Operations at BEECN Sites: Difference between revisions
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* We ''do'' know, generally speaking, that communities come together after a disaster and help each other out.<ref>See in particular the work of [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/28/magazine/the-lives-they-lived-enrico-l-quarantelli.html Henry Quarantelli]; also, the "Misinformation" tag on the NET Tumblr is helpful for more articles on the topic.</ref> PBEM does ''not'' expect roving bands of [https://youtu.be/i2gVXd7FzhQ Mad Max-kitted weirdos] trying to seize the BEECN from volunteers. That said, '''''volunteer safety is priority number one.''''' If a volunteer feels threatened by an individual survivor or if it feels like a crowd is becoming threatening, take the handheld radio (if safe to do so) and walk away from the site. '''Do not check in with the Relay first and do not wait for permission.''' Your shift is over; let PBEM figure out how to re-establish comms later. If possible, send a runner to the Relay to report what happened. | * We ''do'' know, generally speaking, that communities come together after a disaster and help each other out.<ref>See in particular the work of [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/28/magazine/the-lives-they-lived-enrico-l-quarantelli.html Henry Quarantelli]; also, the "Misinformation" tag on the NET Tumblr is helpful for more articles on the topic.</ref> PBEM does ''not'' expect roving bands of [https://youtu.be/i2gVXd7FzhQ Mad Max-kitted weirdos] trying to seize the BEECN from volunteers. That said, '''''volunteer safety is priority number one.''''' If a volunteer feels threatened by an individual survivor or if it feels like a crowd is becoming threatening, take the handheld radio (if safe to do so) and walk away from the site. '''Do not check in with the Relay first and do not wait for permission.''' Your shift is over; let PBEM figure out how to re-establish comms later. If possible, send a runner to the Relay to report what happened. | ||
* The '''first operational priority/responsibility of BEECN volunteers is to manage and exchange radio messages.''' All else is secondary to that and should be handled by other volunteers. | * The '''first <u>operational</u> priority/responsibility of BEECN volunteers is to manage and exchange radio messages.''' All else is secondary to that and should be handled by other volunteers. | ||
* If BEECN volunteers have capacity to do so, PBEM recommends the next operational priority be management of spontaneous volunteers ("SUVs"). SUVs can act as force multipliers, and help as runners, use the first aid equipment, and generally assist other survivors. To learn more about SUV management, see: [[VSF 15: Volunteer/Donations Management]]. | * If BEECN volunteers have capacity to do so, PBEM recommends the next operational priority be management of spontaneous volunteers ("SUVs"). SUVs can act as force multipliers, and help as runners, use the first aid equipment, and generally assist other survivors. To learn more about SUV management, see: [[VSF 15: Volunteer/Donations Management]]. | ||
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