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=== Summary ===
[https://www.portland.gov/beecn BEECN] volunteers operate in organized cohorts, perform regular equipment checks, participate in drills, and deploy communication nodes (BEECNs) 24–48 hours after a major earthquake.
 
A Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Node (BEECN) Volunteer plays a vital role in disaster response by establishing communication between neighborhoods and Portland’s [[PBEM Emergency Operations Center (EOC)|Emergency Operations Center]] (EOC) in the aftermath of a major earthquake. Volunteers assist at designated BEECN sites to relay critical information, such as scene stabilization information, emergency requests, and damage reports, using durable communication systems.
 
BEECN Volunteers are the only PBEM volunteers who can be a NET volunteer '''''or''''' an [[Affiliated Team Volunteers (ATVs)|ATV]] but are [[Indemnification|indemnified]] by the City of Portland either way.
 
=== Responsibilities ===
 
* Deploy to assigned BEECN sites within 24–48 hours following a major earthquake.
* Set up communication equipment, including handheld radios and tents, at BEECN locations.
* Relay and log emergency messages between the public and emergency responders via radio.
* Conduct periodic checks and inventory of BEECN caches to ensure readiness.
* Participate in scheduled training, drills, and activation exercises to maintain operational competence.
* Represent PBEM professionally and follow safety and operational guidelines at all times.
* Log all volunteer hours.
 
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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 14.01: BEECN Volunteer'''</big>
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px" |'''Cycle Position''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Cycle Position|※]]'''</sup>
|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"|'''<big>Preparedness</big>'''
|style="text-align: center; background: darkgray; color: gainsboro" width="25%"|'''<big>Preparedness</big>'''
|style="text-align: center; background: firebrick; color: white"|'''<big>Response</big>'''
|style="text-align: center; background: firebrick; color: white" width="25%"|'''<big>Response</big>'''
|style="text-align: center; background: darkgray; color: gainsboro"|'''<big>Recovery</big>'''
|style="text-align: center; background: darkgray; color: gainsboro" width="25%"|'''<big>Recovery</big>'''
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%"
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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 14.01: BEECN Volunteer'''</big>
|-
|-
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Lead Agency''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Lead Agency|※]]'''</sup>
|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
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
|-
|-
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''NET Certification Required?''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#NET Certification Required?|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Active NET Required?''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Active NET Required?|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|No
|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: #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: 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"|'''Required Training''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Required Training|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|Basic BEECN Training.
|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"|'''Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Knowledge/Skills/Abilities|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|xx
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Optional Training, Info Resources''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Optional Training/Info Resources|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|'''Optional trainings:''' Crowd management, mental health de-escalation, mental health first aid, first aid, Basic NET or CERT.
'''Learning resources:''' [[Main Page#Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Nodes (BEECN)|BEECN Guidelines]], [https://portlandnet.tumblr.com/tagged/beecn BEECN on Tumblr], [[Recommended Video Content|BEECN videos]].
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Licenses and Certifications''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Licenses and Certifications|※]]'''</sup>
|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>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Currency''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Currency|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|xx
|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 [[Minimum Service Contribution (MSC)|Minimum Service Contribution (MRC)]] unless they are also a NET volunteer.
BEECN Volunteers are required to complete a [[Criminal Background|criminal background check]] at the same frequency as NET volunteers.
|-
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Physical Requirements'''
|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.
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Task Book''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Task Book|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Task Book''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Task Book|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|x
|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: #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: 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]].
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Forms''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Forms|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|[[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]]
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Updated''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Updated|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Updated''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Updated|※]]'''</sup>
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Released''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Released|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Released''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Released|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|2017.10.03
|style="padding: 10px"|2017.10.03
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!style="background: #13135a; color: white"|<big>Training or Resource</big>
!style="background: #13135a; color: white"|<big>Type</big>
!style="background: #13135a; color: white"|<big>Delivery</big>
!style="background: #13135a; color: white"|<big>Duration</big>
!Learning Objective
|-
|Basic BEECN Training
|style="background: #d35d30; color: white"|'''Required'''
|Online
|1.5 hours
|
|-
|[https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=is-100.c&lang=en IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System]
|style="background: #e9ae97"|Optional
|Online
|2.0 hours
|
|-
|Crowd Management
| style="background: #e9ae97" |Optional
|Online or in-person
|2.0 hours
|
|-
|Mental Health Crisis De-escalation
| style="background: #e9ae97" |Optional
|In-person
|3.0 hours
|
|-
|[https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-242.c&lang=en IS-242: Effective Communication]
|style="background: #e9ae97"|Optional
|Online
|8.0 hours
|
|-
|[https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-2901&lang=en IS-2901: Introduction to Community Lifelines]
|style="background: #e9ae97"|Optional
|Online
|1.0 hours
|
|-
|First Aid (certification)
|style="background: #e9ae97"|Optional
|In-person
|6.5 hours
|
|-
|Mental Health First Aid (certification)
|style="background: #e9ae97"|Optional
|Online or in-person
|9.0 hours
|
|-
|Basic NET or CERT (certification)
|style="background: #e9ae97"|Optional
|In-person
|24 hours
|
|-
|[https://www.portland.gov/pbem/documents/basic-emergency-operations-plan-beop-2016/download Portland Basic Emergency Operations Plan (BEOP)]
|style="background: #f4d6cb"|Supplemental
|Online
|N/A
|
|-
|[https://www.oregon.gov/oem/documents/oregon_resilience_plan_executive_summary.pdf The Oregon Resilience Plan Executive Summary]
|style="background: #f4d6cb"|Supplemental
|Online
|N/A
|
|-
|[[Main Page#Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Nodes (BEECN)|BEECN Guidelines]]
|style="background: #f4d6cb"|Supplemental
|Online
|N/A
|
|-
|[https://portlandnet.tumblr.com/tagged/beecn BEECN on Tumblr]
|style="background: #f4d6cb"|Supplemental
|Online
|N/A
|
|-
|[[Recommended Video Content|BEECN video content]]
|style="background: #f4d6cb"|Supplemental
|Online
|N/A
|
|}
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 14 January 2025

Summary

BEECN volunteers operate in organized cohorts, perform regular equipment checks, participate in drills, and deploy communication nodes (BEECNs) 24–48 hours after a major earthquake.

A Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Node (BEECN) Volunteer plays a vital role in disaster response by establishing communication between neighborhoods and Portland’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the aftermath of a major earthquake. Volunteers assist at designated BEECN sites to relay critical information, such as scene stabilization information, emergency requests, and damage reports, using durable communication systems.

BEECN Volunteers are the only PBEM volunteers who can be a NET volunteer or an ATV but are indemnified by the City of Portland either way.

Responsibilities

  • Deploy to assigned BEECN sites within 24–48 hours following a major earthquake.
  • Set up communication equipment, including handheld radios and tents, at BEECN locations.
  • Relay and log emergency messages between the public and emergency responders via radio.
  • Conduct periodic checks and inventory of BEECN caches to ensure readiness.
  • Participate in scheduled training, drills, and activation exercises to maintain operational competence.
  • Represent PBEM professionally and follow safety and operational guidelines at all times.
  • Log all volunteer hours.
Position ID ※ VSF 14.01: BEECN Volunteer
Mission Area ※ Preparedness Response Recovery
Lead Agency ※ Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
Active NET Required? ※ No; this position is available to ATVs.
Structure ※ The BEECN Volunteer is part of a BEECN Cohort, and the BEECN Volunteer reports to the BEECN Coordinator for their assigned BEECN.
Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities ※ 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.
Licenses and Certifications ※ None required.
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 Minimum Service Contribution (MRC) unless they are also a NET volunteer.

BEECN Volunteers are required to complete a criminal background check at the same frequency as NET volunteers.

Physical Requirements 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.
Task Book ※ None at this time.
PPE and Recommended Equipment ※ 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 Cache.

Forms ※ BEECN Response Framework

NET Form 6: Communications Log

Updated ※ 2025.01.10
Released ※ 2017.10.03
Training or Resource Type Delivery Duration Learning Objective
Basic BEECN Training Required Online 1.5 hours
IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System Optional Online 2.0 hours
Crowd Management Optional Online or in-person 2.0 hours
Mental Health Crisis De-escalation Optional In-person 3.0 hours
IS-242: Effective Communication Optional Online 8.0 hours
IS-2901: Introduction to Community Lifelines Optional Online 1.0 hours
First Aid (certification) Optional In-person 6.5 hours
Mental Health First Aid (certification) Optional Online or in-person 9.0 hours
Basic NET or CERT (certification) Optional In-person 24 hours
Portland Basic Emergency Operations Plan (BEOP) Supplemental Online N/A
The Oregon Resilience Plan Executive Summary Supplemental Online N/A
BEECN Guidelines Supplemental Online N/A
BEECN on Tumblr Supplemental Online N/A
BEECN video content Supplemental Online N/A
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