Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET)

Visit Portland's Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) to learn more about the NET program.

NET Members

• Members are encouraged to specialize in one of the Volunteer Support Functions.
• In order to maintain Active status, volunteers will contribute minimum hours of volunteer service each calendar year, called the Minimum Service Contribution (MSC)
  • If they can't, but want to remain involved, they can become Affiliated Team Volunteers (ATVs).
  • Record volunteer service hours using MyImpact.

NET Teams

Neighborhood Emergency Team Directory

Find your NET team in the Team Directory or the interactive map.

• Volunteers are organized into neighborhood-level teams.
  • Find your NET team in the Team Directory or in the interactive map.
  • As an alternative to neighborhood boundaries, the Community Resilience District (CRD) model organizes NETs at the block level.
• Teams are lead by team leaders.
  • There is a training program to improve team leadership skills.
  • The NET Guidelines discuss responsibilities, how team leaders and assistant team leaders are chosen, etc.
• Teams decide on their own activities, agendas, and meeting schedules.
  • Here are some suggestions for meeting topics.
  • Here are more, organized by the Teams/Arbor Lodge, Kenton NET.

Fundraising

• Teams can receive donations through Friends of Portland NET.
• Here's some advice for fundraising events.

Deployments

• Severe Weather Operations: Heat
• EOC Operations for NETs

Communication

• Many NET volunteers participate in the PortlandPrepares Facebook group.
• portlandnet_tl Google Group for anyone interested in NET leadership
• portlandnet_aro Google Group for questions and comments related to Portland NET's use of Amateur Radio and FRS/GMRS Radio

Radio Communication

• Radio Communication Procedures
• There are weekly NET amateur radio meetings.
• The NET net management team maintains a calendar of amateur radio events.

Deployment Exercises

Aside from the exercises individual NETs plan (maybe with neighboring NETs), there are a few opportunities to practice your skills at larger events:

• Scenario Village / Scenario Village (Español)
• Citywide Deployment Exercise
• NETcamp