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Volunteer Guides help keep Portland Rose Festival events safe and fun by '''actively managing street closure barricades'''. Volunteers will help act as the "'''eyes and ears'''" around the parade route and work with our on-site safety team to report any incidents. Responsibilities include: | Volunteer Guides help keep Portland Rose Festival events safe and fun by '''actively managing street closure barricades'''. Volunteers will help act as the "'''eyes and ears'''" around the parade route and work with our on-site safety team to report any incidents. Responsibilities include: | ||
* Ensure the safety of parade participants and guests by actively managing street closure barricades | * Ensure the safety of parade participants and guests by actively managing street closure barricades; | ||
* Greet people and welcome them to the parade | * Greet people and welcome them to the parade; | ||
* Assist parade participants through entry & exit areas | * Assist parade participants through entry & exit areas; | ||
* Report incidents to the safety team on site | * Report incidents to the safety team on site; | ||
* Guide community members in wayfinding around the parade area | * Guide community members in wayfinding around the parade area. | ||
We encourage NET volunteers to treat this as a tactical radio comms exercise as well, and to bring an FRS/GMRS radio. Radio frequencies will be included in the event operations plan. | We encourage NET volunteers to treat this as a tactical radio comms exercise as well, and to bring an FRS/GMRS radio. Radio frequencies will be included in the event operations plan. | ||
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Roles at a Command Center will include: | Roles at a Command Center will include: | ||
* '''Parade Guide Lead:''' This person (a PBEM staffer) effectively serves as the Incident Commander for Parade Guides. They will have an 800 MHz to communicate with the Portland ECC. | * '''Parade Guide Lead:''' This person (a PBEM staffer) effectively serves as the Incident Commander for Parade Guides. They will have an 800 MHz radio to communicate with the Portland ECC. | ||
* '''Check-in/Check-out:''' Specializes in checking in the Parade Guides when they arrive at the post and giving them their assignment. When a Parade Guide checks out, the person(s) in this role can accept the check-out either in person or by radio. | * '''Check-in/Check-out:''' Specializes in checking in the Parade Guides when they arrive at the post and giving them their barricade assignment. When a Parade Guide checks out, the person(s) in this role can accept the check-out either in person or by radio. | ||
* '''Tactical Radio Lead:''' Monitors the FRS frequency Parade Guides are speaking on and moves the frequency if necessary. | * '''Tactical Radio Lead:''' Monitors the FRS frequency Parade Guides are speaking on and moves the frequency if necessary. | ||
* '''Runners:''' Volunteer who can run critical messages to a barricade if the Parade Guide at a location is not available by cell phone or radio. Runners will also take over for Parade Guides who need to leave post to use the restroom. | * '''Runners:''' Volunteer who can run critical messages to a barricade if the Parade Guide at a location is not available by cell phone or radio. Runners will also take over for Parade Guides who need to leave post to use the restroom. | ||
