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| === Team Equipment Cache Evaluation/Checkup ===
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| '''''Learning objective:''''' ''Team members will evaluate the status of their team’s equipment cache—or, if none exists, explore the benefits and considerations of establishing one.''
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| '''''Preparation:'''''
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| '''''Facilitation:''''' Begin by framing the purpose of a team cache: it ensures essential supplies (tarps, tools, radios, medical kits, signage, etc.) are ready to go when a disaster strikes, rather than relying only on what volunteers bring individually. If your team already has a cache, arrange to meet at the cache site. Walk through the storage space together, checking for:
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| * Inventory completeness (do the supplies align with the team’s operational needs?)
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| * Condition of items (expired, broken, or weather-damaged)
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| * Accessibility (can the cache be reached quickly during an incident?)
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| * Documentation (is there an up-to-date inventory list stored in multiple places?)
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| If your team does not yet have a cache, facilitate a discussion instead:
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| * What would be the most useful items to store collectively?
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| * Where could a cache be located (partner organization, community center, shed, church, etc.)?
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| * What are the funding and management considerations (who has keys, who replenishes items, who tracks inventory)?
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| Encourage volunteers to share creative solutions—some teams partner with local organizations that can host supplies, while others use distributed “mini-caches” at members’ homes. Wrap up by assigning follow-up roles: one or two people to update the inventory or research possible cache sites.
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| '''Debrief Questions:'''
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| * If we already have a cache: what gaps or issues did we discover today?
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| * If we don’t: what’s the first step toward building one, and who should lead it?
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| * How can we make sure all team members know what’s in the cache and how to access it?
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| * What’s one practical action we can take before the next meeting (e.g., replace expired supplies, draft an inventory list, identify a possible host location)?
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| === Family Preparedness Discussion === | | === Family Preparedness Discussion === |
| '''''Learning objective:''' Team members will reflect on their own household readiness and identify steps to ensure their families are safe and self-sufficient when they deploy as NET volunteers after a disaster.'' | | '''''Learning objective:''' Team members will reflect on their own household readiness and identify steps to ensure their families are safe and self-sufficient when they deploy as NET volunteers after a disaster.'' |
