Chapter 2: NET Team Leader Basics

The purpose of this chapter is to introduce the basic responsibilities and training of NET Team Leaders, begin painting a landscape of potential Team Leader resources, and outline what Team Leaders can expect from staff at PBEM. The chapter concludes with a checklist for setting up the NET Team Leader role.

This chapter does not cover the election or qualifications of NET Team Leaders. Candidates for a Team Leader position will find those rules in the NET Guidelines.

Chapter 2 learning objectives

• Understand which government rules shape Portland NET.
• Recognize the role of government agencies in what Portland NET does.
• Know who the PBEM Community Resilience Team is.
• Learn the training requirements for NET Team Leaders.
• Learn the City of Portland's policies on equity and inclusion.
• Learn what information you'll find on a NET roster.

Governing laws and codes for NET

City of Portland Codes and Rules

Sidebar: Portland City Code Chapter 3.124.090

A. All NET members shall be immediately responsible to a team leader and thereafter the Director. The Director may dismiss or remove a NET Leader. B. NET leaders may designate one assistant for each five NET members or fraction thereof for purposes of maintaining adequate supervision of NET members during training or deployment. C. NET leaders are responsible for the organization, ongoing training, communication with and operational safety of the NET members assigned to their teams. D. NET leaders shall attend regularly scheduled meetings for the purposes of training and communicating with NET members. E. NET leaders shall evaluate the performance of NET members and may recommend to the Director the dismissal or removal of NET members.

Portland Fire & Rescue began piloting the NET program in 1994. City Council later updated the Code governing Portland NET on June 29, 2011. You can view the text of the code in the sidebar to the right.