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Much of the training will take place in a classroom with several hands on exercises. PBEM recommends Trainees dress in comfortable clothing you can move around in. The last session is the [https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Basic_NET_Training_Standard_Syllabus#The_Final_Field_Exercise_.28FFE.29 Final Field Exercise (FFE)]. It will be outdoors and very hands-on. Please dress for the weather.
Much of the training will take place in a classroom with several hands on exercises. PBEM recommends Trainees dress in comfortable clothing you can move around in. The last session is the [[Basic NET Training Standard Syllabus#The Final Field Exercise .28FFE.29|Final Field Exercise (FFE)]]. It will be outdoors and very hands-on. Please dress for the weather.


==== Missing a class ====
==== Missing a class ====
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* If the schedule must be changed on any day you are scheduled to attend class, the NET Coordinator will notify you via email ASAP, but '''no later than 07:00am that day.'''
* If the schedule must be changed on any day you are scheduled to attend class, the NET Coordinator will notify you via email ASAP, but '''no later than 07:00am that day.'''
* When weather ''could'' be a factor, the NET Coordinator will update the Basic NET Status page '''by 07:00am''' each day of scheduled classes: [[BNT Status|https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/BNT_Status]] Note the date & time stamp near the top. Options can include 1) proceed; 2) postpone start time by an hour or two; 3) cancel/reschedule the date; or 4) switch to virtual, though for most classes this is not a feasible option.
* When weather ''could'' be a factor, the NET Coordinator will update the Basic NET Status page '''by 07:00am''' each day of [[BNT Status|scheduled classes]]. Note the date & time stamp near the top. Options can include 1) proceed; 2) postpone start time by an hour or two; 3) cancel/reschedule the date; or 4) switch to virtual, though for most classes this is not a feasible option.
* All that aside, '''every one of us is required to put our own safety first'''. If you feel that travelling to any class will be dangerous, please do not come. It's simple: Just like if you wake up feeling ill. No one will ever be penalized for choosing safety. If you must make up missed Segments with a future cohort, so be it.
* All that aside, '''every one of us is required to put our own safety first'''. If you feel that travelling to any class will be dangerous, please do not come. It's simple: Just like if you wake up feeling ill. No one will ever be penalized for choosing safety. If you must make up missed Segments with a future cohort, so be it.


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'''TLAs (Three-Letter Acryonymns)'''  
'''TLAs (Three-Letter Acryonymns)'''  


We use lots of them. It is an affliction endemic to governmental work. While we strive to speak plainly in class, we have also compiled a list of [[Frequently Used Acronyms]].  
We use lots of them. It is an affliction endemic to governmental work. While we strive to speak plainly in class, we have also compiled a list of [[Acronyms and Technical Terms Used in PBEM Community Resilience Programs]]. For the essentials, click the column header ''Frequency of Use'' and review terms marked ''1.) Very common''. You will be spouting those like a pro when you finish training.  
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==== Whole kit purchases and kit pieces ====
==== Whole kit purchases and kit pieces ====
Trainees may purchase a whole kit from vendors. Basically, you're paying a little extra for the convenience and do not select each specific component.
Trainees may choose to assemble their own kit, or purchase a whole kit from vendors. If you choose the latter option, you will pay a little extra for the convenience, and you do not get to select each specific component.


Note that CERT-branded kits have green instead of orange/red NET branding; that does not affect functionality but do not pay extra merely for CERT branding.
Note that CERT-branded kits have green instead of orange/red NET branding. Both are fine, but you are not required to pay extra merely for CERT or NET branding. Any functional backpack is perfectly fine, as long as it is dedicated to your NET supplies when you graduate.


If you wish to buy a whole kit instead of pieces, the vendors on the list below can accommodate you. Any of the kits on the the list is enough (or more than enough) for your FFE. If ordering for delivery, be sure to act early so that your equipment arrives on time for your FFE! And please do not feel limited to this list.
If you wish to buy a whole kit instead of pieces, the vendors on the list below can accommodate you. Any of the kits on the the list is enough (or more than enough) for your FFE. If ordering for delivery, be sure to act early so that your equipment arrives on time for your FFE. And please do not feel limited to this list.
 
PBEM does not endorse any one vendor over another, as explained in the highlight box below. However, for the convenience of Basic NET Trainees, we have arranged a discount with PrepareSmart, which you may use if you choose to purchase a whole kit from them with a NET-branded backpack. When you order a [https://preparesmart.com/shop/portland-net Basic Portland NET Backpack Kit] ($122.95 as of 2025.07.18), enter one of two discount codes at checkout:
 
* '''NETCLASSHOME''' : Receive a 15% discount on your total order, including any items in addition to the kit if you wish, and you pay for shipping to your home.
* '''NETCLASSFFE''' : No discount on your order, but free shipping to the Training Center location. You will receive your kit when you arrive the morning of your Final Field Exercise. Earlier pickup is not available; that is the point of the bulk shipping discount.


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The FFE is the practicum part of your basic training. '''The FFE will take place at the [https://goo.gl/maps/AiokhexHADPNei2S9 Portland Fire & Rescue Training campus, 4800 NE 122nd].'''
The FFE is the practicum part of your basic training. '''The FFE will take place at the [https://goo.gl/maps/AiokhexHADPNei2S9 Portland Fire & Rescue Training campus, 4800 NE 122nd].'''


For the day of your FFE, please check the forecast and dress for the weather! Much of the FFE takes place outdoors, rain or shine. If it is forecast to rain and you don't have a rain jacket, at least buy a cheap dollar-store poncho. Getting stuck in the rain during your FFE is a one-trip ticket to Miserytown.
For the day of your FFE, please check the forecast and dress for the weather! Much of the FFE takes place outdoors, rain or shine. If it is forecast to rain and you don't have a rain jacket, at least buy a cheap dollar-store poncho. Getting stuck in the rain during your FFE is a one-way ticket to Miserytown.


Closed toe shoes are required. Boots are better. Ceramic or steel toe boots are the best. (Sandals are acceptable only at Parks & Rec, not Fire & Rescue.)
Closed toe shoes are required. Boots are better. Ceramic or steel toe boots are the best. (Sandals are acceptable only at Parks & Rec, not Fire & Rescue.)
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|<big>A</big>
|Training Area A
|Training Area A
|During an FFE, this area reserved for the fire suppression station.
|Reserved for the fire suppression station.
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|- style="background: forestgreen; color: white"
|<big>B</big>
|<big>B</big>
|Training Area B
|Training Area B
|During an FFE, this area reserved for the cribbing station.
|Reserved for the cribbing station.
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|- style="background: forestgreen; color: white"
|<big>C</big>
|<big>C</big>
|Blue Shed
|Blue Shed
|During an FFE, this is the area reserved for the triage station.
|Reserved for the triage station.
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|- style="background: forestgreen; color: white"
|<big>D</big>
|<big>D</big>
|Tower
|Tower
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|We use the Tower only if 5/Search House is not available.
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|<big>1</big>
|Main Classroom
|Main Classroom
|During an FFE, we assemble here in the morning, and return after completing the four field stations to debrief.
|We assemble here in the morning, and return after completing the four field stations to debrief.
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|- style="background: FireBrick; color: white"
|<big>2</big>
|<big>2</big>
|Annex
|Annex
|During an FFE, this area might be reserved for the Advanced Bleeding/Stop the Bleed station.
|Classroom reserved for the Advanced Bleeding Control (aka Stop the Bleed) station.
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|<big>3</big>
|Training Academy (TAC)
|Training Academy (TAC)
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|<big>4</big>
|NET Conex
|NET Conex
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|Off-limits
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|- style="background: FireBrick; color: white"
|<big>5</big>
|<big>5</big>
|Search House
|Search House
|During an FFE, this is the area reserved for the search station.
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==== Fire Suppression and Utilities Shutoff Station ====
==== Fire Suppression and Utilities Shutoff Station ====
At this station, Trainees will use dry chemical ABC fire extinguishers to put out a fire on a burn pan. Trainees should be ready to use the PASS method. Instructor will also review shutting off a water main. Usually held at Training Area A on the map. Outdoors.
At this station, Trainees will use dry chemical ABC fire extinguishers to put out a fire on a propane burn pan. Trainees should be ready to use the PASS method. Instructor will also review shutting off utilities. Usually held at Training Area A on the map. Outdoors.


==== Cribbing and Extrication Station ====
==== Cribbing and Extrication Station ====
Trainees will safely extricate an exercise dummy from underneath a one-ton (or larger) concrete slab using wrecking bars and cribbing blocks. Scene sizeup is also important for this station. Usually held at Training Area B on the map. Outdoors.
Trainees will safely extricate an exercise dummy from underneath a one-ton (or larger) concrete slab using wrecking bars and cribbing blocks. Scene sizeup is also important for this station. Usually held at Training Area B on the map. Outdoors, though we put up a tent on hot or rainy days.


==== Triage Station ====
==== Triage Station ====
In the Blue Shed, Area C, survivor actors in [[moulage]] need to be triaged and removed from the building. Mostly indoors.
In the Blue Shed, Area C, you will triage survivor actors in [[moulage]]. Mostly indoors but not climate-controlled.


==== Search Station ====
==== Search Station ====
Instructor will cover building markings, scene sizeup, and interior search patterns to locate survivors either in Building 5 or Tower D. Trainees will want their flashlights ready. Mostly indoors.
Instructor will cover building markings, scene sizeup, and interior search patterns to locate survivors either in Building 5 or Tower D. Trainees will want their flashlights ready. Mostly indoors but not climate-controlled.


==== Advanced Bleeding Control (aka Stop the Bleed) ====
==== Advanced Bleeding Control (aka Stop the Bleed) ====
Trainees will learn the theory behind compression and tourniquets to stop serious bleeding, and practice both using limb simulators. Indoors.
Trainees will learn the theory behind compression and tourniquets to stop serious bleeding, and practice both using limb simulators. Indoors, climate controlled.


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