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recommends agencies include proper identification as part of
important equipment. "Make sure the sleds are easily identified
as a snowmobile patrol unit with lights and shields," he
explains. "We take manufacturer decals off, so people don't get
confused. We paint the sleds dark and put reflective material
around the sled."  Survival equipment also should be included,
Swanke notes. The Greater Sudbury PD provides its officers with
survival equipment, blankets, an axe, matches and a compass. NPS
equips its officers with essentials as well. "Officers would
transport on their snowmobiles a watered down version of what
they would carry in their cruisers, including key law
enforcement gear, basic EMT supplies, survival equipment, and
some repair tools to fix their snowmobile or someone else's,"
Swanke explains.  Any equipment must be designed for extreme
weather conditions.  "You have to be careful of equipment
freezing up: PBT's and breathalyzers. Radios can