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A [[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|Volunteer Support Function (VSF)]] is a functional area under which volunteers carry out their responsibilities. Each VSF is broken into position assignments. VSF 03.01 is the position assigned to volunteers who will clear earthquake debris from City-owned streets.
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=== Summary ===
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Debris Clearance volunteers assisting the City of Portland ''only'' clear debris from public streets. If a volunteer helps clear debris on private property, that volunteer does so without any association with the City of Portland. Volunteers clearing debris from private property risks the private property owner's prospects for receiving relief from FEMA.
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=== Responsibilities ===

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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Position ID''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Position ID|※]]'''</sup>
|style="text-align: center; background: #13135a; color: white"|<big>'''VSF 03.01: Debris Clearance'''</big>
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="25%" |'''Mission Area <sup>[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Cycle Position|※]]</sup>'''
|style="text-align: center; background: darkgray; color: gainsboro" width="25%"|'''<big>Preparedness</big>'''
|style="text-align: center; background: firebrick; color: white" width="25%"|'''<big>Response</big>'''
|style="text-align: center; background: firebrick; color: white" width="25%"|'''<big>Recovery</big>'''
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Lead Agency''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Lead Agency|※]]'''</sup>
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Active NET Required?''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Active NET Required?|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|No; this position is available to [[Affiliated Team Volunteers (ATVs)|ATVs]].
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Structure''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Structure|※]]'''</sup>
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities|※]]'''</sup>
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Licenses and Certifications''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Licenses and Certifications|※]]'''</sup>
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Currency''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Currency|※]]'''</sup>
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Physical Requirements''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Physical Requirements|※]]'''</sup>
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Task Book''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Task Book|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|None at this time.
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''PPE and Recommended Equipment''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#PPE and Recommended Equipment|※]]'''</sup>
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Forms''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Forms|※]]'''</sup>
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Updated''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Updated|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|''(version 1.0)''
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Released''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Released|※]]'''</sup>
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=== Training for VSF 03.01: Debris Clearance ===
<mark>'''Important note: ONLY the trainings listed as REQUIRED are required!'''</mark> Optional training and supplemental resources are presented as a path for a volunteer to increase their knowledge and confidence carrying out their volunteer responsibilities. However, no volunteer's Active status depends on completing training marked as "Optional" or "Supplemental". For more information, please visit the article on [[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Training Section|Position Descriptions: Training Section]].
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=== VSF 03.01: Debris Clearance Knowledge Base ===
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|[[Media:2025.04.17.Tsunami-Debris-Technical-Guide.pdf|Understanding Tsunami Debris and Sediment Planning and Mitigation A Guide for Local Debris Planners]]
|Though Portland is not subject to tsunamis, this publication can fill in knowledge for VSF 03.01 as a supplement. 
|Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) and the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP) 
|2025.04.17
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|[[Media:FEMA Debris Resource Typing.pdf|FEMA Resource Typing for Debris Removal Positions]]
|Position descriptions from FEMA's typing library.
|Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
|2021.05.28
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|[[Media:METRO Disaster Debris Plan.pdf|EPA Planning for Natural Disaster Debris]]
|Assistance for communities to develop a disaster debris management plan.
|Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
|2019.06.20
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|[[Media:Disaster Waste Management Guidelines.pdf|United Nations Disaster Waste Management Guidelines]]
|Guidelines to provide advice and tools to manage disaster waste in emergency and early recovery phases. See also [https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/world/disaster-waste-management-guidelines their page for disaster debris]. 
|United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Environmental Emergencies Section
|2011.01.31
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