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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNames and duties of Civil Air Patrol 1988 CIVIL AIR PATROL BRAZOS COUNTY COMPOSITE SQUADRON MAR 1 0 1988 United States Air Force Auxiliary 1125A Crystal Brook, Bryan, Texas 77803 -3519 8 March 1988 Mr. Jake Canglose Office of Emergency Planning & Operations Brazos County Courthouse Bryan, Texas 77803 Dear Mr. Canglose As you requested at the monthly meeting, on 7 March 1988, this letter contains the names, duties, and telephone numbers of responsible individuals for the Brazos County Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol. Captain Kurt Priest Commander H: 823 -0481 W: 260 -9022 Lieutenant Larry Garvin Deputy Commander H: 823 -0481 W: 823 -0481 Disaster Preparedness Officer Lieutenant John Greenwood Emergency Services Officer H: 823 -1954 W: 845 -0517 Lieutenant "Trip" Jacks Search and Rescue Officer H: 778 -8974 W: 779 -1988 Captain Priest is a certified Aerial Radiological Monitor (expires July 1988), possesses HF and VHF radio communications equipment, and is licensed through CAP to operate this equipment nationwide. Lieutenant Garvin is a certified Aerial Radiological Monitor (expires July 1988), is a certified Emergency Medical Technician (expires May 1991), a certified American Red Cross Advanced First Aid Instructor, possesses VHF radio communications equipment, and is licensed through CAP to operate this equipment nationwide. Lieutenant Greenwood is a certified Emergency Medical Technician - Special Skills (expires August 1991), is a certified diver, possesses VHF radio communications equipment, and is licensed through CAP to operate this equipment nationwide. Lieutenant Jacks is a private pilot, certified diver, and is licensed through CAP to operate HF and VHF radio communications equipment nationwide. There are additional personnel in the unit who desire to be involved in the disaster preparedness program that need appropriate training, as well as those above individuals who will soon require recertification training. We are experiencing some difficulty in coordinating with the Texas Department of Health, American Red Cross, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the necessary training. Any assistance your office could provide would be of benefit to both our organizations. Additionally, the unit has in its possession, 2 kits each, ground radiological monitoring equipment, aerial radiological monitoring equipment, and ground training equipment. We also have a 45- kilowatt mobile diesel generator. I am also enclosing some informational brochures and excerpts from our operational manuals for your further information. If you have any additional questions or require further information, feel free to contact our office or any one of the above individuals. Respectfully LARRY N. GARVIN, 1Lt, CAP Disaster Preparedness Officer Excerpts from Civil Air Patrol Annual Report to Congress, 31 December 1986 EMERGENCY SERVICES The Civil Air Patrol Emergency Services objective is to save lives and relieve human suffering while safeguarding the lives of CAP personnel performing the mission. Civil Air Patrol demands professionalism in organization, training, and mission execution to accomplish this service and permits only qualified members to participate in actual missions. The Emergency Services mission includes search and rescue in support of the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service in the Continental United States, the United States Coast Guard in Puerto Rico, and the Joint Rescue Coordination Center in both Hawaii and Alaska. The Emergency Services mission also includes civil defense and disaster relief operations in support of local, state, federal and other emergency services organizations. During 1986, Civil Air Patrol responded to several disaster relief requests including a train derailment in Ohio and flood assistance after heavy rains in California. Colorado CAP located many stranded motorists after a major spring snowstorm and directed aid to rescue these victims. Civil Air Patrol cooperates with local civil officials and rescue organizations in search and rescue operations and also has mutual support relationships with the American National Red Cross, Salvation Army, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, and other humanitarian organizations in conducting disaster relief operations. MISSION SUMMARIES The following accounts of Air Force - authorized Civil Air Patrol missions that resulted in the saving of lives were extracted from official Air Force records: Missing Woman Oklahoma. At the request of the McIntosh County sheriff, Oklahoma CAP assisted in the search for an 87- year -old woman missing from her home. Oklahoma CAP located the woman in the vicinity of her home in critical condition and used a CAP ground team to recover and transport her to Tulsa for medical attention. Lost Fisherman Washington. At the request of the Grant County sheriff, Washington CAP assisted in the search for an 83- year -old man who failed to return from a fishing trip. Washington CAP and the Grant County sheriff located the man near Lake Lenice and recovered him by helicopter to the search base. Missing Snowmobiler Alaska. A participant in a snowmobile race from Selawik to Kiana, Alaska, was reported overdue. CAP and other ground searchers, had negative results during the evening, and Alaska CAP launched a night search for camp or signal fires along the trail with no results. The weather was clear but extremely cold at -60 degrees. On the second day, CAP searched between Kiana and Selawick and located the snowmobile, but theoman had not reclaimed with the machine. The 3rd Eskimo Scout Battallion of the Army National Guard located the individual and directed a ground party to his location. The ground team took him to a site where the helicopter could land and the survivor was recovered to the hospital at Kotzebue. The man suffered from frostbite and hypothermia and, when located, was walking in a direction away from civilization and his rescuers. A save was jointly credited to Alaska CAP, the 3rd Eskimo Scout Battalion, and a civilian ground search party. Lost Children Minnesota. At the request of the local sheriff, Minnesota CAP assisted in the search of three missing 7- year -old children. Minnesota CAP located the children in the vicinity of Grand Rapids in good physical condition byt wet, cold, and lost in deep woods. Six Saved Alaska. Alaska State Troopers requested Alaska CAP to assist in the search for six native Alaskans enroute from Kotzebue to the whale hunting grounds on the northwest coast of Alaska near Point Hope, some 620 miles northwest of Anchorage. The five adults and one child were last seen departing Kivaline in high winds and blowing snow aboard three snowmobiles pulling sleds. CAP planes located the party along the Kutpuk River with inoperative snowmachines and all individuals in a hypothermic condition with varying degrees of frostbite. Four of the survivors were airlifted to Kotzebue for medical treatment and ground searchers accompanied the remaining two to Kivalina. Six saves were jointly credited to Alaska CAP, the North Slope Borough SAR Team, ground searchers, and the Alaska State Troopers. Mountain Climber Colorado. The Delores County sheriff reported that a Colorado Springs man was overdur from a trip to El Diente Mountain in the San Juan National Forest. Colorado CAP and the Dove Creek Search and Rescue Team located the man who had been seriously injured in a fall and recovered him to the base of the mountain where a private helicopter picked him up for delivery to Montrose Hospital. Lost Hiker Nevada. The El Dorado County, California, sheriff requested Nevada assistance in searching for a missing hiker. Nevada CAP located the young man in the vicinity of Lake Aloha, California, suffering from frostbitten hands and feet. He was recovered by a California Air National Guard helicopter. Missing Persons Utah. The Garfield County sheriff requested Utah CAP assistance in searching for a man and four children who had been missing for two days. Utah CAP located the group in a wilderness area near Rock Canyon. They were recovered in good physical condition by ground team and delivered to the family cabin. CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AND DOD SUPPORT Civil preparedness is essential to the United States' deterrent posture. Accordingly, the Joint Chiefs of Staff are authorized to call upon the military services for resources needed to support civil preparedness. Civil Air Patrol, as the official Air Force auxiliary, is a valuable resource to the Air Force and DOD in assisting with this mission. CAP has worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Readiness Command, U.S. Army, Navy, Coast Guard units, and other DOD agencies to develop plans for supporting civil and military noncombatant requirements. CAP tasking in support of national agencies includes: - Search and rescue (SAR) for downed aircrews - Damage assessment, both visual and photographic - Airborne radiological monitoring - Communications: HF and VHF - Dispersal airfield support - Courier flights for personnel, small parts and documents - Continental US Air Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment (CARDA) - Natural disaster response and support - Command and control for air and ground movements - Medical evacuation /transportation - Target simulation - Radar and /or communications systems evaluation - Coastal area surveillance In June 1986, CAP demonstrated its support capabilities by conducting Exercise Friendship 86 as their part of the national /JCS exercise program. Over 25 CAP wings coordinated and participated with civil and military authorities on national plans concerning civil and military defense emergencies. Over 1,700 sorties and 2,500 hours were flown by CAP aircraft in direct support of.these training exercises. COMMUNICATIONS The Civil Air Patrol, with its nationwide communications system consisting of approximately 32,000 fixed, ground mobile, airmobile, and repeater stations, provided impressive support to local, state, and federal agencies. To enhance CAP's communications program, 39 radio stations have been outfitted with state -of- the -art high- frequency (HF) equipment to be used for proper interface with state emergency management centers and military resources. This equipment, maintained and operated by CAP communicators, dramatically improves the responsiveness of Civil Air Patrol to disaster relief victims, search and rescue operations, and many other emergency situations. ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Federal Emergeny Management Agency (FEMA) FEMA was established in 1979 to merge closely allied federal programs involved with preparedness for and response to national emergencies. FEMA and CAP entered into a Memorandum of Understanding in November 1981 to promote mutual support and coordination through specific points of contact at various levels of both organizations. The FEMA regional offices coordinate emergency services activities with various state and local governments, and CAP wings have developed agreements with state and local governments making CAP support available during emergencies. Volunteers of America (VOA) CAP and the VOA continued to operate under a 1980 mutual support agreement that ensures close cooperation in their common mission of emergency service. The agreement outlines principles of cooperation to provide maximum assistance to victims and workers in disaster and emergency situations and to ensure that the maximum capability of both organizations is fully utilized. Excerpts from CAPM 50 -15 Chapter 6 "Civil Defense" SECTION A -- GENERAL POLICIES 6 -1. General: a. This chapter is a guide for providing CAP assistance to civil and military authorities in support of civil defense (CD) activities, and it presents the concepts, principles, and policies that govern the use of CAP resources during national CD emergencies. d. The Department of Defense will provide military support to CD to minimize the effects upon the civilian population caused by an enemy attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions. Authority for this assistance is contained in DOD Directive 3025.10, Subject: Military Support of Civil Defense (MSCD). This directive states: "The national civil defense program is an integral part of national security and is an essential element of the deterrent posture of the United States." It further assigns the Secretary of the Air Force the responsibility to "furnish appropriate assistance to units of CAP engaged in missions related to MSCD." e. One of the noncombatant duties of the Air Force during a national emergency is to assist civil government when requested by proper authority. In AFR 46 -5 the United States Air Force has authorized CAP to assist in this noncombatant mission. Primary CAP activities in support of MCSD are to provide: search, rescue, and emergency evacuation; radiological monitoring and decontamination, to include identifying contaminated areas, and reporting information through the national warning system; movement control, to include plans and procedures for essential movement; assessment; and provision of interim communications to provide command and control. 6 -2. CAP /Emergency Management (EM) Agreements. Each wing should annually review its "Memorandum of Understanding" with respective EM officials. This document should detail conditions, policies, and agreements pertaining to CAP support. Additional agreements based on the wing /state agreement should be made by CAP units with each level of government which they directly support. Supporting plans /procedures should be reviewed and updated on a similar basis. 6 -3. CAP /EM Assignments. The following tasks should be incorporated into the CAP /EM agreement, in addition to items contained in paragraph 6 -7c. a. Provide available fixed, mobile and airborne communications to support recovery operations during CD emergencies. b. Provide teams to accomplish radiological monitoring and decontamination of aircraft and surface support facilities. c. Support state SARDA plans by: (1) Airlifting urgently needed personnel and supplies. (2) Visual and photographic aerial damage assessment. (3) Airborne communications and other non - governmental aeronautical radio facilities as are available. (4) Air support to priority commercial, corporate, industrial, health, welfare, and agricultural requirements in military and CD survival and recovery actions. (5) Air support of the "Continental US Airborne Reconnaisance for Damage Assessment" (CARDA) plan. (6) Aerial radiological monitoring. d. Search and Rescue. SECTION C -- THE MISSION 6 -5. How a Mission is Initiated and Mission Designators: a. CAP units may participate in CD missions under the following circumstances: (1) When asked to participate in training or evaluation missions by the state, if Air Force reimbursement is to be sought, the request will be forwarded to the USAF -CAP liaison officer for processing. (2) Upon declaration of a national CD emergency, a USAF - mission number will be obtained from the NAF(R) for CAP CD operations. The wing staff, operating at the state level, will receive operational requests from the state emergency management office usually through the State Director of SARDA. These missions will be assigned to subordinate CAP units as appropriate. Local CAP units will respond to mission requests from local government only after approval by the wing /state staff. Local CAP units may, however, respond to local government requirements if or when communication with the wing /state staff has been disrupted. 6 -6. Control of CAP Resources. CAP personnel are subject only to the authority of their superiors in the CAP chain of command. The CAP will retain its organizational integrity while receiving overall direction in the form of requests from civil authorities. The CAP wing commander, or designated representative, will act as the planning and action agent between the CAP wing and the state EM agency. Deployment of CAP resources (in close cooperation with the EMC) will be the responsibility of the wing commander or representative. Excerpts from CAPM 50 -15 Chapter 7 "Natural Disaster Relief Operations" 7 -1. General. This chapter outlines CAP responsibilities during natural disasters. 7 -3. Basic Policies. The primary responsibility of alleviating the conditions created by a natural disaster rests with individuals, families, private industry, local and state governments, the American Red Crss, and various nomilitary federal agencies having available resources. When civil resources are inadequate, military assistance may be given local authorities to save lives, prevent starvation and suffering, and to minimize property damage. 7 -6. Mission Authorization: a. A NAF must approve the mission request and issue a mission authorization before CAP can considered as participating on behalf of the Air Force. Two procedures for obtaining the Air Force mission authorization (mission number) for CAP assistance in natural disaster missions are: (1) Local authorities (city, county, etc.) should direct initial requests for assistance to appropriate state civil authority (emergency management office), which will then request military assistance from the FEMA Regional Office, who will pass the request to the CONUS Army and NAF. Using any other procedure to request military assistance may result in unnecessary delay. This does not prohibit local authorities from requesting military assistance from the CONUS Army or NAF in extreme situations when communications cannot be established with the state disaster preparedness office. (2) If a disaster strikes without warning (tornado, flash flood, fire, etc.), the CONUS Army may be bypassed and the request made directly to the appropriate NAF. b. The request for CAP assistance must contain: (1) Date and time for starting the mission. (2) Specific information on the mission CAP will perform; that is, personnel transport, damage assessment, surveillance, communications, ground teams, etc. (3) The designation of CAP units desired to perform the mission. (4) Duration of the mission (time limit). (5) Name and phone number of individual making the request. 7 -10. Peacetime Radiological Monitoring: a. CAP is a support agency and cannot be primarily responsible for peacetime radiological monitoring. Types of support CAP can provide during a peacetime incident includes: (1) The use of CAP aircraft as a monitoring and communications platform, a means of transportation, etc. (2) The use of CAP ground vehicles to transport personnel and equipment. (3) The use of CAP personnel to pilot aircraft, drive vehicles, operate the communication stations, and support responsible officials. (4) Mission coordination assistance for the responsible agencies. (5) Collection of air samples and /or meter readings, providing the provisions of paragraph b, below, are met. b. Prior to becoming involved in peacetime radiological monitoring activities, CAP must have an established written agreement with the state agency responsible. This agreement should provide specific guidance concerning: (1) Functions to be performed and by whom. (2) The type of equipment needed for various kinds of incidents. (3) The minimum qualifications of CAP personnel involved in various aspects of a radiological monitoring mission. (4) Training of CAP personnel. (5) Alerting or notification of a peacetime radiological mission. (6) Provisions for liability coverage for CAP members. (7) Provisions for health insurance for CAP members.