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Emergency Services are conducted using mission operational specialties that are documented on the CAPF 101 card. Mission Qualified personnel run the mission from start to finish. In some cases, trainees can fill mission positions during a genuine mission (REDCAP).
There are 5 fundamental areas of operation during a mission: 1) Command, 2) Operations, 3) Planning, 4) Logistics, and 5) Finance / Administration. These compose the five sections of the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS or ICS).
| COMMAND SECTION | |
| CAP Incident Commander | This person serves as the representative of the wing/region commander for all decisions regarding CAP involvement in a given mission. In New Mexico the ultimate authority rests with the representative of the New Mexico State Police (Incident Commander / Mission Initiator / SAR Field Coordinator) |
| Mission Coordinator | This person may serve as an incident commander for a single mission. This would occur during large events where the incident commander oversees several related missions, and this manager would be responsible for a single mission in the incident. (ie. multiple missing parties in multiple directions). |
| Safety Officer | This person carries the authority of the incident commander for disqualifying an activity. The safety officer inspects vehicles (ground and air) and makes observations to keep teams and individuals in the highest degree of operating efficiency. The safety officer can stop any activity, without question. |
| Information Officer | This individual is responsible for passing any information to personnel who are not part of the mission. The are the only source of information to be consulted when ased by the media, family, or others who are not part of a bona-fide mission participating organization. |
| Liaison Officer | This person acts as the representative to multiple agencies working alongside CAP. Like the information officer works with outsiders, this person conducts communication and intelligence exchange amongst other participating agencies. Information exchange with the host agency (usually NMSP / AFRCC) must, however, be conducted through the incident commander |
| Operations Section Chief (OPS) | This person runs the mission. They are responsible for asset assignment and accountability. The Operations Section Chief makes the decisions about who and what will search where and when. All authority for mission tasks rests with this individual. The Operations Section Chief answers directly to the Incident Commander. |
| Planning Section Chief (PLANS) | This person is responsible for establishing a forecast of tasks to be accomplished. As part of this duty, the Planning Section Chief is also responsible for attaining any intelligence about the mission activities. Mission data acquired through flight or ground activity is sent to planning and compliled into probability studies. Planning decides how many additional resources are needed and develops contingency plans for unexpected outcomes. The Planning Section Chief works alongside the Operations Section Chief and answers to the Incident Commander. |
| Logistics Section Chief (LOGS) | The Logistics Section Chief provides the tools of the trade. Anything the Incident Commander needs, the Logistics section provides. Everything from communications at base camp, medical support for the rescuers operating the mission, to food, shelter, and facilities. The Logistics section chief works alongside the Operations Section Chief and answers to the Incident Commander. |
| Finance and Administration Section Chief (FASC) | Finance and Administration account for the activity. They arrange payment for fuel, lodging, transportation, and aircraft reimbursement. If it has to be paid for or justified to the client, the Finance and Administration section does it. This is where all the mission paperwork end up. All flight hours, man hours, mission time, consumable items, and personnel accountability are completed. Finance and Administration is where we justify why we do it, and what we accomlished. |
The basic organizational chart is shown below. Click on each section to see mission specialties in that section.
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