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The BEECN Site is the geographic location intended to serve as a gathering point for persons looking for help in the aftermath of an earthquake. BEECN Sites '''''are not''''' the same as the location where the BEECN cache is stored.
The BEECN Site is the geographic location intended to serve as a gathering point for persons looking for help in the aftermath of an earthquake. A BEECN Site is public information, published on maps, and Portlanders are encouraged to know where their nearest BEECN Site is.  
== Location of BEECN Sites ==
== Location of BEECN Sites ==
[[File:2013.05.22.PACE Setter (4).jpg|thumb|400x400px|''This BEECN is deployed in an ideal site: not a lot of trees, flat, broad uh...[https://youtu.be/GPX-mW4l1rU tract of land]. Yes very nice.'']]
[[File:2013.05.22.PACE Setter (4).jpg|thumb|400x400px|''This BEECN is deployed in an ideal site: not a lot of trees, flat, broad uh...[https://youtu.be/GPX-mW4l1rU tract of land]. Yes very nice.'']]
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# PBEM has complete discretion over the location of each BEECN site. However, PBEM will consider the input of property owners, community partners, city employees, and volunteers when deciding BEECN site locations.
# PBEM has complete discretion over the location of each BEECN site. However, PBEM will consider the input of property owners, community partners, city employees, and volunteers when deciding BEECN site locations.
# Though moving a BEECN site should be avoided, PBEM will consider moving a site if a more appropriate one is found in the immediate neighborhood of the BEECN.
# Though moving a BEECN site should be avoided, PBEM will consider moving a site if a more appropriate one is found in the immediate neighborhood of the BEECN.
# The ideal BEECN site is:
 
#* An open area large enough to hold a crowd of at least 100 people;
=== BEECN Site Criteria ===
#* A safe distance from unreinforced masonry structures (such as older brick structures);
The ideal BEECN Site is:
#* Is not on a steep gradient or near landslide hazards, and not easily subject to flooding;
* An open area large enough to hold a crowd of at least 100 people;
#* Is not in the vicinity of tall trees, overhead power lines, or other utility hazards;
* A safe distance from unreinforced masonry structures (such as older brick structures);
#* Is familiar to the community and following a disaster might be intuited by neighbors as a community gathering point, and is geographically central to the immediate community.
* Is not on a steep gradient or near landslide hazards, and not easily subject to flooding;
* Is not in the vicinity of tall trees, overhead power lines, or other utility hazards;
* Is familiar to the community and following a disaster might be intuited by neighbors as a community gathering point, and is geographically central to the immediate community.
 
=== What a BEECN Site is not ===
A BEECN Site is...
 
* ...not necessarily the same location where the BEECN Cache is stored;
* ...not a designated medical care point, though it is possible it '''''may''''' serve as one after the earthquake;
* ...not a location designated for post-disaster supply distribution, though it '''''may''''' serve that purpose after an earthquake.

Revision as of 21:18, 9 January 2025

BEECN Guidelines ↱
Introduction
BEECN Program Organization
BEECN Sites
BEECN Volunteers
BEECN Caches
Operations at BEECN Sites

The BEECN Site is the geographic location intended to serve as a gathering point for persons looking for help in the aftermath of an earthquake. A BEECN Site is public information, published on maps, and Portlanders are encouraged to know where their nearest BEECN Site is.

Location of BEECN Sites

This BEECN is deployed in an ideal site: not a lot of trees, flat, broad uh...tract of land. Yes very nice.
  1. At minimum, there will be a total of 48 BEECN sites located throughout the City of Portland.
  2. BEECNs will be evenly distributed throughout the city and are generally sited with the goal of placing approximately two BEECNs within each of the Portland Plan’s neighborhood hub boundaries (see Appendix B).
  3. PBEM has complete discretion over the location of each BEECN site. However, PBEM will consider the input of property owners, community partners, city employees, and volunteers when deciding BEECN site locations.
  4. Though moving a BEECN site should be avoided, PBEM will consider moving a site if a more appropriate one is found in the immediate neighborhood of the BEECN.

BEECN Site Criteria

The ideal BEECN Site is:

  • An open area large enough to hold a crowd of at least 100 people;
  • A safe distance from unreinforced masonry structures (such as older brick structures);
  • Is not on a steep gradient or near landslide hazards, and not easily subject to flooding;
  • Is not in the vicinity of tall trees, overhead power lines, or other utility hazards;
  • Is familiar to the community and following a disaster might be intuited by neighbors as a community gathering point, and is geographically central to the immediate community.

What a BEECN Site is not

A BEECN Site is...

  • ...not necessarily the same location where the BEECN Cache is stored;
  • ...not a designated medical care point, though it is possible it may serve as one after the earthquake;
  • ...not a location designated for post-disaster supply distribution, though it may serve that purpose after an earthquake.
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