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The CRD model involves three main components: Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM), Community Resilience District (CRD), and Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NETs). | The CRD model involves three main components: Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM), Community Resilience District (CRD), and Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NETs). | ||
Although it may seem hierarchical, the CRD is intended to serve as a supportive team for the administrative needs of NETs rather than a direct authority. In fact, notwithstanding the diagram below, the CRD could serve as an organization ''lateral'' to the individual NET teams inside a CRD service area. Its strength lies in empowering any community member interested in emergency preparedness and response, offering them roles and responsibilities. The goal of this model is not to create bureaucracy, but to strengthen community resilience by actively involving more individuals. | Although it may seem hierarchical, the CRD is intended to serve as a supportive team for the administrative needs of NETs rather than a direct authority. In fact, notwithstanding the diagram below, the CRD could serve as an organization ''lateral'' to the individual NET teams inside a CRD service area. Its strength lies in empowering any community member interested in emergency preparedness and response, offering them roles and responsibilities. The goal of this model is not to create bureaucracy, but to strengthen community resilience by actively involving more individuals.[[File:CRD Structure.jpg|alt=Diagram of the basic structure of a Community Resilience District (CRD). The CRD itself might be an organization above or lateral to the NETs. Illustration by Hugh Newell.|thumb|900x900px|''Diagram of the basic structure of a Community Resilience District (CRD). The CRD itself might be an organization above or lateral to the NETs. Illustration by Hugh Newell.''|none]] | ||
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=== What ''is'' a Community Resilience District? === | |||
Under PBEM guidance, a CRD is made up of three essential parts: | |||
# '''A service area:''' A CRD has a service area that can be geographically depicted on a map. Inside that service area are operational teams that plan for and activate in a disaster...the NETs. PBEM recommends that a CRD's service area conform with a [https://www.portlandoregon.gov/fire/article/104015 Fire Management Area (FMA)]. FMAs are ideal because each FMA has its own fire station ''and'' FMAs tend to have a consistency in operations planning risks inside their area. For example: FMA 27 is in Forest Park. A CRD and associated NETs working in FMA 27 all need to consider and plan for the problems that emerge with living in a wildland/urban interface area (such as wildfires). Meanwhile, a CSD and NETs in FMA 4 (Downtown Portland) must contend with the issues of organizing and responding in a dense urban environment, and so on. | |||
# '''A committee:''' The CRD committee is a group of volunteers (almost none of whom need to be NET trained) charged with providing administrative support to the NETs in their service area. That administrative support may include volunteer recruitment, convening meetings, outreach, fundraising, arranging training events, and more. | |||
# '''A charter:''' Despite its arcane name, the CRD charter simply clarifies responsibilities and sets goals for the CRD and associated NETs. | |||