Newton, 07/20/2010
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