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; Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM)
; Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM)
: Pays for any required criminal background check a volunteer or prospective volunteer is subject to, evaluates and makes decisions about policy exceptions, tracks currency of volunteers' criminal background check and ensures that they are renewed every three years from the date of a volunteer's activation.
: Provides in-person TST training in Basic NET Unit 4 for trainees beginning January 2026, and via online video for all volunteers. See Implementation Details below.
; PBEM volunteers
; PBEM volunteers
: Become familiar with the TST protocol, and complete a severe bleeding control training (such as Stop the Bleed). Decide whether or not triage is a deployment task that you will accept. If it is, add the printed TST flowchart to your NET response pack, and the tagging tools selected by your team. Volunteers are not required to purchase formal TST bracelets or tags; duct tape and a permanent marker will suffice.
: Become familiar with the TST protocol, and complete a severe bleeding control training (such as Stop the Bleed). Decide whether or not triage is a deployment task that you will accept. If it is, add the printed TST flowchart to your NET response pack, and the tagging tools selected by your team. Volunteers are not required to purchase formal TST bracelets or tags; duct tape and a permanent marker will suffice.