Basic NET Training Standard Syllabus: Difference between revisions

* Evading the [https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/05/26/powerpoint-should-be-banned-this-powerpoint-presentation-explains-why/ tyranny of slideshare] instruction whenever possible, though it is at times a necessary evil.

* 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.

* Though in Trainee status, a Trainee is subject to the [[PBEM Volunteer Code of Conduct|NET Code of Conduct]]. Inappropriately disrespectful or disruptive Trainees will receive instruction to [https://prowritingaid.com/go-pound-sand#:~:text=in%20My%20Writing%3F-,What%20Does%20Pound%20Sand%20or%20Go%20Pound%20Sand%20Mean%3F,do%20something%20stupid%20and%20pointless. pound sand], be [https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/yeet-meaning-and-history yeeted] from the classroom, and seldom thought of again.

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]].  

Volunteers who can, should purchase their own packs. <span style="background:#FFFF00">'''However, PBEM will provide a pack or pieces to complete a pack for any Trainee unable to easily afford equipment.'''</span> Trainees can request this by simply [mailto:net@portlandoregon.gov?NET&#x20;pack&#x20;request emailing] the Coordinating Instructor after beginning their classes.

|Red with NET branding preferred but not required. We have one NET volunteer out there with a Hello Kitty response pack and it was fine.

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|Rechargeable NiMH batteries are recommended if available in the volunteer's price range.

Trainees can purchase a whole kit from vendors, though they often have CERT branding instead of NET branding (NET branding for any kit is nice but not required). If you wish to buy a whole kit instead of pieces, the vendors on the list below can accommodate you and any of the kits on the the list is enough (or more than enough) for your FFE. PBEM recommends ordering no less than ten days before an FFE to make sure your equipment arrives on time.

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|style="background: snow; color: black"|'''''DISCLAIMER:''''' ''Any reference obtained from this website to a specific product, process, or service does not constitute or imply endorsement by PBEM or the City of Portland of the product, process, or service, or its producer or provider. Nor is PBEM or the City of Portland responsible for the fitness or quality of any product purchased from any vendor referenced on this website. Buyer beware. PBEM does, however, recommend inspecting the quality of all disaster response supplies and even stress testing them in a controlled environment when and if appropriate.''

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|[https://www.preparesmart.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=SR-RENK0004K&Category_Code=42 Basic NET Kit]

|The only basic kit with NET branding. PrepareSmart also has coupon codes you can use at checkout. "NETCLASS" will get you 10% off the price and free delivery to Portland Fire & Rescue Training. If you don't want the kit delivered to Portland Fire & Rescue Training, use coupon code "NET" for the 10% discount alone. (As of January, 2025, note that the kit does not include an AM/FM radio or spare batteries.)

|Includes all in the Basic Kit, and more. PrepareSmart also has coupon codes you can use at checkout. "NETCLASS" will get you 10% off the price and free delivery to Portland Fire & Rescue Training. If you don't want the kit delivered to Portland Fire & Rescue Training, use coupon code "NET" for the 10% discount alone.

| colspan="4" |^†''<small>Prices last checked January 21, 2024. Prices do not include NET discount described in the next section.</small>''

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|Only vendor with NET branded supplies. Online ordering only. PrepareSmart also has coupon codes you can use at checkout. "NETCLASS" will get you 10% off the price and free delivery to Portland Fire & Rescue Training. If you don't want the kit delivered to Portland Fire & Rescue Training, use coupon code "NET" for the 10% discount alone.

<p><small>''Trainees can also find kit items at hardware stores. For Trainees who prefer locally owned stores, there are many options!''</small> </p><p><span style="color:#ffffff">...</span></p>

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The FFE lasts approximately four hours in the field, plus post-exercise debrief. The Trainee cohort is split into four groups and those groups cycle through each of the four FFE stations.

At this station, Trainees will use dry chemical ABC fire extinguishers to put out a large 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.

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.

In the Blue Shed, Area C, survivor actors in [[moulage]] need to be triaged and removed from the building.

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.