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c. PBEM will use contact information in the NET database to send a deployment authorization message via any means available including phone call, text message (see text box on next page), email,or amateur radio. This message will be addressed to all NET Members or to a specific geographic area based on the nature of the incident. This message will include specific deployment authorization and instructions, or it may contain a request to stand by or stand down.
c. PBEM will use contact information in the NET database to send a deployment authorization message via any means available including phone call, text message (see text box on next page), email,or amateur radio. This message will be addressed to all NET Members or to a specific geographic area based on the nature of the incident. This message will include specific deployment authorization and instructions, or it may contain a request to stand by or stand down.


d. If PBEM initiates a deployment, PBEM will also update a recorded status message accessible by calling the NET Emergency Activation telephone number (503-823-1410). The message will convey mission instructions, and may include: team(s) assigned, description of specific tasks, time of assignment and estimated completion, specific location or boundaries, how a task is to be accomplished (if appropriate), the purpose of the mission or desired end date. Over the course of the activation, the message will be updated twice daily at 0800 and 2000 hours.
d. ''Standard Deployment Protocol:'' Unless instructed differently by the deployment authorization issued by PBEM, Members:


e. ''Standard Deployment Protocol:'' Unless instructed differently by the deployment authorization issued by PBEM, Members:
* Proceed to their NET Staging Area;
 
* While en route to the NET Staging Area, Members should note damage in the neighborhood and record assessments by using [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 1: Damage Assessment Form|NET Form 1: Damage Assessment]]. This form will be turned in to the Incident Team Leader present at the NET Staging Area.
* „„ Proceed to their NET Staging Area;
* Once at the NET Staging Area, Member should follow protocols described in 800.35 -
* „„ While en route to the NET Staging Area, Members should note damage in the neighborhood and record assessments by using [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 1: Damage Assessment Form|NET Form 1: Damage Assessment]]. This form will be turned in to the Incident Team Leader present at the NET Staging Area.
* „„ Once at the NET Staging Area, Member should follow protocols described in 800.35 -
* Onsite Management Protocols.
* Onsite Management Protocols.


== Activation Protocols: Self-deployment ==
== Activation Protocols: Self-deployment ==
a.    A key factor for NET Members is the ability to spontaneously organize and activate themselves in the event of a major disaster. If there is a significant earthquake, phones and other communications channels may be interrupted. NET Members will know where to go, how to organize their efforts, and will get to work without any specific order being issued.
a. A key factor for NET Members is the ability to spontaneously organize and activate themselves in the event of a major disaster. If there is a significant earthquake, phones and other communications channels may be interrupted. NET Members will know where to go, how to organize their efforts, and will get to work without any specific order being issued.


b. The assumption preceding a NET self-deployment is that:
b. The assumption preceding a NET self-deployment is that: