Portland Bureau of Emergency Management: Difference between revisions
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=== Portland Neighborhood Emergency Teams (Portland NET) === | === Portland Neighborhood Emergency Teams (Portland NET) === | ||
:See also: NET official website | :See also: NET official website, NET NETwiki page | ||
Portland NET is the City of Portland's equivalent of a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. In CPT's portfolio, it is also the largest program (with approximately 1,300 volunteers in July 2025) and the oldest (founded in 1994). Neighborhood Emergency Teams are Portland residents trained by PBEM and Portland Fire & Rescue to provide emergency disaster assistance within their own neighborhoods. | Portland NET is the City of Portland's equivalent of a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. In CPT's portfolio, it is also the largest program (with approximately 1,300 volunteers in July 2025) and the oldest (founded in 1994). Neighborhood Emergency Teams are Portland residents trained by PBEM and Portland Fire & Rescue to provide emergency disaster assistance within their own neighborhoods. | ||
==== Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Nodes (BEECN) ==== | ==== Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Nodes (BEECN) ==== | ||
:See also: BEECN official website, BEECN NETwiki page | |||
BEECN is an earthquake response communications program, powered by volunteers, and founded in 2012. A BEECN is a temporary radio communications site staffed by at least two volunteers after a major earthquake that takes down phone lines. BEECNs are places to report severe damage or injury or ask for emergency assistance. BEECN is a program of Portland NET. | BEECN is an earthquake response communications program, powered by volunteers, and founded in 2012. A BEECN is a temporary radio communications site staffed by at least two volunteers after a major earthquake that takes down phone lines. BEECNs are places to report severe damage or injury or ask for emergency assistance. BEECN is a program of Portland NET. | ||
