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#'''NETs need the support and involvement of the entire local community, not just a few neighbors who are interested in preparing for a disaster.''' NETs can act as advocates for disaster preparedness and response at the local level, but they will require assistance from less-engaged neighbors to respond effectively after an earthquake. | #'''NETs need the support and involvement of the entire local community, not just a few neighbors who are interested in preparing for a disaster.''' NETs can act as advocates for disaster preparedness and response at the local level, but they will require assistance from less-engaged neighbors to respond effectively after an earthquake. | ||
#'''Many NET Team Leaders prefer to focus on operational planning rather than administrative tasks.''' Some become leaders to plan for the response in their immediate area and may not necessarily want to manage rosters, conduct meetings, recruit others, or raise funds. | #'''Many NET Team Leaders prefer to focus on operational planning rather than administrative tasks.''' Some become leaders to plan for the response in their immediate area and may not necessarily want to manage rosters, conduct meetings, recruit others, or raise funds. | ||
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== Community Resilience Districts Program History == | == Community Resilience Districts Program History == | ||
The ideas behind CRDs coalesced into a draft program called "Neighborhood Preparedness Wards" in 2017. The Wards program was developed concurrently with the [https://hcpaw.portlandoregon.gov/u/yGPDVSHjw2PaY8NW/df598da0-00d5-4836-bed9-8b7cc53aff2e?l Portland Fire Bureau's Blueprint for Success concept], proposed by Chief Mike Myers, which included many of the same philosophical underpinnings. A concept paper was developed for the St. Johns neighborhood. The concept paper was presented to St. Johns NET and community partners in the spring of 2017, and the present committee approved moving forward with it. | The ideas behind CRDs coalesced into a draft program called "Neighborhood Preparedness Wards" in 2017. The Wards program was developed concurrently with the [https://hcpaw.portlandoregon.gov/u/yGPDVSHjw2PaY8NW/df598da0-00d5-4836-bed9-8b7cc53aff2e?l Portland Fire Bureau's Blueprint for Success concept], proposed by Chief Mike Myers, which included many of the same philosophical underpinnings. A concept paper was developed for the St. Johns neighborhood. The concept paper was presented to St. Johns NET and community partners in the spring of 2017, and the present committee approved moving forward with it. | ||
Jeremy Van Keuren (PBEM Community Resilience Manager) presented the first CRD concept paper to NET volunteers on November 8, 2018. NETs responded optimistically to the presentation and directed PBEM to develop the concept further by piloting it in several neighborhoods. A pilot had already started in late spring that year in the St. Johns neighborhood, where it continues today. Jeremy also set about meeting with Downtown NET volunteers to develop a CRD charter, but the effort ultimately failed under stress from the COVID pandemic in 2020. Response to COVID, in fact, effectively shelved implementation of the CRD concept. A meeting of NET Team Leaders and PBEM during the 2022 NETcamp affirmed that the CRD concept is still something NETs and PBEM should explore pursuing. | |||
As of 2023, St. Johns/Cathedral Park is the only NET that has piloted the CRD concept. | |||