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NEIGHBORHOOD EMERGENCY TEAMS (NETs)
Thank you for your interest in the NET training. It's about neighbors helping neighbors during a disaster— Community teamwork when it has to count!
In the event of a citywide or regional emergency such as a severe winter storm, flood or major earthquake, households need to be prepared to be on their own for the first 72 hours. Neighborhoods need to be prepared for self-sufficiency, too. Volunteers will naturally be the first on-the-scene emergency responders in their own neighborhood, especially when firefighters and police are overwhelmed with requests for help and could be slowed down by impassable streets and other damage.
Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NETs) are citizens trained by the Portland Office of Emergency Management and Portland Fire & Rescue to provide emergency disaster assistance within their own neighborhoods. NET members receive basic training on how to save lives and property until the professionals can arrive. They have the skills to help their neighbors without getting hurt themselves. NET members are:
1. Prepared for self-sufficiency for 72 hours in any emergency.
2. Able to provide emergency assistance to their family and immediate neighbors.
3. Able to work as an emergency response team to save lives and property in their neighborhood in the event of a major disaster.
4. Able to guide untrained volunteers who will want to help others when disaster strikes.
The City ofPortland offers the NET training at no cost to people who live or work in Portland and is committed to training and organizing a team in each of the city’s 96 neighborhood areas. Over 1,000 citizens have already completed the training and teams have been started in 82 neighborhoods.
To join a NET, participants complete a total of 21 hours of basic training in class with a final field exercise of 4 hours. The training includes the following topics:
Session 1: Disaster Awareness—Earthquakes and Other Disasters Home and Workplace Preparedness Neighborhood Preparedness and NETs
Session 2: Utility Control—Gas, Electric and Water Fire Extinguishers—Types and Uses Hazardous Materials
Session 3: Disaster Medicine (I) Treating Life-Threatening Injuries Medical Triage
Session 4: Disaster Medicine (II) Treating Common Injuries Setting Up a Medical Treatment Area Public Health Considerations
Session 5: Light Search & Rescue (I) Visual Assessment of Damaged Buildings Search Techniques
Session 6: Light Search & Rescue (II) Rescue Techniques Patient Transport
Session 7: Disaster Psychology and Trauma Intervention NET Team Management NETs in Action—Tabletop Exercise
Session 8: NET Exercise
Quarterly: Advanced or refresher training and drills
Please remember that you must live or work in Portland and be at least 14 years old to take the NET training. You will need to pre-register for the training. Thanks again for your interest!
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