Emergency Pack
2009 April 27

In Civil Air Patrol we never know when we might receive a telephone call to promptly begin a mission.  Pilots should have their charts, plotters, flight computer, gridded chart, flashlight, etc. ready in a brief case or flight bag.  But ground team members also need an emergency pack already prepared and ready to pick up at a moment's notice, which will fill the member's basic needs in the field.  There usually isn't adequate time just before a real SAR or DR to think about what might be needed, and then locate these items in an organized fashion.  The following list may prove helpful as a starting point, in filling your ground team emergency pack, so that it is ready when you need it.