CAP Emergency Services Course

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• CAP Emergency Services Course

Part 1
Lt. Col Mark T. Webster, CAP Director of
Emergency Services Vermont Wing.
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General Policies

• CAP members must act and perform professionally
• We must use common sense
• Our primary concern is safety
• Safety will never be sacrificed for speed

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• CAP Operational Missions

• Emergency Services (SAR)
• Disaster Relief (DR)
• Counter-narcotics (CN)
• American Red Cross support
• Law enforcement assistance

• Low level survey
• State and local survey
• Transport
• Cadet orientation flying
• Authorized training and flying

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• General Policies

Improvements and suggestions Send through
channels to National HQ. Use the chain of
command. PAO handles the media. Refer all
requests for information to the Public Affairs
Officer Mission reimbursement is covered in CAPR
173-3 CAP mission operations are conducted in
accordance with CAPR 55-1 and the National SAR
Manual
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• General Policies

Any CAP resource, corporate or member owned, will
be used on missions to ensure the quickest
response. Only qualified CAP members or
supervised trainees may participate in CAP
operational missions. The United States Air
Force has overall responsibility for Search and
Rescue (SAR) missions in the contential United
States
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• General Policies

Memorandum of Understands (MOU) A written
agreement between CAP and other agencies or the
State Government that talks about how the
agencies will interact and support each
other Must be renewed every two years Must be
approved by National Headquarters
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• General Policies

Blood Borne Pathognes Two members of each ground
team should receive blood borne pathogen training
(BBP) American Red Cross BBP training is
acceptable for CAP use. There are other BBP
training other than Red Cross that CAP members
can use.
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• General Policies - Legal Liability

While on an Air Force Mission, CAP members are
protected under the following Federal Tort
Claims Act (FTCA) for general liability Federal
Employees Compensation Act (FECA) for workers
Compensation (cadets and seniors over 18 yars
old)
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• Cadets Participation in Missions

• Cadets under 18 years old may serve in
• Ground teams
• Mission base teams
• Cadets over 18 years old may serve as
• Mission pilot
• Mission observer
• Mission scanner
• Cadets under 18 may not fly on a mission unless
  it is to transport them to the mission base

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• Assistance to Law Enforcement

• Assistance must be passive
• CAP members may not
• Be deputized
• Take active part in an arrest
• Restrict persons by force or show of force
• CAP assistance is limited to
• Patrol
• Reporting
• Reconnaissance

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• Entering Private Property

• CAP is subject to normal trespass rules - we have
  no special right to enter private property
• We may enter private property without permission
  only when
• It is necessary to save a life
• It is necessary to save the property
• Try to obtain permission form the controlling
  agency before entering the property
• Otherwise, always obtain permission to enter
  property. If you can not contact the owners,
  call the police

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• First Aid

• Do only what is necessary to save a life
• Do only what you are qualified to do
• Do only what is reasonable

Remember CAP is not an emergency medical care
organization
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• Prevention of Fatigue

• Periodically stand down from mission activity
• Have some light refreshments
• Do not smoke
• Sleep when you can

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• Member's Responsibilities

• Keep you qualifications current
• Keep your commander up to date about your
  readiness and availability
• Keep your equipment ready for immediate use
• Follow orders

Don't waste time. Always be ready!
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• 101 Cards

• Before you can get a 101 card you must
• Be a current member
• Complete Level one for senior members of the
  Curry Award for Cadets
• Complete the General Emergency Services Test
  (CAFP 116)
• Take classroom training in CAP operational
  missions, state and local laws, CAP regulations
  and CAP forms

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• 101 Cards

• CAPF 101. Specialty Qualification Card
• Issued by the wing commander
• Good for 24 months
• Qualified to participate in a mission
• Renewing 101 Cards
• You must renew your card every two years
• You must perform mission duties in each of your
  listed specialties ever two years to remain
  current

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• 101 Cards

• CAPF 101T. Advanced Qualification Training Card
• Issued by squadron commanders
• May participate in actual and training missions
  as a trainee
• May train in three areas only
• Issued after you have already received a 101 card
  for General Emergency Services

You must carry your 101 card and membership card
to participate on a mission!
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• Revoking 101 Cards

• Wing or region commanders can pull cards for
• Serious or willful violation of federal, state or
  local laws or CAP regulations
• Committing any act that would bring discredit to
  CAP
• If your qualifications are in doubt

Unit commander can pull your 101 card if your
qualifications are in doubt
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• Alerting Agencies - SAR Missions

• Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC)
• Continental United States
• Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC)
• Alaska and Hawaii
• United States Coast Guard (USCG)
• Ocean Area

These agencies are responsible for SAR missions
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• Vital Mission Information

• Mission number
• Mission base phone number and radio call sign
• CAPF 102 (Combined Alerting and Briefing Form)
• Hazards in the search area

• Base facilities and hazards
• Airfields in the search area
• Communications procedures
• Mission progress and status updates

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• Ground Operations

• Safety is our primary concern
• Safety will never be sacrificed for speed
• Be prepared to go out in bad weather
• Ground teams are governed by state and local laws
• Teams should be properly equipped and prepared to
  stay out overnight
• Remain in contact with mission base
• Before entering parks, get permission

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• Locating a Search Target

• Identify the object or target
• Render only lifesaving first aid
• Do not disturb anything
• Prepare survivors for extraction
• Retain air cover

There are numerous crash sites. Make sure you
have identified the correct target!
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• Disaster Relief Operations

• Military assistance to civil authorities (MSCA)
  is the responsibility of the Army
• CAP's participation in DR missions is under the
  direction of the Air Force National Security
  Emergency Preparedness Office (AFNSEP)
• CAP Ground Teams are often used on Disaster
  Relief (DR) missions when airplanes can not fly
  due to bad weather.

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• Disaster Relief Operations

• The State and Regional Disaster Airlift Plan
  (SARDA) is
• A plan for the efficient use of all aviation
  resources
• Includes using CAP Aircraft as well as general
  aviation and commercial airplanes as well as
  airports
• CAP's assistance under SARDA plan is limited to
  airlift of supplies and personnel, survey of
  roads, bridges and airborne damage assessment

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• Disaster Relief Operations

• DR reports are made under the Tempest Rapid
  format
• When the President of the United States declares
  an area a Federal Disaster Area, a Federal
  Coordinating Officer (FCO) is appointed. Usually
  the FCO is the Federal Emergency Management
  Agency (FEMA)

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• Civil Defense Missions

• CAP's noncombatant mission in Military Support of
  Civil Defense include
• Joint Key Asset Protection (JKAP)
• Land defense of the continental United States
  (LDC)

• Primary CAP activities in MSCD
• Search, rescue and emergency evacuation
• Movement control
• Damage assessment
• Emergency airlift
• Emergency communications

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Counter Drug Operations

• CAP's role in Counter Drug missions is limited to
• Airborne patrol
• Airborne reconnaissance
• Ground teams never participate in counter drug
  missions
• Senior members participating in CN missions
• Be approved by DEA or USCG
• Hold CAPF 101CN card issued by wing commander

See CAPR 55-1, Chapter 7 for more details!