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== BEECN Volunteer Teams ==
== BEECN Volunteer Teams ==
[[File:BEECN_Volunteer_Shifts.png|thumb|400x400px|''Figure 1: The structure of a BEECN team.'']]
[[File:BEECN_Volunteer_Shifts.png|thumb|400x400px|''Figure 1: The structure of a BEECN team.'']]
=== BEECN Team Responsibilities ===
Each BEECN Team has the following responsibilities:
# No less than monthly, a team member does a sight check of the cache to ensure it is secure and has not been damaged or significantly tampered with, and that the tarp over it is still on tight (if the cache is outdoors). The check should '''''always''''' be logged in the [[BEECN Journaling System]].
# No less than quarterly, inventory the contents of the cache through the [[BEECN Journaling System]]. Many caches include inventory forms to aid in the inventory process.
# No less than annually, participate in a BEECN activation exercise. PBEM will coordinate an exercise in the area of the BEECN once a year, but will coordinate more activation exercises at the request of a cohort as resources allow.
# In the event of a major earthquake, proceed with BEECN operations as described in [[Operations at BEECN Sites]] (which is also reflected in the [[VSF 14.01.01: BEECN Volunteer|volunteer position description]] for BEECN volunteers).
=== BEECN Volunteer Team Organization ===
=== BEECN Volunteer Team Organization ===


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BEECN Coordinators have no field authority greater than other BEECN volunteers, but are responsible for organizing their cohort during blue sky periods. Responsibilities of the Team Coordinator include:
BEECN Coordinators have no field authority greater than other BEECN volunteers, but are responsible for organizing their cohort during blue sky periods. Responsibilities of the Team Coordinator include:


# Serving as PBEM’s point of contact for a BEECN’s team. PBEM will contact this individual to inform of BEECN drills or exercises, policy changes, or any other information relevant to the BEECN program. The Team Coordinator is responsible for relaying this information to team members.
# Use contact information provided by PBEM to keep other volunteers assigned to the BEECN resource organized as a team.
# Serving as the point of contact for the owner/manager of the property hosting the cache. The Coordinator should contact the property owner/manager when BEECN exercises are scheduled.
# On behalf of their team, serving as a point of contact for:
# Working with team members to plan out shift and primary/backup volunteer designations for operations.
#* PBEM; whose staff will contact the Team Coordinator to inform of BEECN drills or exercises, policy changes, or any other information relevant to the BEECN program.
# Ensuring that team volunteers feel comfortable with using the cache equipment, can deploy the BEECN competently, and that all volunteers understand their role and responsibilities in the event of a BEECN deployment.
#* The [[VSF 14.01.03: BEECN District Coordinator|BEECN District Coordinator]] (if one is assigned);
#* The owner/manager of the property hosting the cache. The Coordinator should contact the property owner/manager when BEECN exercises are scheduled.  
# Organizes and leads deployment planning for their team, which includes completing the [[Operations at BEECN Sites#Deployment Planning: the BEECN Response Framework|BEECN response framework]] annually.
# Ensure team members are prepared to carry out responsibilities as indicated in [[Operations at BEECN Sites]].
# Ensuring that the team has no fewer than eight members, and recruiting new members from the immediate neighborhood as needed.
# Ensuring that the team has no fewer than eight members, and recruiting new members from the immediate neighborhood as needed.
# Providing PBEM with program feedback, recommendations, and resource requests as appropriate.
# Providing PBEM with program feedback, recommendations, and resource requests as appropriate.
# Ensuring that the team responsibilities described in [[BEECN Volunteers#BEECN Team Responsibilities|BEECN Team Responsibilities]] are carried out, and the results of audits and exercises are relayed to PBEM.
# Schedule regular activities around the BEECN, such as equipment checks and inventories.
=== BEECN Team Responsibilities ===
# Encourage BEECN volunteers to participate in regular exercises.
Each BEECN Team has the following responsibilities:
# Ensuring that the team responsibilities described in [[BEECN Volunteers#BEECN Team Responsibilities|BEECN Team Responsibilities]] are carried out.
 
# No less than monthly, do a sight check of the cache to ensure it is secure and has not been damaged or significantly tampered with, and that the tarp over it is still on tight (if the cache is outdoors). The check should '''''always''''' be logged in the [[BEECN Journaling System]].
# No less than quarterly, inventory the contents of the cache through the [[BEECN Journaling System]]. Many caches include inventory forms to aid in the inventory process.
# No less than annually, participate in a BEECN activation exercise. PBEM will coordinate an exercise in the area of the BEECN once a year, but will coordinate more activation exercises at the request of a cohort as resources allow.
# In the event of a major earthquake, proceed with BEECN operations as described in [[Operations at BEECN Sites]] (which is also reflected in the [[VSF 14.01.01: BEECN Volunteer|volunteer position description]] for BEECN volunteers).
 
== Fire Station Volunteer Teams ==
== Fire Station Volunteer Teams ==
A fire station volunteer is a specialized [[VSF 02.02: Fire Station HAM|Amateur Radio Operator (ARO)]], '''''or''''' a [[VSF 14.01.04: Fire Station UHF Volunteer|non-licensed volunteer]] partnering with the ARO. Fire station volunteers also form a cohort of four (minimum) for each fire station. Each shift requires one primary and one backup ARO. Fire station Volunteers are responsible for relaying messages from BEECNs to the EOC during deployments and exercises and are fundamental to BEECN operations. Therefore, a BEECN cohort should know who the fire station volunteer is who will be relaying their messages. The responsibilities of fire station volunteers are described in their volunteer position descriptions and in the page [[Operations at Fire Stations|Operations at Fire Stations.]]
A fire station volunteer is a specialized [[VSF 02.02: Fire Station HAM|Amateur Radio Operator (ARO)]], '''''or''''' a [[VSF 14.01.04: Fire Station UHF Volunteer|non-licensed volunteer]] partnering with the ARO. Fire station volunteers also form a cohort of four (minimum) for each fire station. Each shift requires one primary and one backup ARO. Fire station Volunteers are responsible for relaying messages from BEECNs to the EOC during deployments and exercises and are fundamental to BEECN operations. Therefore, a BEECN cohort should know who the fire station volunteer is who will be relaying their messages. The responsibilities of fire station volunteers are described in their volunteer position descriptions and in the page [[Operations at Fire Stations|Operations at Fire Stations.]]
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