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=== 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. | ||
=== Deployment Guiding Principles === | === Deployment Guiding Principles === | ||
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==== Personal Security ==== | ==== 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. | # As indicated in the [[PBEM Volunteer Code of Conduct|Volunteer Code of Conduct]], 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. | # 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. | ||
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== BEECN On-Site Operational Flow == | |||
=== BEECN site assessment === | === Step 1: 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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Again, in the aftermath of an earthquake, always assume and plan for aftershocks. | Again, in the aftermath of an earthquake, always assume and plan for aftershocks. | ||
=== BEECN set up === | === Step 2: BEECN set up === | ||
# Unlock/open cache and do a brief inventory of the contents (except for inside the First Aid bags). | # Unlock/open cache and do a brief inventory of the contents (except for inside the First Aid bags). | ||
# Set up the shelter using the instructions in the [[BEECN Caches#BEECN_Pop-Up_Shelters|shelter set-up article]]. | # Set up the shelter using the instructions in the [[BEECN Caches#BEECN_Pop-Up_Shelters|shelter set-up article]]. | ||
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# Use the script in [[Section 300.55]] to check in with your station and begin passing radio traffic. | # Use the script in [[Section 300.55]] to check in with your station and begin passing radio traffic. | ||
# Record the messages you receive in the RADIO LOG included in the binder. | # Record the messages you receive in the RADIO LOG included in the binder. | ||
=== Step 3: Passing radio traffic === | |||
==== Radio script for initial BEECN check in ==== | |||
'''Script legend:''' Variable text in <span style="background:#FFFF00">yellow highlight</span>, and spoken words in plain text. Radio scripts for BEECN to fire station: | |||
Follow this script to notify your nearby Fire Station that you are set up and ready to communicate. | |||
* '''BEECN VOLUNTEER:''' <span style="background:#FFFF00">FIRE STATION NUMBER</span> this is <span style="background:#FFFF00">BEECN NUMBER and BEECN NAME</span> checking in. | |||
* '''FIRE STATION:''' Roger <span style="background:#FFFF00">BEECN NUMBER and BEECN NAME</span>. Are you at BEECN and ready to operate? | |||
* '''BEECN VOLUNTEER:''' I am on station at <span style="background:#FFFF00">BEECN NAME</span> near <span style="background:#FFFF00">(give visual landmark)</span> and ready to operate. I have <span style="background:#FFFF00">#</span> operators at this location: <span style="background:#FFFF00">List all participants at that location by name.</span> | |||
* '''FIRE STATION:''' Roger, <span style="background:#FFFF00">#</span> operators at your BEECN. Please continue to monitor this channel and inform me of staffing changes. | |||
== BEECN Channel Guide == | == BEECN Channel Guide == | ||
To find the correct channels for a BEECN, find the BEECN on the table below. Volunteers should set their handheld BEECN radio to the '''primary channel''' first and check in with personnel at their '''Primary Relay''' site. If nobody answers, volunteers should try their Backup Relay next. | To find the correct channels for a BEECN, find the BEECN on the table below. Volunteers should set their handheld BEECN radio to the '''primary channel''' first and check in with personnel at their '''Primary Relay''' site. If nobody answers, volunteers should try their Backup Relay next. | ||
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=== Basic BEECN Operations === | === Basic BEECN Operations === | ||
