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Scenario Village is a 13,400 square foot "mock town" owned and operated by the Portland Police Bureau. The Village layout includes six buildings (both commercial and residential), streets, alleyways, and an observation deck.
Scenario Village is a 13,400 square foot indoor "mock town" owned and operated by the Portland Police Bureau. The Village layout includes six buildings (both commercial and residential), streets, alleyways, and an observation deck.


It is one of the most high quality training opportunities available to NET volunteers.
It is one of the most high quality training opportunities available to NET volunteers.
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==== Variable Exercise Elements ====
==== Variable Exercise Elements ====
The following exercise factors can be adjusted, added, or removed by exercise proctors to make the exercise more or less challenging.
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!Settings
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|Background noise
|Proctors can set up a sound system in the Village with white noise, or play stressful noises such as loud traffic, explosions, chainsaws, people screaming in distress, and more.
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|Downed electrical wires
|Proctors may set up downed wires that present a hazard and must be worked around.
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|Fallen debris
|Fallen debris in the form of wood blocks might cover a survivor.
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|Gas meter
|A gas meter attached to a building may be leaking (sound simulated by a SCBA tank).
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|Hazardous Materials NFPA 704 diamond
|Participants might see an NFPA 704 diamond sign warning of hazardous materials in a building.
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|Lighting
|Proctors can use the artificial light and the large access doors in the Village to control visibility, up to and including pitch dark. Individual buildings also have their own exterior and interior lighting.
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|Smoke machine
|To simulate high dust (NOT smoke from a fire), proctors may set up a smoke machine to reduce visibility for participants.
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|Strobe
|Sometimes a strobe light will be installed in an area to increase the stress and confusion level.
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|Survivors (injured)
|Possibly the most important element is the number and condition of injured survivors (played by volunteer actors).
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|Survivors (uninjured)
|Uninjured survivors (played by volunteer actors) may be helpful SUVs, unhelpful SUVs, someone providing information, someone trapped, or someone causing trouble.
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