Authorized Equipment List
The Authorized Equipment List (AEL) is a tool for emergency managers, first responders and homeland security professionals. It contains approved equipment types allowed under FEMA’s preparedness grant programs.
How to Use the List
You have two options to find the equipment you need:
What's Included
The Authorized Equipment List consists of 21 equipment categories, further divided into sub-categories and individual equipment items. Note that this list only includes equipment types, not commercially available products.
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Powered tools, including electric (corded) and battery-powered tools for cutting, prying, drilling, breaking, shoring, stabilizing, moving, or applying or removing fasteners in support of rescue operations.
Software, either local or cloud-based, that analyzes video input to detect/determine temporal and spacial events, either in real time or using archival video. Analytical priorities might include recognition (e.g., facial or license plate recognition) or patterns (movement or arrangement or persons, vehicles, or other objects). See 04MD-01-VCAM and 13LE-00-SURV for examples of input devices.
System or software used as a vulnerable decoy to lure and detect attackers
Tools to facilitate the administration of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops.
A chemical detector that uses sensor-based passive interrogation of area targets from a distance to create a target image. Analyzing the spectral signature indicates the chemical nature of the unknown material. Example technologies include hyperspectral imaging, used primarily for solids analysis, and differential radiometry with a Compact Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer, used for chemical vapor detection.
Portable ultrasound device utilized in the field (pre-hospital) to aid in reducing patient morbidity and mortality.
Administration devices and portable storage/refrigeration systems for storing and delivering blood for administration by providers pre-hospital.
Tools for maintaining and consolidating information about an organization's IT resources, including both hardware and software assets.
About
The Standardized Equipment List
The Interagency Board provides subject matter expertise on equipment used by first responders and other emergency management professionals. They maintain the Standardized Equipment List (SEL), which has most of the equipment types listed on the Authorized Equipment List.
- The numbering scheme for individual items on the Authorized Equipment List provides direct cross-referencing with the Standardized Equipment List.
- The Standardized Equipment List has relevant standards, training requirements and operating considerations for many of the equipment items.
- A link to the Standardized Equipment List will appear on each equipment item page.
The SAVER Program
The System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) program produces market survey reports that provide operating information on individual commercially available items.
- Most equipment items have reports.
- The program site uses the same item numbers as the Authorized Equipment List and a link to their site will appear on each equipment item page.
- NOTE: They do not endorse any particular products or vendors.
DISCLAIMER
FEMA is solely responsible for the content of the Authorized Equipment List. Reference herein to any specific commercial products, processes or services by trade name, trademark, manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government.
Neither the United States Government nor any of its employees make any warranty, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose by any specific commercial product, process or service referenced herein.