BEECN Program Organization: Difference between revisions
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=== BEECN and PBEM === | === BEECN and PBEM === | ||
=== | # The BEECN program is sited in, supervised and managed by the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM). | ||
# PBEM has sole authority to determine BEECN volunteer membership and who is responsible for maintaining and deploying a BEECN. | |||
# When activated, BEECN volunteers defer to the authority of any present emergency response personnel (such as police, fire, or EMS personnel), members of the military, emergency managers associated with a City of Portland bureau (e.g. the Portland Water Bureau), or staff from PBEM. | |||
# The PBEM Bureau Director may delegate responsibilities for the BEECN program to a designee. | |||
# All routine communications regarding BEECN program business between volunteers, city employees, and PBEM will be directed to staff at PBEM assigned to manage BEECN. | |||
=== City Employees and BEECNs === | |||
The City of Portland may assign a City of Portland employee to a BEECN for drills and/or deployment. A city employee is still considered a city employee while undertaking responsibilities to the BEECN program, and the city employee is at no time considered a “BEECN volunteer”. | The City of Portland may assign a City of Portland employee to a BEECN for drills and/or deployment. A city employee is still considered a city employee while undertaking responsibilities to the BEECN program, and the city employee is at no time considered a “BEECN volunteer”. | ||
