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SECTION 000: General PBEM Volunteer Program Information

Section 000.05: Acronyms and Technical Terms Used in PBEM Community Resilience Programs
000.05.01	Frequently Used Acronyms
000.05.02	Technical Terms

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Section 000.10: The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM)
000.10.01	Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (org chart, history)
000.10.02	PBEM Community Resilience Team: Mission/Vision/Values
000.10.02.a	PBEM's Commitment to Equity and Inclusion
000.10.02.b	PBEM's Approach to Community Resilience
000.10.03	PBEM Community Resilience Flagship Programs
000.10.03.a	Portland Neighborhood Emergency Teams (Portland NET) (differences between NET and CERT)
000.10.03.b	Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Nodes (BEECN)
000.10.03.c	Community Organizations Active in Disaster (PDX COAD)
000.10.03.d	Youth Programming
000.10.04	Noted Community Resilience Trainers and Organizers (PBEM, PF&R, contractors)
000.10.05	PBEM Community Resilience Funding (General fund and grants)
000.10.06	Governing Laws and Codes for NET

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Section 000.15: Volunteer Recognition
000.15.01	Portland Community Resilience Champions
000.15.02	Portland NET In The Media
000.15.03	PBEM Recognition Events

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Section 000.20: PBEM's Partners in Community Resilience
000.20.01	Portland Fire & Rescue
000.20.02	Friends of Portland NET
000.20.03	Other Portland Government Offices (PBOT, Water, Civic Life, PPB)
000.20.04	Portland Neighborhood Coalitions and Associations
000.20.05	Government Offices Outside Portland (County/State/FEMA)
000.20.06	Regional CERTs (include article re CERT Olympics)
000.20.07	Schools and Higher Education Institutions
000.20.08	Community Based Organizations

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Section 000.25: Online Resources for Community Resilience Volunteers
000.25.01	PortlandOnline (NET, COAD, and BEECN sites)
000.25.02	Volunteer Impact
000.25.03	Portland NETwiki
000.25.04	Portland NET Tumblr
000.25.05	Zoom
000.25.06	Vimeo
000.25.07	Tockify
000.25.08	PBEM Social Media (Facebook, Twitter)

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Section 000.30: Program Design Elements and Information
000.30.01	Logo Directory
000.30.02	Palettes
000.30.03	Illustrations

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SECTION 100: General Volunteer Policies

This section covers program policies applying to NETs, BEECN volunteers, and ATVs. These policies do not apply to COAD members.

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Section 100.05: Volunteer Responder Policy Contexts
100.05.01	New Policies and Policy Edits
100.05.02	Response Volunteers and PBEM
100.05.03	Volunteer Role of PBEM Volunteers
100.05.04	Responsibilities of PBEM to Response Volunteers
100.05.05	Volunteer Indemnification

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Section 100.10: Volunteer Candidacy
100.10.01	Minimum Qualifications
100.10.02	Persons with Disabilities
100.10.03	Preferred Qualifications
100.10.04	Criminal Background
100.10.05	CERT Training from Agencies Other Than PBEM

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Section 100.15: Volunteer Standing and Badging
100.15.01	Volunteer Statuses
100.15.02	PBEM Volunteer Code of Conduct
100.15.03	Separation from the NET Program
100.15.04	Volunteer Dismissal by PBEM
100.15.05	Member Standing
100.15.05.a	Criminal background check
100.15.05.b	Minimum Service Contribution (MSC)
100.15.06	Badging

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SECTION 200: Volunteer Responder Training

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Section 200.05: Volunteer Training Practices - All Training
200.05.01	Safety During Training (include indemnification, "Real World")
200.05.02	Sign In Sheets
200.05.03	Use of Stress ("Eustress")
200.05.04	Moulage
200.05.05	Training Currentcy (redundancy/perishability)
200.05.06	Training Types (functional exercise, comp exercise, games, reading, classroom, etc) (learning styles, aversion to PowerPoint)
200.05.07	Training Facility Requirements (lecture, FFEs)
200.05.08	Frequently Used Training Facilities
200.05.08.a	Portland Fire & Rescue Training Campus
200.05.08.b	Portland Police Bureau Scenario Village
200.05.08.c	PBEM Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) (tour guide linked to password protected doc)
200.05.08.d	Portland Fire & Rescue Logistics
200.05.08.e	Sgt. Jerome F. Sears U.S. Army Reserve Center
200.05.09	Training Personnel Roles (instructor, SMEs, coordinator)

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Section 200.10: Basic NET Training
200.10.01	Basic NET Training Standard Syllabus
200.10.01.a	Basic NET Class Goals
200.10.01.b	Basic NET Training Structure
200.10.01.c	Basic NET Class Format and Expectations
200.10.01.d	Basic NET Class Required Homework
200.10.01.e	Basic NET Response Packs
200.10.01.f	Basic NET Supplemental Pack Equipment
200.10.01.g	NET ID Picture
200.10.02	Unit 0: Class Introduction
200.10.03	Unit 1: Community Outreach
200.10.04	Unit 2: NET Organization
200.10.05	Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations - Part 1
200.10.06	Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations - Part 2
200.10.07	Unit 5: Disaster Psychology
200.10.08	Unit 6: Fire Safety and Utility Controls
200.10.09	Unit 7: Light Search & Rescue Operations
200.10.10	Unit 8: CERT and Terrorism
200.10.11	Final Field Exercise
200.10.12	Basic NET Extra Credit

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Section 200.15: Basic BEECN Training
200.15.01

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Section 200.20: Advanced Volunteer Responder Training
200.20.01	Advanced Training Topics and Volunteer Support Functions (VSFs)
200.20.02	NET Task Books
200.20.03	Routine Advanced Training Events
200.20.03.a	NETCamp
200.20.03.b	Scenario Village / Scenario Village (Español)
200.20.03.c	Citywide Deployment Exercises (CDE)
200.20.03.d	DAMM Calldown Drills
200.20.03.e	Active Shooter Exercises
200.20.03.f	TSA Decoys

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Section 200.25: Youth Training
200.25.01

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Section 200.30: Community-Based Organization Training
200.30.01

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SECTION 300: Volunteer Support Functions (VSFs)

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Section 300.05: Volunteer Support Functions
300.05.01	Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory
300.05.02	VSF 01: Transportation
300.05.03	VSF 02: Communications
300.05.04	VSF 03: Infrastructure/Sanitation
300.05.05	VSF 04: Utilities/Fire Suppression
300.05.06	VSF 05: Planning/Command
300.05.07	VSF 06: Mass Care/Shelter
300.05.08	VSF 07: Logistics
300.05.09	VSF 08: Medical/Mental Health
300.05.10	VSF 09: Search and Rescue
300.05.11	VSF 10: Hazmat Awareness
300.05.12	VSF 11: Food
300.05.13	VSF 12: Light and Power
300.05.14	VSF 14: Public Information
300.05.15	VSF 15: Volunteer/Donations Management
300.05.16	VSF 17: Animal Response
300.05.17	VSF 18: Business Resilience

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SECTION 400: Volunteer Operations

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Section 400.05: General Operations Protocols
400.05.01	Operations: Guiding Principles
400.05.02	Responsibilities Prior to Deployment
400.05.03	Self Determination to Deploy
400.05.04	Activation Protocols: PBEM Initiated Deployments
400.05.05	General Onsite Management Protocols and NET Operations Plans
400.05.06	Chain of Command
400.05.07	Indemnification
400.05.08	Media Requests
400.05.09	Volunteer Deployment Outside Portland City Limits
400.05.10	Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteers (SUVs)
400.05.11	NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms
400.05.12	Severe Weather Operations: Heat

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Section 400.10: Communications During Deployment
400.10.01	Modes of Communication
400.10.02	Team Support Communications ("Tactical Communications")
400.10.03	Radio Communications with the ECC
400.10.04	Damage Assessment Mapping Module (DAMM)

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Section 400.15: Noted NET Operations After Action Reports
400.15.01	2019 Tornado McCabe (note to JVK, locate the AAR for this)
400.15.02	Intergovernmental Community Resilience Team (ICRT)
400.15.03	2020 Clackamas Wildland Fires
400.15.04	2021 Summer Heatwaves

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Section 400.20: Planned Deployments
400.20.01	Annual Portland Rose Festival
400.20.01a	First Aid Tent Volunteer
400.20.01b	Parade Guides at Barricades

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SECTION 500: Equipment Requirements and Recommendations

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Section 500.05: NET Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
500.05.01	NET Hard Hats and Hard Hat Accessories
500.05.02	NET Vests
500.05.03	Respiratory Protection for NETs
500.05.04	Hand Protection for NETs
500.05.05	Knee Protection for NETs
500.05.06	Eye Protection for NETs
500.05.07	Flashlights and Batteries
500.05.08	Clothing as PPE

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Section 500.10: NET Supplementary Equipment
500.10.01	NET Badges
500.10.02	Field Operating Guides (FOGs)
500.10.03	Basic NET Kits
500.10.04	Enhanced NET Kits
500.10.05	Individual First Aid Kits (IFAKs)
500.10.06	Team Supply Kits
500.10.06a	Team Kit Considerations
500.10.06b	Cache Placement and Design
500.10.06c	Contents Recommendations
500.10.6d	Team Neighborhood Maps
500.10.07	Smartphone Apps

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Section 500.15: Equipment Distribution and Check Outs
500.15.01	PBEM Asset Tracking
500.15.02	NET Quartermaster Program
500.15.03	NET/BEECN/PBEM Banner
500.15.04	Portable Burn Pan
500.15.05	Event Canopies
500.15.06	Traffic Control Kits

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