BEECN Program Organization: Difference between revisions
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== BEECN and PBEM == | == BEECN and PBEM == | ||
# The BEECN program is sited in | # The BEECN program is sited in and managed by the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) with participation from Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R). | ||
# PBEM has sole authority to determine BEECN volunteer membership and who is responsible for maintaining and deploying a BEECN. | # PBEM has sole authority to determine BEECN volunteer membership and who is responsible for maintaining and deploying a BEECN. | ||
# When activated, BEECN volunteers defer to the authority of any present emergency response personnel (such as police, fire, or EMS personnel), members of the military, emergency managers associated with a City of Portland bureau (e.g. the Portland Water Bureau), or staff from PBEM. | # When activated, BEECN volunteers defer to the authority of any present emergency response personnel (such as police, fire, or EMS personnel), members of the military, emergency managers associated with a City of Portland bureau (e.g. the Portland Water Bureau), or staff from PBEM. | ||
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A BEECN consists of three essential elements: the site, the equipment cache, and the assigned volunteers. | A BEECN consists of three essential elements: the site, the equipment cache, and the assigned volunteers. | ||
# The '''BEECN site''' is the geographical location where Portlanders are encouraged to go 24 to 48 hours following an earthquake. For example: school grounds, a park, or a parking lot. These are the sites that appear on published BEECN maps. | # The '''[[BEECN Sites|BEECN site]]''' is the geographical location where Portlanders are encouraged to go 24 to 48 hours following an earthquake. For example: school grounds, a park, or a parking lot. These are the sites that appear on published BEECN maps. | ||
# The '''BEECN equipment cache''' associated with the site is located within a five block radius of the BEECN site. It contains all the equipment that volunteers need to deploy the BEECN. | # The '''[[BEECN Caches|BEECN equipment cache]]''' associated with the site is located within a five block radius of the BEECN site. It contains all the equipment that volunteers need to deploy the BEECN. | ||
# '''BEECN volunteers''' are the personnel associated either with a BEECN or a fire station, and are trained to deploy the BEECN program 24 to 48 hours following an earthquake. It takes a minimum of two volunteers to operate a BEECN, and at least two volunteers to carry out BEECN responsibilities at a fire station. | # '''[[BEECN Volunteers|BEECN volunteers]]''' are the personnel associated either with a BEECN or a fire station, and are trained to deploy the BEECN program 24 to 48 hours following an earthquake. It takes a minimum of two volunteers to operate a BEECN, and at least two volunteers to carry out BEECN responsibilities at a fire station. | ||
In addition to these three essential elements, the BEECN system relies on Orange "Go-Kits" located at every Portland Fire & Rescue fire station. | In addition to these three essential elements, the BEECN system relies on [[Operations at Fire Stations#Orange Go-Kits|Orange "Go-Kits"]] located at every Portland Fire & Rescue fire station. | ||
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