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A [[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|Volunteer Support Function (VSF)]] is a functional area under which volunteers carry out their responsibilities. Each VSF is broken into position assignments. VSF 14.01 is the position assigned to general BEECN volunteers.
A [[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|Volunteer Support Function (VSF)]] is a functional area under which volunteers carry out their responsibilities. Each VSF is broken into position assignments. <br/>
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=== Summary ===
=== Summary ===
[https://www.portland.gov/beecn BEECN] volunteers operate in organized cohorts, perform regular equipment checks, participate in drills, and deploy communication nodes (BEECNs) 24–48 hours after a major earthquake.
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A Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Node (BEECN) Volunteer plays a vital role in disaster response by establishing communication between neighborhoods and Portland’s [[PBEM Emergency Operations Center (EOC)|Emergency Operations Center]] (EOC) in the aftermath of a major earthquake. Volunteers assist at designated BEECN sites to relay critical information, such as scene stabilization information, emergency requests, and damage reports, using durable communication systems.
 
BEECN Volunteers are the only PBEM volunteers who can be a NET volunteer '''''or''''' an [[Affiliated Team Volunteers (ATVs)|ATV]] but are [[Indemnification|indemnified]] by the City of Portland either way.


=== Responsibilities ===
=== Responsibilities ===


* Deploy to assigned BEECN sites within 24–48 hours following a major earthquake.
* Responsibility 1
* Set up communication equipment, including handheld radios and tents, at BEECN locations.
* Responsibility 2
* Relay and log emergency messages between the public and emergency responders via radio.
* Responsibility 3, etc
* Conduct periodic checks and inventory of BEECN caches to ensure readiness.
* Participate in scheduled training, drills, and activation exercises to maintain operational competence.
* Represent PBEM professionally and follow safety and operational guidelines at all times.
* Log all volunteer hours.


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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Position ID''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Position ID|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Position ID''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Position ID|※]]'''</sup>
|style="text-align: center; background: #13135a; color: white"|<big>'''VSF 14.01: BEECN Volunteer'''</big>
|style="text-align: center; background: #13135a; color: white"|<big>'''VSF XX.XX: Title'''</big>
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Lead Agency''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Lead Agency|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Lead Agency''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Lead Agency|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Active NET Required?''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Active NET Required?|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Active NET Required?''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Active NET Required?|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|No; this position is available to [[Affiliated Team Volunteers (ATVs)|ATVs]].
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Structure''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Structure|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Structure''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Structure|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|The BEECN Volunteer is part of a BEECN Cohort, and the BEECN Volunteer reports to the BEECN Coordinator for their assigned BEECN.
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|Leadership, radio, communication. Ability to remain cool headed in intense situations. First aid is also helpful, but not as important as the other skills listed.
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Licenses and Certifications''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Licenses and Certifications|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Licenses and Certifications''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Licenses and Certifications|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|None required.
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Currency''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Currency|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Currency''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Currency|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|BEECN volunteers must be in touch with their BEECN Coordinator and appear on the roster of their BEECN Response Framework. They should also participate in BEECN inventories and exercises as their time allows. Because all BEECN volunteers are indemnified, they '''''are''''' '''''required''''' to log their hours but '''''not''''' required to meet the [[Minimum Service Contribution (MSC)|Minimum Service Contribution (MRC)]] unless they are also a NET volunteer.
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BEECN Volunteers are required to complete a [[Criminal Background|criminal background check]] at the same frequency as NET volunteers.
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Physical Requirements''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Physical Requirements|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Physical Requirements''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Physical Requirements|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|A BEECN volunteer must be inside a 20-minute walk or bike ride of the BEECN they are assigned to. They should be able to access BEECN equipment from storage and move it to the BEECN site with the assistance of at least one other person.
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Task Book''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Task Book|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Task Book''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Task Book|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|None at this time.
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''PPE and Recommended Equipment''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#PPE and Recommended Equipment|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''PPE and Recommended Equipment''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#PPE and Recommended Equipment|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|'''PPE:''' Weather appropriate clothes. BEECN volunteers should wear the hard hats and vests found in their BEECN cache when conducting BEECN operations.
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'''Equipment:''' All the equipment a BEECN volunteer needs should be in their [[BEECN Caches|BEECN Cache]].
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Forms''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Forms|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Forms''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Forms|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|[[Operations at BEECN Sites#Deployment Planning: the BEECN Response Framework|BEECN Response Framework]]
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[[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 6: Communications Log|NET Form 6: Communications Log]]
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Updated''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Updated|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Updated''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Updated|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: white; padding: 10px"|2025.01.15 ''(version 2.0)''
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|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Released''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Released|※]]'''</sup>
|style="background: #13135a; color: white" width="105px"|'''Released''' <sup>'''[[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Released|※]]'''</sup>
|style="padding: 10px"|2017.10.03
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=== Training for '''VSF 14.01: BEECN Volunteer''' ===
=== Training for '''VSF XX.XX: Title''' ===
<mark>'''Important note: ONLY the trainings listed as REQUIRED are required!'''</mark> Optional training and supplemental resources are presented as a path for a volunteer to increase their knowledge and confidence carrying out their volunteer responsibilities. However, no volunteer's Active status depends on completing training marked as "Optional" or "Supplemental". For more information, please visit the article on [[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Training Section|Position Descriptions: Training Section]].
<mark>'''Important note: ONLY the trainings listed as REQUIRED are required!'''</mark> Optional training and supplemental resources are presented as a path for a volunteer to increase their knowledge and confidence carrying out their volunteer responsibilities. However, no volunteer's Active status depends on completing training marked as "Optional" or "Supplemental". For more information, please visit the article on [[PBEM Volunteer Position Descriptions#Training Section|Position Descriptions: Training Section]].
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!style="background: #13135a; color: white"|<big>Learning Objective</big>
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|Basic BEECN Training
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|style="background: #d35d30; color: white"|'''Required'''
|style="background: #d35d30; color: white"|'''Required'''
|Online
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|1.5 hours
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|Summarizes BEECN Guidelines and prepares a new volunteer for working with their BEECN cohort.
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|[https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=is-100.c&lang=en IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System]
|style="background: #e9ae97"|Optional
|Online
|2.0 hours
|Course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. Knowing the basics of ICS can give BEECN volunteers context to the City's overall response effort.
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|Crowd Management
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| style="background: #e9ae97" |Optional
| style="background: #e9ae97" |Optional
|Online or in-person
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|2.0 hours
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|'''Not to be confused with "Crowd Control".''' It is possible that large numbers of people will visit the BEECN Site. Crowd management training helps BEECN volunteers guide the behavior and movement of crowds.
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|Mental Health Crisis De-escalation
| style="background: #e9ae97" |Optional
|In-person
|3.0 hours
|If an individual visiting a BEECN Site is in a state of agitation, this training helps volunteers identify the precipitants of agitated behavior, the importance of non-verbal communication, and skills/strategies to manage an agitated person.
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|[https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-242.c&lang=en IS-242: Effective Communication]
|style="background: #e9ae97"|Optional
|Online
|8.0 hours
|This course covers basic communication skills, how to communicate in an emergency, how to identify community-specific communication issues, using technology as a communication tool, and effective oral communication. Not every sub-topic in this course is relevant to the responsibilities of a BEECN volunteer.
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|[https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-2901&lang=en IS-2901: Introduction to Community Lifelines]
|style="background: #e9ae97"|Optional
|Online
|1.0 hours
|Introduces the FEMA Community Lifelines construct, an outcome-driven response structure used to achieve incident stabilization. PBEM uses Community Lifelines, and knowing them will help BEECN volunteers communicate more effectively with the EOC.
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|First Aid (certification)
|style="background: #e9ae97"|Optional
|In-person
|6.5 hours
|Instructs volunteers how to preserve life, prevent further injury or deterioration, and promote recovery by providing immediate, temporary care to an injured or ill person. The BEECN caches include first aid supplies, and first aid certification can help BEECN volunteers use and/or distribute them effectively.
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|Basic NET or CERT (certification)
| style="background: #e9ae97" |Optional
|In-person
|24 hours
|Basic NET/CERT training provides more and varied disaster response skills and situational awareness to BEECN volunteers.
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|[https://www.portland.gov/pbem/documents/basic-emergency-operations-plan-beop-2016/download Portland Basic Emergency Operations Plan (BEOP)]
| style="background: #f4d6cb" |Supplemental
|Online
|N/A
|The BEOP is the framework that governs how the City of Portland responds in the aftermath of a major disaster. Being familiar with it can provide BEECN volunteers with heightened situational awareness.
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|[[Main Page#Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Nodes (BEECN)|BEECN Guidelines]]
| style="background: #f4d6cb" |Supplemental
|Online
|N/A
|The BEECN Guidelines is the "blueprint" for the BEECN program and covers the nuances of program policies. A regular BEECN volunteer doesn't need to know the Guidelines to carry out their responsibilities, but reviewing them will enhance knowledge and provide a more complete picture of the program.
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|[https://portlandnet.tumblr.com/tagged/beecn BEECN on Tumblr]
| style="background: #f4d6cb" |Supplemental
|Online
|N/A
|Media articles tagged as relevant to BEECN volunteer responsibilities.
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|[[Recommended Video Content|BEECN video content]]
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| style="background: #f4d6cb" |Supplemental
| style="background: #f4d6cb" |Supplemental
|Online
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|N/A
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|Video content relevant to BEECN volunteer responsibilities.
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Revision as of 15:07, 16 January 2025

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Position Description Components

Position ID

The position ID indicates which VSF a position is assigned to, what subsection of the VSF, and the position's formal title.

Mission Area

Indicates whether the position has a disaster preparedness role, a response role, a recovery role, or a combination of those three on the Disaster Management Cycle. For example, someone confirmed to provide mental health first aid would have a response role. However, those skills are also needed during the Recovery phase of a disaster.

It is important to note that this portion of the Position Description does not commit a volunteer to a specific part of the Disaster Management Cycle. It only indicates what the possibilities are.

Lead Agency

Indicates which government agency is responsible for the recruitment, training, deployment, and management of volunteers taking this position. This will usually be the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM), but some positions may report to Multnomah County or another agency.

Active NET Required?

Indicates whether a volunteer in this position must be a certified NET volunteer in good standing. If "no", ATVs can take this volunteer position.

Structure

Indicates who a volunteer in this position reports to.

Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

A list of ideal qualities and knowledge that a candidate for the volunteer position possesses. However, the purpose of listing them is to give volunteers a better idea of the expectations associated with the role. They are not intended as prescriptive.

Licenses and Certifications

Any licenses or certifications required or recommended for this volunteer position.

Currency

Indicates how often a volunteer must renew training and/or knowledge in order to be deployable in this volunteer position.

Physical Requirements

More detailed knowledge on the physical expectations associated with completing the position's key responsibilities.

Task Book

If a task book is available for this volunteer position, it will be linked here. Not every position has a task book.

PPE and Recommended Equipment

Any required personal protective equipment (PPE) associated with deploying in this volunteer position, and any relevant equipment that facilitates completing volunteer responsibilities.

Forms

Forms that a volunteer in the position should be familiar with and know how to complete.

Updated

Indicates by date the last time anything in the position description was changed.

Released

Indicates by date when the position was first released and published.

Training Section

The completion of any training required in order to be deployable for this volunteer position.

Standard Position Description Template

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A Volunteer Support Function (VSF) is a functional area under which volunteers carry out their responsibilities. Each VSF is broken into position assignments.


Summary

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Responsibilities

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  • Responsibility 2
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Position ID ※ VSF XX.XX: Title
Mission Area ※ Preparedness Response Recovery
Lead Agency ※
Active NET Required? ※
Structure ※
Relevant Knowledge, Skills, Abilities ※
Licenses and Certifications ※
Currency ※
Physical Requirements ※
Task Book ※
PPE and Recommended Equipment ※
Forms ※
Updated ※
Released ※

Training for VSF XX.XX: Title

Important note: ONLY the trainings listed as REQUIRED are required! Optional training and supplemental resources are presented as a path for a volunteer to increase their knowledge and confidence carrying out their volunteer responsibilities. However, no volunteer's Active status depends on completing training marked as "Optional" or "Supplemental". For more information, please visit the article on Position Descriptions: Training Section.

Training or Resource Type Delivery Duration Learning Objective
Required
Optional
Supplemental
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