VSF 03.01: Debris Clearance: Difference between revisions
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|[[Media:2025.04.17.Tsunami-Debris-Technical-Guide.pdf|Understanding Tsunami Debris and Sediment Planning and Mitigation A Guide for Local Debris Planners]] | |[[Media:2025.04.17.Tsunami-Debris-Technical-Guide.pdf|Understanding Tsunami Debris and Sediment Planning and Mitigation A Guide for Local Debris Planners]] | ||
|Though Portland is not subject to tsunamis, this publication can fill in knowledge for VSF 03 as a supplement. | |Though Portland is not subject to tsunamis, this publication can fill in knowledge for VSF 03.01 as a supplement. | ||
|Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) and the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP) | |Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) and the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP) | ||
|2025.04.17 | |2025.04.17 | ||
Revision as of 09:01, 19 April 2025
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A Volunteer Support Function (VSF) is a functional area under which volunteers carry out their responsibilities. Each VSF is broken into position assignments. VSF 03.01 is the position assigned to volunteers who will clear earthquake debris from City-owned streets.
Summary
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Debris Clearance volunteers assisting the City of Portland only clear debris from public streets. If a volunteer helps clear debris on private property, that volunteer does so without any association with the City of Portland. Volunteers clearing debris from private property risks the private property owner's prospects for receiving relief from FEMA.
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Responsibilities
| Position ID ※ | VSF 03.01: Debris Clearance |
| Mission Area ※ | Preparedness | Response | Recovery |
| Lead Agency ※ | Portland Bureau of Transportation |
| Active NET Required? ※ | No; this position is available to ATVs. |
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| Task Book ※ | None at this time. |
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| Updated ※ | (version 1.0) |
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Training for VSF 03.01: Debris Clearance
Important note: ONLY the trainings listed as REQUIRED are required! Optional training and supplemental resources are presented as a path for a volunteer to increase their knowledge and confidence carrying out their volunteer responsibilities. However, no volunteer's Active status depends on completing training marked as "Optional" or "Supplemental". For more information, please visit the article on Position Descriptions: Training Section.
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| VSF 03.01: Debris Clearance Knowledge Base | Supplemental | Online | ||
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VSF 03.01: Debris Clearance Knowledge Base
| File | Description | Author | Publish Date |
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| Understanding Tsunami Debris and Sediment Planning and Mitigation A Guide for Local Debris Planners | Though Portland is not subject to tsunamis, this publication can fill in knowledge for VSF 03.01 as a supplement. | Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) and the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP) | 2025.04.17 |
| FEMA Resource Typing for Debris Removal Positions | Position descriptions from FEMA's typing library. | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | 2021.05.28 |
| EPA Planning for Natural Disaster Debris | Assistance for communities to develop a disaster debris management plan. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 2019.06.20 |
| United Nations Disaster Waste Management Guidelines | Guidelines to provide advice and tools to manage disaster waste in emergency and early recovery phases. See also their page for disaster debris. | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Environmental Emergencies Section | 2011.01.31 |