Identification vest
Identification vests (also functional vests or throws ) are used to unmistakably identify contacts or helpers with special functions at the point of use . They have the format of a standard, mostly retroreflective safety vest and are worn over the jacket. Colored jackets or shoulder bags are also used as alternatives.
Basics
The often common firmly affixed helmet markings or a rank / service badge only make a statement about the qualification or internal organizational position of the wearer, but not always about his actual function in the field. Variable helmet markings (e.g. elastic bands in different colors and sizes) are considered difficult to recognize. Therefore, the widely visible west have prevailed. The name of the function is often also given in plain text on the back and chest. In an expanded form, the identification vests are also available as functional vests , which, among other things, offer the wearer more options thanks to many pockets and radio device holders as guides.
Fire and rescue services
Situation in Germany
The color scheme is regulated differently, there are deviations depending on the regional authority , organization ( fire brigade , aid organization , etc.) or area of application ( disaster control , paramedic service , etc.).
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| recommendation | recommendation | recommendation | Decree | recommendation | regulation | Decree | regulation | Decree | Directive | Decree | regulation | regulation | Decree | regulation | |||
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| Operations section leader |
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with black letters |
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silver |
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| Platoon leader |
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BF FF |
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| Vehicle driver (group leader) | - |
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| Respiratory protection
monitoring |
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| Expert advisor |
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Label "Fachberater" |
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| Press officer
public relation |
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| Psychosocial emergency care (PSNV) | - |
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Label "Emergency Pastoral Care" |
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| Head emergency doctor | - |
Label: "Senior Emergency Doctor" |
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| Organizational head of the rescue service | - |
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| Local head of operations | - | - |
with orange letters |
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Situation in Austria
| fire Department | Tyrol | Upper Austria | Lower Austria |
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| Operations Manager |
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| Operations section leader |
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| Group commander |
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Vehicle commander |
| Respiratory protection collection point |
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Head of the respiratory and body protection assembly point |
| Observer / press officer |
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| dangerous goods |
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Pollutant Advisory Service |
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| Aviation chief of operations |
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| Situation management (district level) |
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| Fire Brigade (General) |
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Vehicle crew |
| Fire brigade chaplain |
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| Head of Deko-Platz ( decontamination ) |
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| Disaster Relief Service |
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Situation in Switzerland
In Switzerland, too, executives who are currently performing a role appropriate to their qualifications are equipped with identification vests so that they are better recognized.
The only difference between the fire brigade and rescue service vests is that the latter have a red cross in a white circle on the back of the vest.
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Squad leader |
Squad leader |
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Platoon leader |
Platoon leader |
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Expert advisor |
District on-call manager Rescue service manager Specialist advisor |
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Operations section leader |
Operations section leader |
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Operations Manager |
Organizational head of the rescue service Head emergency doctor |
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Other uses
Police officers from the Berlin anti-conflict team at a demonstration
- The Hamburg district offices use white vests with the inscription "Bezirksamt"; the Hamburg school crisis team of the Hamburg school authority blue vests with back label "Instruction fire brigade" for caretakers as well as yellow identification vests with the label "Schule - Einsatzleitung" for the school management.
- At some schools, identification vests are given to students who act as "mediators".
- The police use blue vests with the label “Police / Communicator” as a contact for accompanying persons. The Berlin police use commercially available safety vests in neon yellow-green for their anti-conflict team .
Web links
Commons : Identification vests - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Recommendation for the labeling of executives (PDF) DFV, 2004
- ↑ Recommendation of the Ministry of the Interior on the variable identification of executives in large-scale fire service operations . ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 122 kB) IM Baden-Württemberg, 1998
- ↑ "At the meeting of the heads of the fire brigades of the city districts and the district fire supervisors in April 1999, it was decided that in future blue markings can also be used for vehicle drivers." LFS Baden-Württemberg , 2004
- ↑ Bavaria: Improvement of the labeling of executives in action ( Memento from March 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 309 kB) Bavarian Fire Brigade Association in Florian coming no.54
- ↑ Business instructions Application-related labels at the Berlin fire brigade, the rescue service and the specialist services of the disaster control of the Berlin fire brigade, as of July 13, 2016
- ↑ Uniform labeling of managers and management bodies in the state of Brandenburg , LSTE Brandenburg
- ↑ File -> Anlagen_HFDV_19.12.2012.pdf) Hessian Fire Brigade Clothing and Rank Ordinance - HFDV (Zip and then PDF) Hessian Ministry of the Interior and Sports, 2012
- ↑ Identification of executives in the fire brigades in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ( Memento from September 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 19 kB) MV government portal
- ↑ Ordinance on municipal fire brigades , Section 15, Paragraph 4 in conjunction with Annex 8B, September 2012
- ↑ Recommendation on the identification of executives / functionaries (PDF; 7 kB) Interior Ministry of North Rhine-Westphalia, 1998
- ↑ Guideline for the management service in fire protection, general assistance and disaster control (PDF; 289 kB) LFKS Rheinland-Pfalz, 2001
- ↑ Decree on the identification of executives and special functions of the non-police authorities and organizations with security tasks (npolBOS) in Saarland from 01.01.2020 (PDF; 2.1 MB) Saarland Ministry of the Interior, Building and Sport, 2020
- ↑ Ordinance of the Saxon State Ministry of the Interior on the fire brigades and the fire prevention show in the Free State of Saxony State Ministry of the Interior, October 21, 2005, as of August 20, 2012
- ↑ Ordinance of the Saxon State Ministry of the Interior on the rescue service planning in the Free State of Saxony (Sächsische Landesrettungsdienstplanverordnung - SächsLRettDPVO) (PDF) State Ministry of the Interior, December 5, 2006, as of December 14, 2014
- ↑ Ordinance on uniforms for the fire brigades in Saxony-Anhalt (Fw-DklVO) September 8, 2015
- ↑ Uniform regulations for the fire brigades in the state of Schleswig-Holstein ( memento from November 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 202 kB) Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of the Interior, 2008
- ↑ Appendix 2 - Identification of the qualifications of the emergency services as well as the managers and the specialists with special functions of the Thuringian Fire Brigade Organization Ordinance (ThürFwOrgVO) , accessed on June 29, 2017
- ↑ a b c According to the decision of the district or the municipality, as far as the respective responsibility is given, this functional vest can be worn
- ↑ Recommendation of the Ministry of the Interior
- ↑ Service instructions in the DRK
- ↑ Special identification of executives, functionaries and specialist personnel in action, service instructions for the DRK readiness as a result of the working conference Identification of executives of private aid organizations at the deployment site
- ↑ Only as a special function or specialist advisor, otherwise section head with white identification in cooperation with the OLRD.
- ↑ In the role of head of operations
- ↑ In the role of section head with the inscription “1. Head emergency doctor "or" LNA "
- ↑ According to circular BMI v. 06.08.2018 from now or 01.01.2019 at the latest with the inscription “1. Emergency doctor "
- ↑ a b Guideline for the emergency and medical service division management (Rett / San EAL guideline) (PDF; 280 kB), Interior Ministry Thuringia, May 1, 2010
- ↑ Indicator management aid organizations in action. Baden-Württemberg State Fire Brigade School, May 12, 2015, accessed on January 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Only as a special function or specialist advisor, otherwise section head with white identification in cooperation with the LNA.
- ↑ a b In function as section head with the inscription "Organizational Leader" or "OrgL"
- ↑ According to circular BMI v. 06.08.2018 from now or 01.01.2019 at the latest with the inscription “1. Paramedic or 1st paramedic "
- ↑ Identification vest LFV Tirol New. LFV Tirol, accessed on December 8, 2017 .
- ↑ Upper Austria. Fire brigade service clothing regulations: Part 1 - Clothing in action 2015 (PDF), accessed on June 22, 2018
- ^ Uniforms and ranks LFV Lower Austria. LFV NÖ, accessed on December 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Markings in Switzerland (PDF)
- ↑ The model fire protection regulation for Hamburg schools recommends blue identification vests with the inscription "Instruction fire brigade" for the school caretaker and yellow identification vests with the inscription "Schule - Einsatzleitung" for the school management.
- ↑ Photo documentation of the 13th Hamburg Dispute Settlement Days. (PDF) State Institute for Teacher Training and School Development Hamburg; accessed on March 22, 2016
- ↑ Approach protesters peacefully . op-online.de; accessed March 7, 2016
