Fact Sheet

Fort Lauderdale, FL – A complete shelter solution for first responders to mobilize a rescue operation during a hurricane or other natural or manmade event was on display at the 2009 Governor’s Hurricane Conference at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on May 13-14.

The Reeves Incident Command Post (ICP) Trailer is a unique trailer and shelter combination that can be used as a rescue, rehabilitation or medical supply distribution center during an emergency event. It can also be fully equipped as an incident command post, complete with interoperable communications equipment through which responders can communicate with each other regardless of differences in equipment and hardware.

During the conference, many attendees said that the Reeves ICP was an innovative approach to responders’ longstanding need for command and control directly at the scene.

With a starting weight of less than 3,000 pounds and 18” of ground clearance, the ICP’s lightweight, aerodynamic design can easily be towed behind most vehicles, allowing for travel off road. The ICP also features better gas mileage than larger command trailers.

The Reeves ICP shelter design, which has been tested to withstand gusts of wind up to 65 mph, as well as free falling and blowing rain without intrusion of water, uses the same materials as the Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH) system that has been used extensively by the military for more than 20 years. Recently, DRASH shelters have been part of hurricane relief efforts across the Gulf Coast, with extensive use during the 2008 hurricane season by the Texas National Guard and by the City of New Orleans’ Office of Emergency Preparedness.

In addition to a flexible command console that can be used to insert a responder’s own equipment, the ICP Trailer System offers multiple interoperability packages that can be configured to meet individual customers’ needs. Optional packages include satellite communications, Internet access and an integrated command and control system.  Communication between land mobile radios, multi-channel radios, and cellular and landline phones can also be facilitated.

“The unique configuration of the system allows for interoperability between first responders, no matter what their radio bandwidth," says Reeves ICP Product Manager Mark Tallo.

Deployed in various types of critical situations and for military applications, the ICP can be utilized for multiple purposes. With features such as a climate-controlled shelter, independent generator, sink and optional battery-powered refrigerator, the ICP can serve as an incident command post, point of distribution (POD) center, emergency operations center or casualty collection point.

The ICP was on display at Booth Number 131 at the Hurricane Conference.