Portland NET Tumblr
From WikiNET
The Portland NET Tumblr, aka "The NET Coordinator's File Cabinet", is a microblogging news blotter with posts relevant to Portland NET and the discipline of emergency management generally. PBEM recommends volunteers visit the Tumblr and scan through article headlines at least once a week, reading any articles they find particularly interesting.
The Tumblr exists to:
- Keep volunteers up to date on news around emergency management-relevant topics. This is a dynamic and frequently shifting field, after all.
- Provide supplemental information for Volunteer Support Function (VSF) topics. For example, articles related to pet rescue are tagged VSF17 for easy sorting and review.
- Serve as an emergency management research hub. Some volunteers (and non-volunteers who know our work) are researching specific EM topics. With those topics organized by tagging, researchers can find the information they need quickly.
- Recognize the amazing work of volunteers. On the Tumblr, you'll find photos and information about what your fellow NETs are doing.
- Post fun stuff. Emergency management can get pretty dour if we let it.
The Tumblr is used only for the purposes listed above. It is never used for calendar events or scheduling; that is handled through the volunteer management system and other means. This resource is free to use and 100% publicly viewable; getting a Tumblr account is not necessary. ...
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How to Use the NET Tumblr
The most basic use of the Tumblr is simple: just go to the link and start scrolling: https://portlandnet.tumblr.com/
But, there are ways you can effectively search for specific information on the Tumblr. To learn that, please take about five minutes to watch this instructional video and you will emerge a Tumblr ninja: ...
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Posting and Formatting Photos
PBEM uses the Tumblr to post photographs of NET activities. For good recordkeeping and consistency, all photos of NET activities must be uniformly formatted. If that level of detail seems a bit extreme, then never hope to be assigned organizing, classifying, and dating literally thousands of NET photos with no labels.
Note the example below. Every published photo or photoset should be captioned thusly:
Title of Event
Date: for publishing format is spelled out month, day, year (e.g. "November 12, 2022")
Location: can be approximate, or even as broad as the neighborhood's name
Credit: name of the person who took the photo
Below that bloc of information, add a description of what is happening. If possible, include the names of everyone in the picture. DO NOT publish photos with minors if PBEM has not obtained a photo release for the minor signed by a parent or guardian. The completed parental consent form should be archived at PBEM alongside the photo itself.
Tags: don't forget to tag the post appropriately. In the example to the right, the post is tagged as "deployment".
Tumblr Tag Catalog
As of December 2022, there was over 6,000 articles in the Tumblr. All of them are sorted by one tag or more (i.e. one blog entry can possess multiple tags). But what are the tags? All of them are cataloged and linked below in the sortable table.
† = indicates a tag that PBEM is phasing out, and it should not be used in future posts.
| Tag Name | Notes | Related tags | VSF |
|---|---|---|---|
| AdvancedNET | General tag; advanced NET training classes. | Exercise, ScenarioVillage | |
| Apps | NET- and emergency management-relevant phone apps. | ||
| ATVs | Relevant to managing Affiliated Team Volunteers. | SUVs, VSF15 | 15 |
| BEECN | Content related to the Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Nodes. | Radio, HAM, VSF14, VSF02 | 02 |
| Benefits | Occasionally, NETs are offered discounts from vendors in appreciation for their service. These opportunities are listed under this tag. | ||
| BNT | Topics recommended for NETs in Basic NET Training. | KeyReview, FFE, Cribbing, Extinguishers | |
| Books | NET- and emergency management-relevant books. | Podcast | |
| Bridges | Articles and information concerning bridges in the Portland Metro Area. | Infrastructure | 01 |
| BusinessPrep | Resources for business preparedness. | COAD | 18 |
| † Calldown | Stats from Everbridge calldown drills. | Exercise | |
| CEI | Information concerning Portland's Critical Energy Infrastructure hub. | Infrastructure | 10 |
| CivilUnrest | Regarding Portland relevant events only. Not a very common tag; NET probably won't be involved in civil unrest response again. | ||
| ClimateChange | Concerning the nexus between disasters and climate change. | Heat, Winterstorm, InclementWeather, ExtremeWeather, Flood, Drought, Resilience | |
| Clouds | Just images of interesting clouds. Ahhhhhhhhhh clouds. Relaxing, no? | Lightening, GIF | 05 |
| COAD | Information relevant to a Community Organizations Active in Disaster group. This tag includes VOAD matters as well. | BusinessPrep | 18 |
| CompScenario | "Comprehensive Scenario"; a type of exercise. | Exercise, ScenarioVillage | |
| COVID19vid | During the COVID pandemic, PBEM held virtual training meetings once a week. These are videos of those meetings. | Youtube | |
| CRDjournal | Concerning the convening of Community Resilience Districts. | ||
| Cribbing | Describing the basic NET technique of using levers and blocks to lift a heavy object. | BNT, FFE, Unit 5b, VSF09 | 09 |
| Dashboard | Monthly NET stats reports with demographic information and more. | ||
| Deployment | Blog entries concerning NET emergency deployments. | NETAAR | |
| Drones | About aerial drone use in emergency management | VSF09 | 09 |
| Drought | Blog entries related to drought, mostly in Oregon. | ClimateChange, WildlandFire, WUI | |
| Earthquake | Very general tag related to all things earthquake in the world. | EarthquakeCrustal, EarthquakeCSZ, EarthquakeOther, EarthquakeTech | |
| EarthquakeCrustal | Focusing on crustal earthquake phenomena. | Earthquake | |
| EarthquakeCSZ | Focusing specifically on prospective and historical Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquakes. | Earthquake | |
| EarthquakeOther | Notable earthquake stories outside of Oregon. | Earthquake | |
| EarthquakeTech | Interesting technological advances to designed to mitigate the damage caused by earthquakes. | Earthquake, URM | |
| ECC | ECC stands for "Emergency Coordination Center" and these are blog entries about them. | PBEM, VSF02 | |
| † Electrical | Blog entries concerning electrical utilities; and, generating power post-disaster. Will be phased out in favor of a VSF12 tag. | VSF04 | 12 |
| Equipment | Posts about NET equipment. | PPE, TeamCache, Vendor, ResponseKit, SKED | |
| Equity | Blog entries about the disproportionate impact disasters have on communities underserved by government. | PersonsWithDisabilities | |
| Exercise | Exercises are scenarios in emergency management intended to test a capability/capabilities, and/or test responses in a specific situation. These posts are about exercises NETs are in. | CompScenario, ScenarioVillage, Moulage, TeamExercise | |
| Extinguisher | NETs and the use of fire extinguishers, and blog posts about extinguishers. | FFE, Cribbing, VSF04 | 04 |
| FEMA | Policies and announcements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. | GovFed | |
| FFE | Posts about the NET Final Field Exercise. | BNT, Extinguisher, Cribbing, Exercise | |
| Finances | Blog entries about disaster finance issues such as financial prep and insurance. | Preparedenss | |
| † Fire | Fire that does not include wildland fires (e.g. urban fires). Will be phased out in favor of the VSF04 tag. | WildlandFire, WUI, VSF04 | 04 |
| † FirstAid | Posts about first aid: tips, gear, etc. Will be phased out in favor of the VSF09 tag. | Unit 3, VSF08, Triage | 08 |
| Flood | General tag about flooding anywhere, including urban pooling. | ||
| † FoodWater | Any blog post related to food/water prep or preservation. Will be phased out in favor of a VSF11 tag. | VSF11, Infrastructure | 11 |
| FPN | Posts about the NET 501(c)3, Friends of Portland NET. | Fundraising | |
| Fundraising | Posts with tips on fundraising for your team. | TeamCache, FPN | |
| Funny | Hard to have a sense of humor in emergency management. It's a little dark, but these are memes that made us LOL. | ||
| GasGasGas | Blog posts related to natural gas leaks and gas infrastructure. Because Jumpin Jack Flash... | Infrastructure, VSF04 | 04 |
| GIF | Various animated GIFs of NET related topics. | Funny, Graphic | |
| GovFed | Announcements and resources related to the federal government (not always FEMA, but FEMA is often included). | FEMA | |
| GovLocal | Announcements and resources related to City of Portland, Multnomah County, or Metro Regional government. | PBEM, RDPO | |
| GovState | All entries concerning the State government, particularly Oregon's Office of Emergency Management. | WildlandFire, OtherCERTs | |
| Graphic | Graphics of a variety of topics related to NETs and emergency management. | GIF, Funny, Maps | |
| HAM | Posts related to the use of HAM radio. | Radio, BEECN | 02 |
| † HAZMAT | Blog entries about hazardous materials and responding to HAZMAT scenarios/incidents. Will be phased out in favor of a VSF10 tag. | VSF10 | 10 |
| Heat | Incidents reporting on extreme heat weather. | ClimateChange, Homeless, WinterStorm | |
| History | Historical articles on disasters that mostly took place in Oregon (with some exceptions). | ||
| Homeless | Blog entries concerning sheltering homeless persons during inclement weather events. Generally Portland-specific. | VSF06, Heat, WinterStorm | 06 |
| Hurricane | Yeah hurricanes bruh. Check it out bruh. Typhoons too. | InclementWeather | |
| InclementWeather | General tag for inclement weather posts (this is where you'll find windstorms, for example). | Heat, WinterStorm | |
| Infrastructure | General infrastructure tag; could include water, power, gas, roads, you name it. | Bridges, GasGasGas, Electrical, VSF04, VSF01 | 03 |
| † KeyNews | Articles of especial importance to NET. Phased out to be combined later with the KeyReview tag. | KeyReview | |
| KeyReview | Articles and information of especial importance to NET volunteers. | KeyNews | |
| Knots | PBEM has scaled back the importance of knots in NET, but we still use them. Check this tag out for info on low angle rescue systems and other knotty issues. | VSF06, SKED, VSF09 | 06 |
| Landslide | Landslide hazards in the Portland area. | ||
| Leadership | Vague tag on blog entries either about the practice of leadership, or recognizing leaders in the NET community. | Recognition | 05 |
| Lightning | Photos, GIFs and videos of frickin LIGHTNING bruh. Yeah it's totally metal 🤘⚡ 🤘⚡ 🤘⚡ hope you can handle it | GIF, InclementWeather | |
| Looting | "Looting" is a word freighted with a lot of racist meaning and is more often a myth than a reality. These are blog posts exploring that. | Misinformation | |
| Maps | Links and information about mapping resources, which are particularly helpful for operations planning. | Graphic | |
| Misinformation | Naturally, these are not blog entries with misinformation. These are entries concerning misinformation connected to disaster preparedness (the "Triangle of Life", for example). | Looting | |
| Mitigation | Blog articles about mitigating the impact of a disaster. | ||
| Moulage | Photos and technique for moulage (injury makeup). Some of these are gory, so hold on to your stomach. | ScenarioVillage | |
| † NETAAR | NET after-action reports from deployments. This tag will be phased out once all the AARs are migrated to NETwiki. | Deployment | |
| News | Some volunteers use the Tumblr as a news blotter. These are blog articles of "current events", and is the most common tag on a blog entry. | ||
| † NonRadioComms | Tagged to entries about any communication method that doesn't rely on radio. This tag is a misnomer because it is tagged on some articles that use radio. Being phased out in favor of a VSF02 tag. | VSF02 | 02 |
| OtherCERTs | Information about other CERT programs in the United States (and particularly in the Portland Metro Area). | RDPO, GovState | |
| Outreach | Most often, photos about outreach events conducted by NETs or PBEM. | SpeakersBureau | |
| Pandemic | Information about pandemics (this is also where you'll find COVID-related articles). | ||
| PBEM | Staff announcements and major policy initiatives of the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management. | GovLocal, ECC, RDPO | |
| Permaculture | Though this is not the textbook definition, "permaculture" here refers to techniques of surviving off-grid (even in an urban environment), particularly after a major disaster. For example, harvesting rainwater, raising food, etc. This is not a field we've cracked very much at PBEM/NET. | Resilience | |
| PersonsWithDisabilities | Topics concerning both how to respond to persons with access and functional needs, and preparedness/response for persons with access and functional needs. | VSF06, Equity | 06 |
| † Pets | Blog entries about pet response. Will be phased out in favor of a VSF17 tag. | VSF17 | 17 |
| Podcast | Links to podcasts relevant to NETs and emergency management. | Books | |
| PPE | Information about Personal Protective Equipment. | ResponseKit, BNT, Equipment | 07 |
| Preparedness | General tag concerning disaster preparedness. | SpeakersBureau, Outreach, Vertical | |
| Radio | All things radio: HAM, tactical communications, etc. | HAM, TacticalRadio, BEECN | 02 |
| Radiological | Entries concerning radiological threats (you know...radiation) | Unit 8, HAZMAT | 10 |
| RDPO | Tags concerning the Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization, of which PBEM is a part. The RDPO provides a lot of grant money to NET as well. | OtherCERTs, PBEM, GovLocal, Fundraising | |
| Recognition | General tag to recognize champions of community resilience in Portland. We might phase this tag out in favor of the NETwiki page to recognize folks. | Leadership | |
| Recovery | Blog entries specific to the topic of disaster recovery. | Unit 7 | |
| Resilience | Ugh, this tag. It has become a catch-all for too many topics, all at least peripherally related to community resilience. | ||
| ResponseKit | Concerning best practices and items for a personal NET response kit. | Equipment, PPE, BNT | |
| SafetyOfficer | Blogs tagged that would be of interest to a team Safety Officer. Not very well developed yet. | PPE | 05 |
| Sanitation | Blog entries about post-disaster sanitation systems. | VSF03 | 03 |
| ScenarioVillage | Photos and information about Scenario Village exercises. | Moulage, Exercise, CompScenario | |
| † Sizeup | About sizing up before a search and rescue response. Will be phased out for a VSF09 tag. | VSF09 | 09 |
| SKED | SKEDs are portable stretchers. PBEM is phasing them out, but this tag will remain for as long as we still have them. | BEECN, Knots, VSF09 | 09 |
| SocialMedia | About the use and influence of social media in disaster response. | 02 | |
| SpaceWeather | Very general (and slightly inaccurate) tag for solar flares, meteors, comets, and things like that. Stuff that fall from the sky and bonk ye onna head. | ||
| SpeakersBureau | Information relevant to PBEM's Speakers' Bureau. | Preparedness, Outreach | |
| SUVs | Blog posts about managing spontaneous unaffiliated volunteers. Will be phased out for the VSF15 tag. | ATVs, VSF15 | 15 |
| TacticalRadio | Radio communication inside the team, particularly FRS and GMRS radio. | Radio | 02 |
| TeamCache | Recommendations of items for a team cache, and information on assembling a team cache. | Equipment, VSF07 | 07 |
| TeamExercise | Blogs about exercises that NETs design themselves and are not put on by PBEM. | Exercise, CompScenario | |
| Tom11 | Any video made for NET by Tom11 Films; mostly training videos. | Youtube, TrainingVideo | |
| Tornado | Articles about them twisty thangs. Did you know we get them in the Pacific Northwest sometimes? | ||
| Trainers | Posts featuring NET trainers. | Leadership, Recognition | |
| TrainingVideo | Training videos. You know, you sit your butt down, watch 'em, sometimes take a quiz after they're done. Training videos. | Tom11, Youtube, COVID19vid | |
| Triage | All matters concerning ye art of triage: tools and techniques. | BNT, Unit 3, VSF08, VSF09, FirstAid | 09 |
| Tsunami | Tsunami resources. Soooooooooooooooo-naaaaaaaaam-eeeeeeeeeee. | Earthquake, EarthquakeCSZ | |
| Unicorns | Photos of the majestic unicorn. | ||
| Unit 0 | Topics related to the introductory unit of Basic NET training. | BNT, FFE | |
| Unit 1 | Topics related to BNT's community outreach unit. | BNT, CommunityOutreach, SpeakersBureau | |
| Unit 2 | Topics related to BNT's HAZMAT and utility shutoff class session. | BNT, Utilities, UtilityControl, Electrical, GasGasGas, VSF04, VSF10 | |
| Unit 3 | Topics related to triage. | BNT, Triage, FirstAid, VSF09 | 09 |
| Unit 4 | Topics about disaster medical treatment. | BNT, FirstAid, VSF08 | 08 |
| Unit 5a | Topics about search techniques and sizeup. | BNT, VSF09 | 09 |
| Unit 5b | Blogs about rescue. | BNT, VSF09, knots, SKED | 09 |
| Unit 6 | Blog entries about NET and CERT organization and ICS. | BNT | 05 |
| Unit 7 | Disaster psychology information. | Recovery, VSF08 | 08 |
| Unit 8 | Posts about terrorism and CBRNE. | VSF10, Radiological | 10 |
| URM | All posts concerning unreinforced masonry (brick and nonductile concrete). | Earthquake, EarthquakeTech | 09 |
| † Utilities | Blanket tag for posts about gas, electrical, water shutoff, and more. Will be phased out for a VSF04 tag. | VSF04 | 04 |
| Vendor | Tagged on blog entries for companies that sell emergency prep and response gear. | Equipment, TeamCache | |
| Vertical | Entries about disaster prep in tall buildings, such as apartments and condos. | Preparedness | |
| Volcanos | 🌋💥 | ||
| VSF01 | Posts relevant to VSF01: Transportation. | 01 | |
| VSF02 | Posts relevant to VSF02: Communications. | Radio, HAM, TacticalRadio | 02 |
| VSF03 | Posts relevant to VSF03: Infrastructure/Sanitation. | 03 | |
| VSF04 | Posts relevant to VSF04: Utilities/Fire Suppression. | Utilities, GasGasGas, Electrical, Infrastructure | 04 |
| VSF05 | Posts relevant to VSF05: Planning/Command. | 05 | |
| VSF06 | Posts relevant to VSF06: Mass Care/Shelter. | 06 | |
| VSF07 | Posts relevant to VSF07: Logistics. | 07 | |
| VSF08 | Posts relevant to VSF08: Medical. | 08 | |
| VSF09 | Posts relevant to VSF09: Search and Rescue. | 09 | |
| VSF10 | Posts relevant to VSF10: Hazmat Awareness. | 10 | |
| VSF11 | Posts relevant to VSF11: Food. | 11 | |
| VSF12 | Posts relevant to VSF12: Light and Power. | Electrical, VSF04 | 12 |
| VSF14 | Posts relevant to VSF14: Public Information. | BEECN | 14 |
| VSF15 | Posts relevant to VSF15: Volunteer/Donations Management. | 15 | |
| VSF17 | Posts relevant to VSF17: Animal Response. | Pets | 17 |
| WildlandFire | Posts pertaining to wildfires in mostly rural communities (which causes smoke and air quality issues in Portland). | ClimateChange, WUI, Fire | |
| WinterStorm | Blog entries about winter storms in the Portland Metro Region. | Heat, ClimateChange, Homeless | |
| WUI | WUI = Wildland Urban Interface, and is of particular concern for Portland because of Forest Park. | VSF04, ClimateChange, WildlandFire, Fire, Homeless | 04 |
| Youth | Posts about the TeenCERT program and other youth partnerships. | ||
| Youtube | Tagged blogs with Youtube videos. Not very practical, unless you want to have a disaster prep movie nght. | Tom11, TrainingVideo, COVID19vid |
