Emergency Services

Cadets and Senior Members have the opportunity to receive training in a variety of emergency services capacities including ground team, mission aircrew, incident command staff, etc. 

Our Ground Team has participated in a number of high profile missions throughout its history. Now, in conjunction with training opportunities received outside of the Squadron, our Emergency Services Personnel are trained and ready to respond missions in support of local, state and national emergency services efforts.  

Regular training takes places monthly at the squadron meeting and on weekends in order to maintain mission readiness and skill proficiency. 

Quick Facts About Civil Air Patrol Emergency Services

• Conducts 90% of inland search and rescue in the U.S. as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and other agencies. CAP supported 395 such missions last year.

• Coordinates Air Force-assigned missions through CAP’s National Operations Center at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, at a cost of about $180 per flying hour.

• Has 5,615 aircrew members and 39,242 emergency responders trained to Federal Emergency Management Agency standards.

• Provides more than 400 chaplains and 700 character development instructors who minister to youth and adult members and help comfort survivors and victims of disasters.

• Performs aerial reconnaissance for homeland security.

• Provides air intercept training, impact assessment, light transport, communications support, and low-level route surveys for the Air Force.

• Provides disaster-relief photography and video support to local, state, and national agencies.

• Transports time-sensitive medical materials, blood products, and body tissues when commercial resources are unavailable.

• Maintains an extensive VHF and HF communications network.