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== Volunteer Coordination Center (VCC) ==
== Volunteer Coordination Center (VCC) ==
[[File:ParadeAccessVol2.jpg|alt=Checking in at the Volunteer Coordination Center|thumb|430x430px|''Checking in at the Volunteer Coordination Center'']]
[[File:ParadeAccessVol2.jpg|alt=Checking in at the Volunteer Coordination Center|thumb|430x430px|''Checking in at the Volunteer Coordination Center'']]
Each parade will include at least one Volunteer Coordination Center (VCC) to coordinate volunteers and their communications. The location of a Coordination Center will be included in the Operations Plan. Parade Guides should plan an in-person check in at the Coordination Center where they will receive their assignment, any parade materials they may need, and to check they have everything they need (including answers to questions).
Each parade will include at least one Volunteer Coordination Center (VCC) to coordinate volunteers and their communications. The location of a Coordination Center will be included in the Operations Plan. '''''First aid volunteers are not required to check in at the VCC; they will be checked in either when PBEM staff drops off their supplies or over 800 MHz radio.'''''


Roles at a Coordination Center may include:
There will be several volunteers/staff at the VCC. First Aid Station Volunteers only need to be aware of the '''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 Emergency Coordination Center (ECC). This is the person that First Aid Volunteers will primarily communicate with throughout the event, over 800 MHz.<p><span style="color:#ffffff">...</span></p>
==What To Expect: The Operations Plan==
All Parade Guide volunteers should expect to receive an electronic copy of the Operations Plan '''no more than three days before your shift,''' and a hard copy will be provided to you with station supplies. Please do not request a copy of the Operations Plan if the parade is more than three days off.


* '''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 Emergency Coordination Center (ECC).
The Operations Plan is a document that has the following mission critical information:
* '''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.
*Parade day timeline, including check-in and check-out times;
* '''Tactical Radio Lead:''' Monitors the FRS frequency Parade Guides are speaking on and moves the frequency if necessary.
*Location of the Volunteer Coordination Center;
* '''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.
*Relevant parade day phone numbers (e.g. cell phone numbers of personnel in the Coordination Center);
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*Lists of required and recommended equipment;
*Review of radio protocols;
*Review of emergency procedures.
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