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== Fire Station Volunteer Teams == | == Fire Station Volunteer Teams == | ||
[[File:2013.05.22.PACE Setter (9).jpg|thumb|''Volunteering at a fire station during a 2013 BEECN exercise.'']] | [[File:2013.05.22.PACE Setter (9).jpg|thumb|''Volunteering at a fire station during a 2013 BEECN exercise.'']] | ||
A fire station volunteer is a specialized [[VSF 02.02: Fire Station HAM|Amateur Radio Operator (ARO)]], '''''or''''' a [[VSF 14.01.04: Fire Station UHF Volunteer|non-licensed volunteer]] partnering with the ARO. Fire station volunteers also form | A fire station volunteer is a specialized [[VSF 02.02: Fire Station HAM|Amateur Radio Operator (ARO)]], '''''or''''' a [[VSF 14.01.04: Fire Station UHF Volunteer|non-licensed volunteer]] partnering with the ARO. Fire station volunteers also form an optimal team of six or more for each fire station. Fire station volunteers are responsible for relaying messages from BEECNs to the EOC during deployments and exercises and are fundamental to BEECN operations. Therefore, a BEECN team should know who the fire station volunteer is who will be relaying their messages. The responsibilities of fire station volunteers are described in their volunteer position descriptions and in the page [[Operations at Fire Stations|Operations at Fire Stations.]] | ||
Like BEECN Teams, Fire Station teams should appoint a [[BEECN Volunteers#BEECN Team Coordinators|BEECN Team Coordinator]] to help keep them organized. | Like BEECN Teams, Fire Station teams should appoint a [[BEECN Volunteers#BEECN Team Coordinators|BEECN Team Coordinator]] to help keep them organized. | ||
