Emergency Services:  Protecting Life, in the air and on the ground as we perform missions for America

Emergency Services is one of the three fundamental missions of Civil Air Patrol.  Emergency Services encompasses all operations that do not fall under Aerospace Education or Cadet Programs.  Emergency Services is divided into several departments.  Operations is the parent command to ES, serving as the operations arm of the commander.  Subordinate departments include Counterdrug, Homeland Security, Search and Rescue (SAR), and Disaster Relief (DR).

Emergency Services trains the members for operation as aircrew, ground team, flight line operations, and mission staff.  Qualifications are earned as a 'specialty', which typically lasts for three years.  Each specialty has a listing of criteria that is required to initially qualify, as well as continuing experience in order to renew or remain current.  These qualifications are independent of pilot or senior training qualifications which may be required for advancement or operation in other arenas of the organization.

Emergency Services serves as the air branch of the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Search and Rescue Division.  CAP participates as a member of the New Mexico Emergency Services Council.

DO	Director of Operations	Maj. Ronald MacRall
DOS	Director of Emergency Services	Maj. David R Simonson
DOSA	Assistant Director of Emergency Services	1Lt. Jason N Zentner
DOSG	Director of Ground Operations	Capt. John P Grassham
DOC	Director of Counterdrug Operations	1Lt. Ralph E Meyerhein
DOH	Director of Homeland Security Operations	Col. James P Norvell