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== Compliance ==
== Compliance ==
Status as an active volunteer with PBEM depends on association with at least one VSF. Only inactive volunteers do not claim a VSF on their profile.
Status as an active volunteer with PBEM depends on association with at least one VSF. Only inactive volunteers do not claim a VSF on their profile (and if you ain't active, you ain't my problem).


== Related Information ==
== Related Information ==
* [[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|Volunteer Support Function Directory (VSF)]]
* [[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|Volunteer Support Function Directory (VSF)]]
* [https://rtlt.preptoolkit.fema.gov/Public FEMA Resource Typing Library]
* [https://rtlt.preptoolkit.fema.gov/Public FEMA Resource Typing Library]
* Oregon Emergency Support Functions
* [[Media:2025.05.11.Oregon ESFs.pdf|Oregon Emergency Support Functions]]
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== Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ==
== Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ==
===== Q: How will ATVs be distinguished from SUVs in an activation? =====
''A: ATVs are issued PBEM volunteer photo ID card, similar to NET ID cards. No SUV will have a valid PBEM-issued ID.''
===== Q: What roles/VSFs are suitable for ATVs? =====
===== Q: What roles/VSFs are suitable for ATVs? =====
''A: Roles with "No" in the "NET/CERT req?" column of the [[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|VSF Directory]] are appropriate for ATVs. Training requirements apply.
''A: Roles with "No" in the "NET/CERT req?" column of the [[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|VSF Directory]] are appropriate for ATVs. Training requirements apply.<br />
 
'''Q: How long may an ATV serve?'''
 
''A: Just like NET volunteers, there is no limit on service. Every volunteer's background check and ID card must be renewed every three years.''<br />
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== Program/Policy Background ==
== Program/Policy Background ==
"ATV" was first coined and suggested to Jeremy Van Keuren (PBEM) by NET volunteer David Given in July 2017. David worked with Boy Scout volunteers and requested a volunteer status that kept a non-NET disaster response volunteer "in the loop" of NET activities and encouraged forming a planning relationship with local teams.
PBEM implemented the ATV status as a solution to two problems:
# '''It offers exiting NET volunteers an alternative to separating from the NET program completely.''' If a NET volunteer is unable to meet/uninterested in meeting their [[Minimum Service Contribution (MSC)|Minimum Service Contribution]] but would like to remain a part of their local team, they can do so as an ATV. ATV status is an alternative to making a NET volunteer "Inactive" and completely discharging them from the program.
# '''It encourages''' '''non-NET neighbors to volunteer with their local NET team by giving them a status in the program.''' A neighbor may be interested in disaster response activities with their community and want to plan ahead, but do not have the time and/or inclination to complete Basic NET training. Becoming an ATV gives them a team role to fill by declaring a [[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|VSF]] (e.g. radio operator) and makes them more ready to participate with a NET team than a spontaneous volunteer (SUV) would be.
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