BEECN Cache Equipment
200.05 Equipment Caches - General
PBEM is ultimately responsible for, and has complete discretion over, the design, purchase, placement,
content, and security of BEECN caches.
200.10 Equipment Caches - Placement
a. The location of a BEECN cache is NOT public information. It is information that should be known only to, and kept confidential by: PBEM, a hosting property owner, and volunteers responsible for the cache. All persons who know the location of a cache or have possession of a BEECN profile should treat the information as confidential.
b. Optimally, a BEECN cache is secured in an indoor location that volunteers have access to in the event of a deployment. An indoor location’s structure should be reasonably expected to endure a major earthquake sufficiently that volunteers can recover the cache safely.
c. The property on which a BEECN cache is stowed may be a school, a business, a place of worship, or a private residence. In any situation for deployments and exercises, volunteers should act as guests and take care not to damage the premises or (during drills and exercises) interrupt other activities on the site. Volunteers will defer to the authority of a property owner, or the owner’s representative.
d. The agreement between a property owner who hosts a cache and PBEM is written into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
200.15 Supplementary Equipment in BEECN Caches
a. If there is space available, members of a BEECN cohort or nearby NET may place their own equipment in the cache to supplement the PBEM provided equipment.
b. PBEM is not responsible for the loss, theft, recovery, or replacement of supplementary equipment placed in a BEECN cache.
200.20 BEECN Cache Inventory
A complete BEECN cache consists of the following:
- Aluminum rolling cart/storage container
- Pop-up tent/shelter with 4 sidewalls
- ICOM IC f4001 UHF handheld radio
- SKED roll-up stretcher
- AA batteries (qty. 18)
- BEECN Guidelines (binder)
- Eton CRC FRX 1 Survival Radio
- UCO Lumora LED Lantern
- Roll-up dry erase sign
- Visual translator
- MegaMover stretcher
- Dry erase inventory card
- Post-earthquake City employee check-in forms
- Rite in the Rain 5” x 7” ICS notebook
- Rite in the Rain 8” x 11” notebook
- Grease pencils/dry erase markers (2 each in binder pencil pouch)
- Extremity splints, 12” (qty. 6), 18” (qty. 6), 24” (qty. 3), 36” (qty. 3)
- Small duffel for First Aid Kit 1
- Large duffel for First Aid Kit 2
First Aid Kit 1 (small duffel) QTY
- Waterless hand sanitizer (12 oz bottle) 4
- Bandage shears 2
- Cleaning agent/soap (12 oz bottle) 2
- N95 face masks (case of 20) 1
- Infectious waste disposal bags 10
- Protective eyewear 4
- Tweezers 2
- CPR mask with one-way valve (adult) 4
- CPR mask with one-way valve (child) 2
- Duct tape 2
First Aid Kit 2 (large duffel) QTY
- Disinfecting wipes 25
- Triple antibiotic ointment 25
- Roll surgical tape (.5”) 4
- Roll surgical tape (1”) 4
- Roll surgical tape (2”) 2
- Chemical cold packs 10
- Chemical hot packs 12
- 4” x 4” nonsterile gauze sponges (100 count package) 1
- 4” sterile roller bandages 12
- Non-latex exam gloves (small), box 2
- Non-latex exam gloves (large), box 2
- Sterile adhesive bandages 1” (box of 50) 2
- Sterile adhesive bandages 2” (box of 50) 1
- Sterile bulk dressings 5x9” (box of 25) 2
- Sterile bulk dressings 8x10” (box of 20) 1
- 4” emergency compression bandage 4
- Triangular bandages 24
- Ace bandage, 4” 5
- Thermal blanket 100
- Feminine pads, pack of 12 2
Cache Box Specifications
| Length (including handles) | 81" |
| Length (box alone) | 61" |
| Width | 25" |
| Height | 34" |
| Weight (fully loaded) | ≈ 250 lbs |
| Volume | ≈ 30 ft3 |
The cache box is a diamond-plated aluminum toolbox (the type that mounts to a pickup truck) bolted to a wheeled cart. All wheels are affixed with a castor to enable better maneuverability.
BEECN Box Shown From one End
BEECN Box Shown from the Front
BEECN Box Key Safe
Troubleshooting Cache Box
Assembling the Pop-up Canopy
Handheld UHF Radio
Radio Voice Procedure
