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=== BEECN Cohort Coordinators ===
=== BEECN Cohort Coordinators ===
Cohort Coordinators have no field authority greater than other BEECN volunteers, but are responsible for organizing their cohort. Responsibilities of the Cohort Coordinator include:
Cohort Coordinators have no field authority greater than other BEECN volunteers, but are responsible for organizing their cohort during blue sky periods. Responsibilities of the Cohort Coordinator include:


a. Serving as PBEM’s point of contact for a BEECN’s cohort. PBEM will contact this individual to inform of BEECN drills or exercises, policy changes, or any other information relevant to the BEECN program. The Cohort Coordinator is responsible for relaying this information to cohort members.
# Serving as PBEM’s point of contact for a BEECN’s cohort. PBEM will contact this individual to inform of BEECN drills or exercises, policy changes, or any other information relevant to the BEECN program. The Cohort Coordinator is responsible for relaying this information to cohort members.
 
# Serving as the point of contact for the owner/manager of the property hosting the cache. The Coordinator should contact the property owner/manager when BEECN exercises are scheduled.
b. Serving as the point of contact for the owner/manager of the property hosting the cache. The Coordinator should contact the property owner/manager when BEECN exercises are scheduled.
# Working with cohort members to plan out shift and primary/backup volunteer designations for operations.
 
# Ensuring that cohort volunteers feel comfortable with using the cache equipment, can deploy the BEECN competently, and that all volunteers understand their role and responsibilities in the event of a BEECN deployment.
c. Working with cohort members to plan out shift and primary/backup volunteer designations for operations.
# Ensuring that the cohort has no fewer than eight members, and recruiting new members from the immediate neighborhood as needed.
 
# Providing PBEM with program feedback, recommendations, and resource requests as appropriate.
d. Ensuring that cohort volunteers feel comfortable with using the cache equipment, can deploy the BEECN competently, and that all volunteers understand their role and responsibilities in the event of a BEECN deployment.
# Ensuring that the cohort responsibilities described in [[BEECN Cohort Responsibilities]] are carried out, and the results of audits and exercises are relayed to PBEM.
 
e. Ensuring that the cohort has no fewer than eight members, and recruiting new members from the immediate neighborhood as needed.
 
f. Providing PBEM with program feedback, recommendations, and resource requests as appropriate.
 
g. Ensuring that the cohort responsibilities described in 100.40: BEECN Cohort Responsibilities are carried out, and the results of audits and exercises are relayed to PBEM.


=== BEECN Cohort Responsibilities ===
=== BEECN Cohort Responsibilities ===
Each BEECN Cohort has the following responsibilities:
Each BEECN Cohort has the following responsibilities:


a. No less than monthly, do a sight check of the cache to ensure it is secure and has not been damaged or significantly tampered with, and that the tarp over it is still on tight (if the cache is outdoors). There is no need to inform PBEM of this check unless there is damage or other issues to report.
# No less than monthly, do a sight check of the cache to ensure it is secure and has not been damaged or significantly tampered with, and that the tarp over it is still on tight (if the cache is outdoors). There is no need to inform PBEM of this check unless there is damage or other issues to report.
 
# No less than quarterly, inventory the contents of the cache using the inventory forms included inside the cache. Inventorying is done through the [[BEECN Journaling System]].
b. No less than quarterly, inventory the contents of the cache using the inventory forms included inside the cache. The completed inventory form should be logged online at:
# No less than annually, participate in a BEECN activation exercise. PBEM will coordinate an exercise in the area of the BEECN once a year, but will coordinate more activation exercises at the request of a cohort as resources allow.
 
# In the event of a major earthquake, proceed with BEECN operations as described in [[Section 300]].
<nowiki>https://www.portlandoregon.gov/pbem/65758</nowiki>.
 
c. No less than annually, participate in a BEECN activation exercise. PBEM will coordinate an exercise in the area of the BEECN once a year, but will coordinate more activation exercises at the request of a cohort as resources allow.
 
d. In the event of a major earthquake, proceed with BEECN operations as described in Section 300.


=== Fire Station Cohorts ===
=== Fire Station Cohorts ===
A Fire Station volunteer (“FS volunteer”) is a specialized Amateur Radio Operator (ARO), OR a non-licensed volunteer assisting the ARO, who works independently of BEECN cohorts and communicates with the Portland Emergency Coordination Center (ECC).Fire Station volunteers also form a cohort of eight for each fire station. Each shift requires one primary and one backup ARO. Fire Station Volunteers are responsible for relaying messages from BEECNs to the ECC during deployments and exercises and are fundamental to BEECN operations. Therefore, a BEECN cohort should know who the Fire Station Volunteer is who will be relaying their messages. The responsibilities of Fire Station Volunteers are described in [[Operations: Fire Stations]]
A Fire Station volunteer (“FS volunteer”) is a specialized Amateur Radio Operator (ARO), '''''or''''' a non-licensed volunteer assisting the ARO, who works independently of BEECN cohorts and communicates with the Portland Emergency Operations Center (EOC).Fire Station volunteers also form a cohort of eight for each fire station. Each shift requires one primary and one backup ARO. Fire Station Volunteers are responsible for relaying messages from BEECNs to the EOC during deployments and exercises and are fundamental to BEECN operations. Therefore, a BEECN cohort should know who the Fire Station Volunteer is who will be relaying their messages. The responsibilities of Fire Station Volunteers are described in [[Operations: Fire Stations]]


=== BEECN Volunteers and Portland Neighborhood Emergency Teams ===
=== BEECN Volunteers and Portland Neighborhood Emergency Teams ===
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