Emergency Services in Civil Air Patrol (From The CAP National
Website)
Emergency Services has been a part of
the Civil Air Patrol since its hayday in the 1940's.
Perhaps best know for its Search and Rescue (SAR) efforts, CAP
annually flies approximately 90 percent of all federal inland SAR missions as
directed by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) at Langley
AFB, Virginia. Outside of the continental United States, CAP supports
the Joint Rescue Coordination Centers in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto
Rico. Just how effective are the CAP missions? The AFRCC credits CAP with more than 100 people
saved by our members every year!
CAP also plays its role in Disaster
Relief Operations. CAP provides air and ground transportation, and an
extensive communications network. They fly disaster relief officials to
remote locations, and support local, state and national disaster relief
organizations with manpower, leadership and other valuable and needed
resources.
Closely related to disaster relief is CAP's support of humanitarian
missions Usually in support of the Red Cross, CAP air crews transport
time - sensitive medical materials including blood and human tissue in
situations where other means of transportation are not possible.
It's hardly surprising that CAP performs several missions in direct
support of the U.S. Air Force. Specifically, CAP conducts damage
assessment, radiological monitoring, light transportation,
communications support, and low-altitude route surveys.
Getting you CAPF 101 (101 Card)
Your CAPF 101 is you ticket to doing Emergency Services in CAP. Once you
have you basic 101 you can start training in specialty areas such as
Ground Team, Scanner, Observer, Incident Commander and so on. First you
will need to get you basic CAP General Emergency Services (GES)
Qualification. Here is a step by step proceedure on getting it:
1.) Be a current CAP member
2.) Get a copy of the CAPR 60-3
CAP Emergency Services Training
and Operational Missions from the Forms and Publications section of e-services (click
here to be forwared to the CAPNHQ site to download this regualtion)
3.) Review the
GES
on your own or with an instructor. (click
here to view on-line you will
be fowarded) - not current
4.) Take the complete OnLine CAP test the
CAPT 116. Answer questions 1-25 (click
here to be forwarded to the on-line test)
5.) Print out your certificate.
File a copy in your personal records, one at the squadron.
6.) Once you have passed the
CAPT 116 and corrected to 100%
sign onto the national website at www.capnhq.gov.
- Go to the "My Operations Qualifications" on the left side of your screen.
- Enter YOUR CAPID# and click submit
- Click Record Completed Task for New Achievement
- You will be prompted to select a functional area. Selected
OPS-Emergency_Services, then GES - General Emergency Services.
- Enter the inforation asked for (it can be found on your
certificate)
** note: cadets may need to enter the date they completed the
Curry achievement.
** note: seniors may need to enter the date they completed
Level 1 training.
7.) Once the information has been entered, return to e-services home to
print your Personal CAPF 101.
** note: this may be blank for a few days pending the approval by
your squadron commander and/or wing ES officer.
We
have our own Instructors! Captains Michael Anaya-Gorman and Debrah Archer are certified
CPR/FA/AED Instructosr for the American Red Cross and American Safety and
Health Institute (respectively).
As a result members can ask questions any time. We are also able to
keep our members current in there skills year 'round!. |
