Emergency Services
For those who favor the outdoors and serving their community, Civil Air Patrol's Emergency Services program provide rigorous training along with search and rescue skills that account for a total force that covers %90 of all inland search and rescue missions in the United States.
"Always prepared, both in the air and on the ground, members of the Civil Air Patrol perform emergency services for state and local agencies as well as the federal government as the civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and for states/local communities as a nonprofit organization. Ever vigilant, these true patriots make a difference in their communities, not only to assist in times of disaster but also to search for the lost and protect the homeland. "
Getting Started In ES
- There is a significant amount of education and training required for the varied missions Civil Air Patrol supports, and more importantly the personnel needed to accomplish those missions.
-All personnel supporting missions for Civil Air Patrol start with General Emergency Services training. This is essentially CAP's license to learn, and also provides core training needed by all members in emergency services:
General Emergency Services Materials
