2023-2024 NET Program Realignment - Revision history

Net@portlandoregon.gov: /* Training Centers */

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Training Centers

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	=== Training Centers ===		=== Training Centers ===
	[[File:Hillsdale.jpg\|alt=Hillsdale NET after a training event.\|thumb\|350x350px\|''~~Hillsdale~~ NET ~~after a training event~~.'']]		[[File:Hillsdale.jpg\|alt=Hillsdale NET after a training event.\|thumb\|350x350px\|''NETs at Maplewood Elementary School. Maplewood and Hayhurst were joined with volunteers from other SW NET teams.'']]
	This might confuse folks a bit because '''a Training Center is a role for a ''person'', not a place.''' Calling this role a "training center" puts the parlance in line with organizations such as [https://goto.hsi.com/safety-management-software?leadsourcelvl1=MKT+-+Google+Adwords&leadsourcelvl2=EHS+-+US+-+Search&leadsourcelvl3=safety-management-software&kw=safety%20training%20programs&cpn=19753733452&utm_term=safety%20training%20programs&utm_campaign=SMS+-+US+-+Search+-+EHS+Essentials&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=5110386882&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_cam=19753733452&hsa_ad=652468232856&hsa_kw=safety%20training%20programs&hsa_grp=147979472832&hsa_mt=b&hsa_ver=3&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=aud-470099037279:kwd-14027133&gclid=Cj0KCQiAr8eqBhD3ARIsAIe-buNZGM0PqhVO2p1ufMbrJ-BCnt8VdGKCmwYwO1CO7nAVW7AJEIDD7hIaApwrEALw_wcB HSI]. Glenn, for example, is an HSI Training Center.<ref>If you're wondering, HSI is the organization through which PBEM certifies for Stop the Bleed, First Aid, Wilderness First Aid, and a smattering of other stuff.</ref> In that role, he can schedule HSI classes, assign instructors, and certify trainees. It's the same idea here, but for Portland NET. The role would be available to any active NET volunteer in good standing.		This might confuse folks a bit because '''a Training Center is a role for a ''person'', not a place.''' Calling this role a "training center" puts the parlance in line with organizations such as [https://goto.hsi.com/safety-management-software?leadsourcelvl1=MKT+-+Google+Adwords&leadsourcelvl2=EHS+-+US+-+Search&leadsourcelvl3=safety-management-software&kw=safety%20training%20programs&cpn=19753733452&utm_term=safety%20training%20programs&utm_campaign=SMS+-+US+-+Search+-+EHS+Essentials&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=5110386882&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_cam=19753733452&hsa_ad=652468232856&hsa_kw=safety%20training%20programs&hsa_grp=147979472832&hsa_mt=b&hsa_ver=3&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=aud-470099037279:kwd-14027133&gclid=Cj0KCQiAr8eqBhD3ARIsAIe-buNZGM0PqhVO2p1ufMbrJ-BCnt8VdGKCmwYwO1CO7nAVW7AJEIDD7hIaApwrEALw_wcB HSI]. Glenn, for example, is an HSI Training Center.<ref>If you're wondering, HSI is the organization through which PBEM certifies for Stop the Bleed, First Aid, Wilderness First Aid, and a smattering of other stuff.</ref> In that role, he can schedule HSI classes, assign instructors, and certify trainees. It's the same idea here, but for Portland NET. The role would be available to any active NET volunteer in good standing.

Net@portlandoregon.gov: /* Q: But NETs will self deploy in response to a windstorm, like the Columbus Day Storm! */

2023-11-27T01:59:23Z

Q: But NETs will self deploy in response to a windstorm, like the Columbus Day Storm!

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	'''A:''' Yes, PBEM has been recruited by [[wikipedia:Illuminati\|The Illuminati]] to use NET to cover up the JFK assassination and this is the first step. I've already started photoshopping NET hard hats on the grassy knoll and printing NET IDs that say "Clint Hill" on them. You found me out. But no seriously, I wrote a whole section answering this question, [https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/2023-2024_NET_Program_Realignment#What_is_Driving_Realignment? please go back and read it]. Also, do you realize what happens if NETs don't approve these changes? ''I have less work to do.'' I'll bet you didn't expect "Creating more work for myself" as the breathtaking ulterior motive, did you?		'''A:''' Yes, PBEM has been recruited by [[wikipedia:Illuminati\|The Illuminati]] to use NET to cover up the JFK assassination and this is the first step. I've already started photoshopping NET hard hats on the grassy knoll and printing NET IDs that say "Clint Hill" on them. You found me out. But no seriously, I wrote a whole section answering this question, [https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/2023-2024_NET_Program_Realignment#What_is_Driving_Realignment? please go back and read it]. Also, do you realize what happens if NETs don't approve these changes? ''I have less work to do.'' I'll bet you didn't expect "Creating more work for myself" as the breathtaking ulterior motive, did you?

	===== Q: But NETs will self deploy in response to a windstorm, like the Columbus Day Storm! =====		===== Q: But NETs <u>will</u> self deploy in response to a windstorm, like the Columbus Day Storm! =====
	'''A:''' No, ~~a strong windstorm would not trigger self deployment protocols~~. ~~The~~ Columbus Day Storm ~~of 1962 hit gusts of~~ 170 mph. ~~It ''is'' true~~ that ~~the bare minimum standard for cell phone towers to withstand wind~~ is ~~90 mph~~. But ~~that is~~ the ~~''bare minimum''. Though companies do not publish the standards~~ to ~~which their infrastructure is built~~, ~~I have~~ a ~~hard time believing~~ that ~~a utility company~~ would ~~put up very expensive cell infrastructure all over the region that couldn~~'t ~~withstand the strongest wind storm we've ever seen, regardless of multiple prospective fail points~~.		'''A:''' Admittedly not impossible, but very unlikely. Hurricanes, for example, can and do knock out cell service (Hurricane Ian, with highest winds at 160 mph, positively murdered cell phone coverage...by comparison, high winds during the Columbus Day Storm were 170 mph near Portland). So yes, in that scenario, a self deployment is possible. But the storm would also need to sneak up on us, without warning. If we saw a storm like that coming (and we almost certainly would) we would prep teams for deployment and therefore it wouldn't be a self-deployment.

	So no, ~~a windstorm knocking out comms is highly~~ unlikely ~~and therefore~~ would ~~not trigger~~ self deployment. ~~Admittedly not impossible~~, ~~but very unlikely~~.		So sure...not impossible, but very unlikely. I would prefer to focus on the widespread self deployment we would need in the event of a CSZ quake, because that would be several magnitudes more complicated. If we can handle the earthquake, we can handle a windstorm.

	== Notes and References ==		== Notes and References ==

Net@portlandoregon.gov: /* Q: But NETs will self deploy in response to a windstorm, like the Columbus Day Storm! */

2023-11-27T01:53:01Z

Q: But NETs will self deploy in response to a windstorm, like the Columbus Day Storm!

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	===== Q: But NETs will self deploy in response to a windstorm, like the Columbus Day Storm! =====		===== Q: But NETs will self deploy in response to a windstorm, like the Columbus Day Storm! =====
	'''A:''' No, a strong windstorm would not trigger self deployment protocols. The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 hit gusts of 170 mph. It ''is'' true that the bare minimum standard for cell phone towers to withstand wind is 90 mph. But that is the ''bare minimum''. Though companies do not publish the standards to which their infrastructure is built, I have a hard time believing that a utility company would put up very expensive cell infrastructure all over the region that couldn't withstand the strongest wind storm we've ever seen. So no, a windstorm knocking out comms is highly unlikely and therefore would not trigger self deployment. Admittedly not impossible, but very unlikely.		'''A:''' No, a strong windstorm would not trigger self deployment protocols. The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 hit gusts of 170 mph. It ''is'' true that the bare minimum standard for cell phone towers to withstand wind is 90 mph. But that is the ''bare minimum''. Though companies do not publish the standards to which their infrastructure is built, I have a hard time believing that a utility company would put up very expensive cell infrastructure all over the region that couldn't withstand the strongest wind storm we've ever seen, regardless of multiple prospective fail points.

			So no, a windstorm knocking out comms is highly unlikely and therefore would not trigger self deployment. Admittedly not impossible, but very unlikely.

	== Notes and References ==		== Notes and References ==

Net@portlandoregon.gov: /* Notes and References */

2023-11-27T01:52:19Z

Notes and References

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	'''A:''' Yes, PBEM has been recruited by [[wikipedia:Illuminati\|The Illuminati]] to use NET to cover up the JFK assassination and this is the first step. I've already started photoshopping NET hard hats on the grassy knoll and printing NET IDs that say "Clint Hill" on them. You found me out. But no seriously, I wrote a whole section answering this question, [https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/2023-2024_NET_Program_Realignment#What_is_Driving_Realignment? please go back and read it]. Also, do you realize what happens if NETs don't approve these changes? ''I have less work to do.'' I'll bet you didn't expect "Creating more work for myself" as the breathtaking ulterior motive, did you?		'''A:''' Yes, PBEM has been recruited by [[wikipedia:Illuminati\|The Illuminati]] to use NET to cover up the JFK assassination and this is the first step. I've already started photoshopping NET hard hats on the grassy knoll and printing NET IDs that say "Clint Hill" on them. You found me out. But no seriously, I wrote a whole section answering this question, [https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/2023-2024_NET_Program_Realignment#What_is_Driving_Realignment? please go back and read it]. Also, do you realize what happens if NETs don't approve these changes? ''I have less work to do.'' I'll bet you didn't expect "Creating more work for myself" as the breathtaking ulterior motive, did you?

			===== Q: But NETs will self deploy in response to a windstorm, like the Columbus Day Storm! =====
			'''A:''' No, a strong windstorm would not trigger self deployment protocols. The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 hit gusts of 170 mph. It ''is'' true that the bare minimum standard for cell phone towers to withstand wind is 90 mph. But that is the ''bare minimum''. Though companies do not publish the standards to which their infrastructure is built, I have a hard time believing that a utility company would put up very expensive cell infrastructure all over the region that couldn't withstand the strongest wind storm we've ever seen. So no, a windstorm knocking out comms is highly unlikely and therefore would not trigger self deployment. Admittedly not impossible, but very unlikely.

	== Notes and References ==		== Notes and References ==

Net@portlandoregon.gov: /* Notes and References */

2023-11-26T19:05:53Z

Notes and References

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	... Where is the data to justify it? This smells of someone looking to justify spending or building a palace in the sky rather than fixing a real problem. Of course, if the problem cannot be articulated, the solution is intended serve an ulterior motive.		... Where is the data to justify it? This smells of someone looking to justify spending or building a palace in the sky rather than fixing a real problem. Of course, if the problem cannot be articulated, the solution is intended serve an ulterior motive.

	'''A:''' Yes, PBEM has been recruited by [[wikipedia:Illuminati\|The Illuminati]] to use NET to cover up the JFK assassination and this is the first step. I've already started photoshopping NET hard hats on the grassy knoll and printing NET IDs that say "Clint Hill" on them. You found me out. But no seriously, I wrote a whole section answering this question, [https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/2023-2024_NET_Program_Realignment#What_is_Driving_Realignment? please go back and read it]. Also, do you realize what happens if NETs don't approve these changes? I have less work to do. I'll bet you didn't expect "Creating more work for myself" as the breathtaking ulterior motive, did you?		'''A:''' Yes, PBEM has been recruited by [[wikipedia:Illuminati\|The Illuminati]] to use NET to cover up the JFK assassination and this is the first step. I've already started photoshopping NET hard hats on the grassy knoll and printing NET IDs that say "Clint Hill" on them. You found me out. But no seriously, I wrote a whole section answering this question, [https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/2023-2024_NET_Program_Realignment#What_is_Driving_Realignment? please go back and read it]. Also, do you realize what happens if NETs don't approve these changes? ''I have less work to do.'' I'll bet you didn't expect "Creating more work for myself" as the breathtaking ulterior motive, did you?

	== Notes and References ==		== Notes and References ==

Net@portlandoregon.gov: /* Notes and References */

2023-11-26T18:58:25Z

Notes and References

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	... Where is the data to justify it? This smells of someone looking to justify spending or building a palace in the sky rather than fixing a real problem. Of course, if the problem cannot be articulated, the solution is intended serve an ulterior motive.		... Where is the data to justify it? This smells of someone looking to justify spending or building a palace in the sky rather than fixing a real problem. Of course, if the problem cannot be articulated, the solution is intended serve an ulterior motive.

	'''A:''' Yes, PBEM has been recruited by [[wikipedia:Illuminati\|The Illuminati]] to use NET to cover up the JFK assassination and this is the first step. I've already started photoshopping NET hard hats on the grassy knoll. You found me out. But no seriously, I wrote a whole section answering this question, [https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/2023-2024_NET_Program_Realignment#What_is_Driving_Realignment? please go back and read it]. Also, do you realize what happens if NETs don't approve these changes? I have less work to do. I'll bet you didn't expect "Creating more work for myself" as the breathtaking ulterior motive, did you?		'''A:''' Yes, PBEM has been recruited by [[wikipedia:Illuminati\|The Illuminati]] to use NET to cover up the JFK assassination and this is the first step. I've already started photoshopping NET hard hats on the grassy knoll and printing NET IDs that say "Clint Hill" on them. You found me out. But no seriously, I wrote a whole section answering this question, [https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/2023-2024_NET_Program_Realignment#What_is_Driving_Realignment? please go back and read it]. Also, do you realize what happens if NETs don't approve these changes? I have less work to do. I'll bet you didn't expect "Creating more work for myself" as the breathtaking ulterior motive, did you?

	== Notes and References ==		== Notes and References ==

Net@portlandoregon.gov: /* Notes and References */

2023-11-26T18:57:12Z

Notes and References

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	... Where is the data to justify it? This smells of someone looking to justify spending or building a palace in the sky rather than fixing a real problem. Of course, if the problem cannot be articulated, the solution is intended serve an ulterior motive.		... Where is the data to justify it? This smells of someone looking to justify spending or building a palace in the sky rather than fixing a real problem. Of course, if the problem cannot be articulated, the solution is intended serve an ulterior motive.

	'''A:''' Yes, PBEM has been recruited by [[wikipedia:Illuminati\|The Illuminati]] to use NET to cover up the JFK assassination and this is the first step. You found me out. But no seriously, I wrote a whole section answering this question, [https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/2023-2024_NET_Program_Realignment#What_is_Driving_Realignment? please go back and read it]. Also, do you realize what happens if NETs don't approve these changes? I have less work to do. I'll bet you didn't expect "Creating more work for myself" as the breathtaking ulterior motive, did you?		'''A:''' Yes, PBEM has been recruited by [[wikipedia:Illuminati\|The Illuminati]] to use NET to cover up the JFK assassination and this is the first step. I've already started photoshopping NET hard hats on the grassy knoll. You found me out. But no seriously, I wrote a whole section answering this question, [https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/2023-2024_NET_Program_Realignment#What_is_Driving_Realignment? please go back and read it]. Also, do you realize what happens if NETs don't approve these changes? I have less work to do. I'll bet you didn't expect "Creating more work for myself" as the breathtaking ulterior motive, did you?

	== Notes and References ==		== Notes and References ==

Net@portlandoregon.gov: /* Notes and References */

2023-11-26T18:56:29Z

Notes and References

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	===== Q: Will there be support for NETs who want to start a NERF but have no other nets in their immediate area? =====		===== Q: Will there be support for NETs who want to start a NERF but have no other nets in their immediate area? =====
	A: Yes; essentially, that's the curriculum. The curriculum will assume that a NET is the only one in the service area, and it also will work for neighborhoods that have ''no'' NETs.		'''A:''' Yes; essentially, that's the curriculum. The curriculum will assume that a NET is the only one in the service area, and it also will work for neighborhoods that have ''no'' NETs.

	===== Comment: My understanding is that our current NET groups really have three options... =====		===== Comment: My understanding is that our current NET groups really have three options... =====
	...1) continue our NET group as it is, 2) let people know they can go to a block scale model, or 3) allow NETS to be unaffiliated and support PBEM deployments, attend trainings as they are able, yet be ready to self respond during a big earthquake event.		...1) continue our NET group as it is, 2) let people know they can go to a block scale model, or 3) allow NETS to be unaffiliated and support PBEM deployments, attend trainings as they are able, yet be ready to self respond during a big earthquake event.

	A: Yes, precisely.		'''A:''' Yes, precisely.

			'''Q:''' '''What problem is this intended to solve?...'''

			... Where is the data to justify it? This smells of someone looking to justify spending or building a palace in the sky rather than fixing a real problem. Of course, if the problem cannot be articulated, the solution is intended serve an ulterior motive.

			'''A:''' Yes, PBEM has been recruited by [[wikipedia:Illuminati\|The Illuminati]] to use NET to cover up the JFK assassination and this is the first step. You found me out. But no seriously, I wrote a whole section answering this question, [https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/2023-2024_NET_Program_Realignment#What_is_Driving_Realignment? please go back and read it]. Also, do you realize what happens if NETs don't approve these changes? I have less work to do. I'll bet you didn't expect "Creating more work for myself" as the breathtaking ulterior motive, did you?

	== Notes and References ==		== Notes and References ==

Net@portlandoregon.gov: /* Notes and References */

2023-11-26T18:50:14Z

Notes and References

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	===== Q: Will there be support for NETs who want to start a NERF but have no other nets in their immediate area? =====		===== Q: Will there be support for NETs who want to start a NERF but have no other nets in their immediate area? =====
	A: Yes; essentially, that's the curriculum. The curriculum will assume that a NET is the only one in the service area, and it also will work for neighborhoods that have ''no'' NETs.		A: Yes; essentially, that's the curriculum. The curriculum will assume that a NET is the only one in the service area, and it also will work for neighborhoods that have ''no'' NETs.

			===== Comment: My understanding is that our current NET groups really have three options... =====
			...1) continue our NET group as it is, 2) let people know they can go to a block scale model, or 3) allow NETS to be unaffiliated and support PBEM deployments, attend trainings as they are able, yet be ready to self respond during a big earthquake event.

			A: Yes, precisely.

	== Notes and References ==		== Notes and References ==

Net@portlandoregon.gov: /* Centralized Deployments */

2023-11-17T01:02:35Z

Centralized Deployments

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	=== Centralized Deployments ===		=== Centralized Deployments ===
	'''Nothing changes here.''' This is when the city has some kind of emergency or event that fully trained/active NETs can help at. PBEM organizes and leads the deployment.		'''Nothing changes here.''' This is when the city has some kind of emergency or event that fully trained/active NETs can help at. PBEM organizes and leads the deployment (though we might detail a NET TL to lead on the scene).
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