Emergency Services

The U.S. Congress established Civil Air Patrol to encourage and aid citizens in contributing to the public welfare and to provide aviation education and training to its members and local communities. That charter outlined ambitions to provide an organization of private citizens to assist in meeting local and national emergencies. To that end, Civil Air Patrol established Emergency Services as one of its three primary missions. Dedicated volunteers carry out this mission in four areas:

• Search and Rescue
• Disaster Relief
• Humanitarian Services
• Counterdrug Operations

ES Announcements

• Operations Security Clearance is now mandatory for all members:  Operations Security Awareness Training

Emergency Services Training Opportunities

Additional training opportunities are found on the Wing Calendar

FEMA/NIMS Courses Available on-line

• IS-100 (ICS 100) Introduction to Incident Command System, I-100
• IS-200 (ICS 200) ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
• IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
• IS-800.B National Response Framework, An Introduction
• IS-809 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9 – Search and Rescue - This is not a requires course but has valuable content for all levels

Who should take what courses

*Indicates this course is only offered as a residence course
**GES does not require NIMS training at this time

A complete list and detailed information about CAP's NIMS requirements can be found here.

NIMS/ICS Training Guides

• ICS 100/200/700 Study Guide
• ICS 800 Study Guide

Download ES Specialty Qualification Training Record (SQTR) [PDF format]

Download ES Task Guides [PDF format]

Additional ES Resources

• Go to CAP National Headquarters Emergency Services
• Go to CAP Emergency Services Resources (by Scott E. Lanis)
• Download CAP Bloodborne Pathogens Training (PPT file)
• Take GES and SET online exams
• Recurring Counter Drug Orientation Course- required every two years

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