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==== Participant Roles and Responsibilities ==== | ==== Participant Roles and Responsibilities ==== | ||
The term | The term "participant" encompasses many groups of people, not just those playing in the exercise. Groups of participants involved in the exercise, and their respective roles and responsibilities, are as follows: | ||
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==== Exercise Location, Rules, and | ==== Exercise Location, Rules, and Expectations ==== | ||
Scenario Village takes place at the Portland Police Bureau Training Division facility, [https://goo.gl/maps/VMdK4abtXtFcwXSy9 14912 NE Airport Way] in Portland. Persons attending these exercises are guests of the Portland Police Bureau. NETs continuing to exercise at Scenario Village depends on following the rules of this highly secure facility. Failure to abide by appropriate conduct can result in a permanent ban from the facility, and removal from the NET program in egregious cases. | Scenario Village takes place at the Portland Police Bureau Training Division facility, [https://goo.gl/maps/VMdK4abtXtFcwXSy9 14912 NE Airport Way] in Portland. Persons attending these exercises are guests of the Portland Police Bureau. NETs continuing to exercise at Scenario Village depends on following the rules of this highly secure facility. Failure to abide by appropriate conduct can result in a permanent ban from the facility, and removal from the NET program in egregious cases. | ||
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===== Facility rules ===== | ===== Facility rules ===== | ||
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* '''Do not leave any permanent markings on any walls.''' If you want to make building markings in the Village, use a sheet of paper (provided by PBEM). | * '''Do not leave any permanent markings on any walls.''' If you want to make building markings in the Village, use a sheet of paper (provided by PBEM). | ||
* '''Wear closed toe and sensible footwear.''' Heels, mandals and sandals are not permitted in the facility. | * '''Wear closed toe and sensible footwear.''' Heels, mandals and sandals are not permitted in the facility. | ||
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===== General tips about facility use ===== | ===== General tips about facility use and expectations ===== | ||
*'''Make extra planning to arrive on time.''' Again, this is a secure building. The front door is locked as are all areas of the building; and, nobody staffs the front desk while the exercise commences. If you arrive late, you have to call someone inside (who may not hear their phone because of background noise) and then someone has to be escorted through locked areas to get you and escort you back. | *'''Make extra planning to arrive on time.''' Again, this is a secure building. The front door is locked as are all areas of the building; and, nobody staffs the front desk while the exercise commences. If you arrive late, you have to call someone inside (who may not hear their phone because of background noise) and then someone has to be escorted through locked areas to get you and escort you back. | ||
* '''Exercise the way you would respond.''' Be ready to put your team's [[Operations Plan]] into action if you have one. For equipment, with the exception of sharp/cutting instruments, bring the equipment you would bring in a real deployment. Doing these things will reveal the best and the deficient practices in how you prepare equipment and organize your team. | *'''Exercise the way you would respond.''' Be ready to put your team's [[Operations Plan]] into action if you have one. For equipment, with the exception of sharp/cutting instruments, bring the equipment you would bring in a real deployment. Doing these things will reveal the best and the deficient practices in how you prepare equipment and organize your team. | ||
* ''' | * '''The experience of individual Players will vary.''' For example, a Player who remains at the command post to relay radio traffic will have a significantly different experience from a Player extricating Survivors. PBEM's hope is that individual teams will ultimately have multiple opportunities to participate in these exercises, allowing for Players to try out different roles. | ||
* '''If you happen to see any [[moulaged]] Survivors, avoid looking at them if possible.''' That's like seeing answers before an exam. Anyway, staring at someone's injuries is just rude. | *'''If you happen to see any [[moulaged]] Survivors, avoid looking at them if possible.''' That's like seeing answers before an exam. Anyway, staring at someone's injuries is just rude. | ||
* '''You will be frisked and your bags thoroughly checked''' by a PPB or PBEM employee. So leave the bazooka at home, ok? It gets awkward when you bring that. | *'''You will be frisked and your bags thoroughly checked''' by a PPB or PBEM employee. So leave the bazooka at home, ok? It gets awkward when you bring that. | ||
* '''Keep track of which and how much/many disposable supplies you use in the exercise''', and report to PBEM by email after the exercise ([mailto:Net@portlandoregon.gov net@portlandoregon.gov]). Disposable supplies include bandages, emergency blankets, masks, caution tape, and so on. PBEM will have replacement supplies shipped to you shortly after the exercise.<p><span style="color:#ffffff">...</span></p> | *'''Keep track of which and how much/many disposable supplies you use in the exercise''', and report to PBEM by email after the exercise ([mailto:Net@portlandoregon.gov net@portlandoregon.gov]). Disposable supplies include bandages, emergency blankets, masks, caution tape, and so on. PBEM will have replacement supplies shipped to you shortly after the exercise.<p><span style="color:#ffffff">...</span></p> | ||
==== Exercise Objectives and Core Capabilities ==== | ==== Exercise Objectives and Core Capabilities ==== | ||
The following exercise objectives in the table below describe the expected outcomes for the exercise. The objectives are linked to core capabilities, which are distinct critical elements necessary to achieve the specific mission area(s). | The following exercise objectives in the table below describe the expected outcomes for the exercise. The objectives are linked to core capabilities, which are distinct critical elements necessary to achieve the specific mission area(s). | ||
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== Preparing for Scenario Village as a Player == | == Preparing for Scenario Village as a Player == | ||
===== Preparing | ===== General Preparation for Scenario Village ===== | ||
*'''Prepare | |||
* '''Have one or two key phone numbers handy.''' If you are late, or get locked out of an area, be ready to call a fellow NET or PBEM staff in the exercise so someone can let you in. | |||
* If inclined and you have time to, '''skim through the [https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/2019.CERT_.Basic_.PM_FINAL_508c.pdf Basic CERT textbook]'''. Give particular attention to scene sizeup, conducting interior search operations, triage, patient carries, ICS document use, treating life threatening conditions (the "three killers"), head to toe assessment, wound care, and fracture treatment. | |||
* Re-familiarize yourself with your [[FRS/GMRS radio]] if you plan to use them. | |||
* If you plan to attend Scenario Village with your team, go over your team's [[Ops Plan]] and make sure everyone on the team has agreed who will take which roles (particularly [[Incident Team Leader]]). | |||
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===== Preparing Yourself Mentally ===== | |||
*'''Prepare for some stress.''' For the exercise to be a meaningful training experience, the exercise designer is going to introduce some level of stress. If you find the exercise easy, the exercise designer did their job poorly. If you find an exercise ''too'' stressful, ask your Incident Team Leader or the exercise proctors to turn it down, and/or check out with your Team Leader and take a break on the observation deck. | |||
*'''The exercise is not a competition''' between volunteers on a shift. On the contrary, as they would in the real world, PBEM encourages Players to work collaboratively. | |||
*'''Don't fret about "failure" or "making mistakes".''' As long as everyone walks away from the exercise uninjured (in the real-world) the only way you can "fail" is by not learning anything. Use the Scenario Village space and time to make mistakes and experiment; that's exactly why we exercise. It is strange the number of volunteers who walk away from Scenario Village feeling unsettled, even dispirited, like they "didn't do a good job". As long as you learn from the exercise, you did a good job. Go get some (locally made) ice cream when it's over, OK? You earned it. | *'''Don't fret about "failure" or "making mistakes".''' As long as everyone walks away from the exercise uninjured (in the real-world) the only way you can "fail" is by not learning anything. Use the Scenario Village space and time to make mistakes and experiment; that's exactly why we exercise. It is strange the number of volunteers who walk away from Scenario Village feeling unsettled, even dispirited, like they "didn't do a good job". As long as you learn from the exercise, you did a good job. Go get some (locally made) ice cream when it's over, OK? You earned it. | ||
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