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==== Operational Cadence ====
==== Operational cadence ====
The timing of Shift One establishes the operational cadence at the BEECN to follow. Provided there are no events that interrupt BEECN operations, a response timeline at the BEECN will look like this (in this example, Shift One begins at 0600:
The timing of Shift One establishes the operational cadence at the BEECN to follow. Provided there are no events that interrupt BEECN operations, a response timeline at the BEECN will look like this (in this example, Shift One begins at 0600:
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# Communication systems (such as land lines) are inoperative.
# Communication systems (such as land lines) are inoperative.


=== Self Determination to Deploy ===
=== Self determination to deploy ===
Individual volunteers have personal discretion to deploy when the self- deployment protocols are met [[Operations at BEECN Sites#Deployment Protocols|as described above]]. The decision to deploy following a disaster is a volunteer’s own, and a volunteer may never be coerced into deploying. A volunteer who chooses not to deploy will not be subject to any consequences related to his or her standing in the BEECN program.
Individual volunteers have personal discretion to deploy when the self- deployment protocols are met [[Operations at BEECN Sites#Deployment Protocols|as described above]]. The decision to deploy following a disaster is a volunteer’s own, and a volunteer may never be coerced into deploying. A volunteer who chooses not to deploy will not be subject to any consequences related to his or her standing in the BEECN program.
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# If someone points out an unsafe condition at the BEECN site, stop and correct it right away.
# If someone points out an unsafe condition at the BEECN site, stop and correct it right away.


=== BEECN Site Assessment ===
==== Personal Security ====
# Volunteers must never carry firearms or other weapons when volunteering at a BEECN. A folding knife or knife with less than a twelve-inch blade is acceptable as a tool.
# If confronted by a person at any time who intends to take the equipment and/or harm the volunteers, volunteers must not engage physically or verbally. Take the handheld radio if it is safe to do so, leave all other equipment and walk away, and call out for help. Do not attempt to confront any threatening person.
 
=== BEECN site assessment ===
Shift One volunteers should make a safety assessment of the BEECN site before deploying there for the first shift of routine operations. Potential hazards to look out for include (but are not limited to):  
Shift One volunteers should make a safety assessment of the BEECN site before deploying there for the first shift of routine operations. Potential hazards to look out for include (but are not limited to):  


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When moving the BEECN cache and setting up at the site, volunteers should act as guests on the property. Please be respectful and avoid damaging the grounds or any property at the location. If a property owner is present, or a representative of the property owner, volunteers should follow instructions given by that person. Please represent Portland professionally and respectfully.
When moving the BEECN cache and setting up at the site, volunteers should act as guests on the property. Please be respectful and avoid damaging the grounds or any property at the location. If a property owner is present, or a representative of the property owner, volunteers should follow instructions given by that person. Please represent Portland professionally and respectfully.


=== Shift A Initial Operational Period ===
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In the aftermath of an earthquake, Shift A volunteers put their BEECN's Deployment Plan into action. BEECNs are activated within 24 - 48 hours after an earthquake; '''''and''''', Shift A always begins at 0600. Therefore, Shift A BEECN Volunteers should decide where they will meet and
 
=== Deployment First Steps ===
 
# Shift A should have a prearranged meeting point that is ''not'' the BEECN site; preferably, the cache storage location. '''''However,''''' BEECN volunteers should not deploy the cache right away. Available BEECN volunteers should survey the BEECN site first.
# '''Safety considerations at the site survey:''' make sure the site is safe for establishing the BEECN and look for potential hazards.
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=== Personal Security ===
 
# Volunteers must never carry firearms or other weapons when volunteering at a BEECN. A folding knife or knife with less than a twelve-inch blade is acceptable as a tool.
# If confronted by a person at any time who intends to take the equipment and/or harm the volunteers, volunteers must not engage physically or verbally. Leave the equipment and walk away, and call out for help. Do not attempt to confront any threatening person.


=== BEECN Set Up ===
=== BEECN Set Up ===
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