BEECN Volunteers: Difference between revisions
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=== Persons with Disabilities === | === Persons with Disabilities === | ||
Everyone has a part in emergency preparedness and response, and any volunteer interested in the BEECN program will not be discouraged or denied on the basis of any physical or cognitive disability. In order to ensure equal access to volunteer programs, PBEM will reasonably modify policies and procedures and provide auxiliary aids and services to persons with disabilities. | Everyone has a part in emergency preparedness and response, and any volunteer interested in the BEECN program will not be discouraged or denied on the basis of any physical or cognitive disability. In order to ensure equal access to volunteer programs, PBEM will reasonably modify policies and procedures and provide auxiliary aids and services to persons with disabilities. | ||
=== BEECN Volunteers and Portland Neighborhood Emergency Teams === | |||
# BEECN volunteers and NETs operate independent of each other’s authority and are not under each other’s chain of command. | |||
# PBEM encourages BEECN cohorts to meet with regularly with their local NETs, and to be familiar with their [[Earthquake Response Frameworks]]. | |||
# One person may be both a NET and BEECN volunteer. NETs respond immediately following a major disaster, while BEECN volunteers operate 24 to 48 hours following an earthquake. Therefore, a volunteer can plausibly be part of both programs, and PBEM encourages volunteer participation in both. | |||
=== BEECN Volunteer Qualifications === | === BEECN Volunteer Qualifications === | ||
