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=== 800.10. | === 800.10.01 Role of BEECN Volunteers === | ||
a. BEECN volunteers are unpaid volunteers with the City of Portland and any responsibilities undertaken as a BEECN volunteer are voluntary. Volunteers are not employees of PBEM or any | a. BEECN volunteers are unpaid volunteers with the City of Portland and any responsibilities undertaken as a BEECN volunteer are voluntary. Volunteers are not employees of PBEM or any | ||
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ensure equal access to volunteer programs, PBEM will reasonably modify policies and procedures and provide auxiliary aids and services to persons with disabilities. | ensure equal access to volunteer programs, PBEM will reasonably modify policies and procedures and provide auxiliary aids and services to persons with disabilities. | ||
=== 800.10. | === 800.10.02 BEECN Volunteer Qualifications === | ||
Each BEECN volunteer must: | Each BEECN volunteer must: | ||
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d. Sign the Code of Conduct applicable to BEECN volunteers (Appendix A), and follow the procedures indicated in this Guidelines manual. | d. Sign the Code of Conduct applicable to BEECN volunteers (Appendix A), and follow the procedures indicated in this Guidelines manual. | ||
=== 800.10. | === 800.10.03 Relevant BEECN Volunteer Experience and Prior Training === | ||
a. Only volunteers staffing fire station Go-Kits in the BEECN program need to have an Amateur Radio license and experience with amateur radio operations. Volunteers staffing BEECN sites use a push-to-talk radio and do not require an Amateur Radio license. | a. Only volunteers staffing fire station Go-Kits in the BEECN program need to have an Amateur Radio license and experience with amateur radio operations. Volunteers staffing BEECN sites use a push-to-talk radio and do not require an Amateur Radio license. | ||
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application into the NET program. d. Other skill competencies relevant to volunteering for the BEECN program include: public speaking, leadership/personnel management, and mental health/crisis counseling. | application into the NET program. d. Other skill competencies relevant to volunteering for the BEECN program include: public speaking, leadership/personnel management, and mental health/crisis counseling. | ||
=== 800.10. | === 800.10.04 BEECN Training === | ||
PBEM will provide training to designated BEECN volunteers instructing on the deployment and use of BEECN equipment on an as-needed basis. PBEM encourages members of a BEECN Cohort to teach each other in the use of equipment when possible. | PBEM will provide training to designated BEECN volunteers instructing on the deployment and use of BEECN equipment on an as-needed basis. PBEM encourages members of a BEECN Cohort to teach each other in the use of equipment when possible. | ||
=== 800.10. | === 800.10.05 BEECN Volunteer Cohorts === | ||
a. Each BEECN should have a cohort of no fewer than eight volunteers who are trained and familiar with the BEECN cache. | a. Each BEECN should have a cohort of no fewer than eight volunteers who are trained and familiar with the BEECN cache. | ||
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[[File:BEECN_Volunteer_Shifts.png|400px]] [[Media:BEECN Volunteer Shifts.png|Figure 1 Cohort Organization]] | [[File:BEECN_Volunteer_Shifts.png|400px]] [[Media:BEECN Volunteer Shifts.png|Figure 1 Cohort Organization]] | ||
=== 800.10. | === 800.10.06 BEECN Cohort Coordinators === | ||
Cohort Coordinators have no field authority greater than other BEECN volunteers, but are responsible for organizing their cohort. Responsibilities of the Cohort Coordinator include: | Cohort Coordinators have no field authority greater than other BEECN volunteers, but are responsible for organizing their cohort. Responsibilities of the Cohort Coordinator include: | ||
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g. Ensuring that the cohort responsibilities described in 100.40: BEECN Cohort Responsibilities are carried out, and the results of audits and exercises are relayed to PBEM. | g. Ensuring that the cohort responsibilities described in 100.40: BEECN Cohort Responsibilities are carried out, and the results of audits and exercises are relayed to PBEM. | ||
=== 800.10. | === 800.10.07 BEECN Cohort Responsibilities === | ||
Each BEECN Cohort has the following responsibilities: | Each BEECN Cohort has the following responsibilities: | ||
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d. In the event of a major earthquake, proceed with BEECN operations as described in Section 300. | d. In the event of a major earthquake, proceed with BEECN operations as described in Section 300. | ||
=== 800.10. | === 800.10.08 Fire Station Cohorts === | ||
A Fire Station volunteer (“FS volunteer”) is a specialized Amateur Radio Operator (ARO), OR a non-licensed volunteer assisting the ARO, who works independently of BEECN cohorts and communicates with the Portland Emergency Coordination Center (ECC).Fire Station volunteers also form a cohort of eight for each fire station. Each shift requires one primary and one backup ARO. Fire Station Volunteers are responsible for relaying messages from BEECNs to the ECC during deployments and exercises and are fundamental to BEECN operations. Therefore, a BEECN cohort should know who the Fire Station Volunteer is who will be relaying their messages. The responsibilities of Fire Station Volunteers are described in [[Operations: Fire Stations]] | A Fire Station volunteer (“FS volunteer”) is a specialized Amateur Radio Operator (ARO), OR a non-licensed volunteer assisting the ARO, who works independently of BEECN cohorts and communicates with the Portland Emergency Coordination Center (ECC).Fire Station volunteers also form a cohort of eight for each fire station. Each shift requires one primary and one backup ARO. Fire Station Volunteers are responsible for relaying messages from BEECNs to the ECC during deployments and exercises and are fundamental to BEECN operations. Therefore, a BEECN cohort should know who the Fire Station Volunteer is who will be relaying their messages. The responsibilities of Fire Station Volunteers are described in [[Operations: Fire Stations]] | ||
=== 800.10. | === 800.10.09 BEECN Volunteers and Portland Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NETs) === | ||
a. BEECN volunteers and NETs operate independent of each other’s authority and are not under each other’s chain of command. | a. BEECN volunteers and NETs operate independent of each other’s authority and are not under each other’s chain of command. | ||
