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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 14.01.01 is the position assigned to general BEECN volunteers.
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 14.01.01 is the position assigned to general BEECN volunteers.
:''See also:'' [[Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Nodes (BEECN)|BEECN Program Guidelines]]<br /> <br />
:''See also:'' [[Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Nodes (BEECN)|''BEECN Program Guidelines'']]<br /> <br />
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[[VSF 14.01.04: Fire Station UHF Volunteer]]
[[VSF 14.01.04: Fire Station UHF Volunteer]]


[[VSF 02.02: Fire Station HAM]]
[[VSF 02.02: Fire Station ARO]]


=== Responsibilities ===
=== Responsibilities ===
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* Log all volunteer hours.
* Log all volunteer hours.


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{{VSF Position
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Position ID''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Position ID|※]]'''</sup>
| id = 14.01.01: BEECN Volunteer
|style="text-align: center; background: #13135a; color: white"|<big>'''VSF 14.01.01: BEECN Volunteer'''</big>
| area = response
|}
| net_required = no
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| structure = The BEECN Volunteer is part of a BEECN Cohort, and the BEECN Volunteer reports to the BEECN Coordinator for their assigned BEECN.
|+
| skills = Hand held UHF radio operation. Ability to remain cool headed in intense situations. First aid is also helpful, but not as important as the other skills listed.
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="25%" |'''Mission Area <sup>[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Cycle Position|※]]</sup>'''
| certifications = None required.
|style="text-align: center; background: darkgray; color: gainsboro" width="25%"|'''<big>Preparedness</big>'''
| currency = BEECN volunteers must be in touch with their BEECN Coordinator and appear on the roster of their BEECN Response Framework. They should also participate in BEECN inventories and exercises as their time allows. Because all BEECN volunteers are indemnified, they '''''are''''' '''''required''''' to log their hours but '''''not''''' required to meet the twelve hour [[Minimum Service Contribution (MSC)]] unless they are also a NET volunteer. However, '''they should log at least one hour each calendar year minimum to remain in active status'''.
|style="text-align: center; background: firebrick; color: white" width="25%"|'''<big>Response</big>'''
| physical = A BEECN volunteer must be inside a 20-minute walk or bike ride of the BEECN they are assigned to. They should be able to access BEECN equipment from storage and move it to the BEECN site with the assistance of at least one other person.
|style="text-align: center; background: darkgray; color: gainsboro" width="25%"|'''<big>Recovery</big>'''
| equipment = '''PPE:''' Weather appropriate clothes. BEECN volunteers should wear the hard hats and vests found in their BEECN cache when conducting BEECN operations.
|}
 
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Lead Agency''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Lead Agency|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
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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]].
|-
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Structure''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Structure|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|The BEECN Volunteer is part of a BEECN Cohort, and the BEECN Volunteer reports to the BEECN Coordinator for their assigned BEECN.
|-
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|Leadership, radio, communication. Ability to remain cool headed in intense situations. First aid is also helpful, but not as important as the other skills listed.
|-
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Licenses and Certifications''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Licenses and Certifications|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|None required.
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Currency''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Currency|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|BEECN volunteers must be in touch with their BEECN Coordinator and appear on the roster of their BEECN Response Framework. They should also participate in BEECN inventories and exercises as their time allows. Because all BEECN volunteers are indemnified, they '''''are''''' '''''required''''' to log their hours but '''''not''''' required to meet the twelve hour [[Minimum Service Contribution (MSC)|Minimum Service Contribution (MRC)]] unless they are also a NET volunteer. However, t'''hey should log at least one hour each calendar year minimum''' to remain in active status.
BEECN Volunteers are required to complete a [[Background Checks|criminal background check]] at the same frequency as NET volunteers.
|-
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Physical Requirements''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Physical Requirements|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|A BEECN volunteer must be inside a 20-minute walk or bike ride of the BEECN they are assigned to. They should be able to access BEECN equipment from storage and move it to the BEECN site with the assistance of at least one other person.
|-
|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>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|'''PPE:''' Weather appropriate clothes. BEECN volunteers should wear the hard hats and vests found in their BEECN cache when conducting BEECN operations.
'''Equipment:''' All the equipment a BEECN volunteer needs should be in their [[BEECN Caches|BEECN Cache]].
'''Equipment:''' All the equipment a BEECN volunteer needs should be in their [[BEECN Caches|BEECN Cache]].
|-
| updated = 2025.01.15 (version 2.0)
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Forms''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Forms|※]]'''</sup>
| released = 2017.10.03
|style="padding: 10px"|[[Operations at BEECN Sites#Deployment Planning: the BEECN Response Framework|BEECN Response Framework]]
| forms = [[Operations at BEECN Sites#Deployment Planning: the BEECN Response Framework|BEECN Response Framework]]
[[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 6: Communications Log|NET Form 6: Communications Log]]
[[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 6: Communications Log|NET Form 6: Communications Log]]
|-
}}
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Updated''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Updated|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|2025.01.15 ''(version 2.0)''
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Released''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Released|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|2017.10.03
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=== Training for VSF 14.01.01: BEECN Volunteer ===
=== Training for VSF 14.01.01: BEECN Volunteer ===
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!style="background: #13135a; color: white"|<big>Learning Objective</big>
!style="background: #13135a; color: white"|<big>Learning Objective</big>
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|Basic BEECN Orientation
|BEECN Orientation
|style="background: #d35d30; color: white"|'''Required'''
|style="background: #d35d30; color: white"|'''Required'''
|Online
|Online
|1.5 hours
|1.5 hours
|Summarizes BEECN Guidelines and prepares a new volunteer for working with their BEECN cohort.
|Summarizes BEECN Guidelines and prepares a new volunteer for working with their BEECN cohort.
:'''↳''' ''[[VSF 14.01.01: BEECN Volunteer/BEECN Orientation Links|Links for BEECN Orientation Training]]''
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|[https://vimeo.com/923165829 Hours Logging Training]
|[https://vimeo.com/923165829 Hours Logging Training]
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|Javier Salas / [https://english.elpais.com/ El Pais]
|Javier Salas / [https://english.elpais.com/ El Pais]
|2025.05.06
|2025.05.06
|-
|[https://www.pps.org/article/where-we-go-when-everything-breaks-placemaking-lessons-from-ashevilles-recovery Where We Go When Everything Breaks: Placemaking Lessons from Asheville's Recovery]
|Case study about how usual social spaces become key to disaster recovery, which is a principle idea behind BEECN.
|Project for Public Spaces/Ryan Smolar
|2025.05.16
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|[https://www.commentary.org/articles/james-meigs/elite-panic-vs-the-resilient-populace/ Elite Panic vs. the Resilient Populace]
|Focus on the 1964 Alaska earthquake and the emergent volunteers who came together and helped people. Noted because BEECNs may become gathering points of spontaneous volunteers who want assignments.
|James B. Meigs for [https://www.commentary.org/ Commentary Magazine]
|2020.05.01
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