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The Readiness Support Division provides readiness support to the civil engineer community through technical information and standardized methodology, enabling civil engineers worldwide to execute their expeditionary combat support and emergency services missions safely, effectively and efficiently.
This division is charged with ensuring that all engineering personnel receive training and are equipped so that they can deploy anywhere in the world in case of war or peacetime emergencies. The division works with war planners from the Air Force and other services to ensure engineer forces are accurately reflected in U.S. war plans. An integral part of the division is the Civil Engineer Readiness Operations Center, commonly called 'the ROC" which coordinates engineer support activities worldwide. The division's four branches represent its major areas of responsibility. |
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 The Emergency Management Branch develops programs and advocates the acquisition of resources to enable Airmen to effectively prepare for and respond to emergency incidents to save lives, minimize loss or degradation of resources, and ensure continued operational capability. It assists HQ USAF and the Joint Staff in developing policies, guidance, procedures, and training to help Air Force installations worldwide respond to a full range of threats. The primary focus of the EM program is to save lives, minimize the loss or degradation of resources, and ensure continued operational capability at all times. Emergency management teams, located at all military installations, are trained and equipped to respond to threats including:chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives (CBRNE); weapons of mass destruction; hazardous material incidents; natural disasters; and major accidents. Emergency management teams work closely with and support national, state, local, and civilian response agencies. The program supports homeland security operations and provides support to civil and host-nation authorities, in accordance with Department of Defense directives, and through the appropriate Combatant Command.
The branch has experts from the engineer, medical, biomedical, security forces and logistics communities to provide reach-back capability for installations and all major command staffs.
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 The Fire Emergency Services Branch develops programs, policy and advocacy that facilitate the protection of people, property and the environment through preventive measures, intervention and incident management at AF installations.
This branch provides executive leadership and functional management of all Air Force fire emergency services activities. It provides immediate supervision for the management of all component-level fire emergency services issues in the Department of Defense, and is the DoD executive agent for firefighter certification, training, and fitness. The branch also provides guidance for Air Force fire emergency services operations, and monitors the resources needed to carry out those operations. It provides technical policy, guidance, and direct assistance to approximately 10,000 firefighters in Air Force fire emergency services at 173 major fire departments, which employ over 2,000 specialized firefighting vehicles and other equipment. The branch determines the technical requirements for firefighting vehicles and equipment; it also requests research and development efforts. It develops and recommends improvements to the training for Air Force fire emergency services personnel, and reviews new material and procedures. This branch also evaluates state-of-the-art criteria for use in Air Force programs. Additionally, the branch manages the Civil Engineer Career Program for the GS-081 fire protection series positions.
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 The Expeditionary Engineering Branch provides optimized deployed force structure plans, relevant training products, current publications, and modern equipment to ensure Air Force expeditionary engineers possess the core competencies and capabilities to execute global contingency missions. The branch is responsible for these areas: -Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (Prime BEEF) and Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) guidance and oversight
- Contingency plans analysis  - Publication development
- Contingency-related training curricula development
- CE Combat Skills Training oversight
- Equipment modernization programs consultation
- MEFPAK and pilot unit agent for CE UTCs
- CE expertise Reach-back support to the field
- CE lessons learned repository
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 The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Branch proactively leads changes to Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal policy, procedures, and training to effectively provide safe operating environments for personnel and protect physical and natural resources from the effects of hazardous ordnance, explosive materials, improvised devices, and weapons of mass destruction. It has overall responsibility for managing the Air Force EOD program. This includes developing of total force posturing and wartime planning guidance; serving as the focal point for EOD functional issues and concerns; preparing EOD departmental instructions and tactical guidance; and determining manpower, training and equipment requirements that enable EOD forces to meet current and projected missions. The branch also provides oversight for distribution of newly developed equipment, EOD specialized systems, and assists major commands in research, development and acquisitions.
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Readiness Support Division 
