Oregon Great ShakeOut Training

Thanks to the dedication of some committed NET members and PF&R at Fire Station 14 there are some excellent training opportunities available in support of participation in the Oregon Great ShakeOut!  You do not need to be a NET member to participate, so please forward the invitation on to others that might be interested.

• 9/19 & 9/20 Urban Search & Rescue
• 9/23 School Trauma Triage/Treatment/Transport
• 10/17 Oregon Great ShakeOut! School Damage/Injury Assessment
• 10/17 Oregon Great ShakeOut! Vernon Elem S&R, Trauma Triage/Treatment/Transport Drill

As part of efforts to coordinate more closely NET training & activities with Fire Station 14 and across our Fire Management Area (FMA), there  two scenarios planned with Fire Station 14 on the October 17 Oregon Great ShakeOut (outlined below) and two trainings in September to help those at high-risk unreinforced masonry buildings prepare to work together in the event of a real earthquake. The highest risk schools in the area are Sabin, Vernon, King & Woodlawn Elementaries, Beaumont Middle School, & Concordia University.
Trainings are listed below. Most are RSVP, so please visit individual links or email contacts for more information.
SCHOOL STAFF & PARENTS
Please RSVP for the following four trainings or let us know if you have questions about participating.  Please also forward this to school staff & parents who may be interested.

September 19: Search & Rescue Training
September 23: School Trauma Triage Training
October 17: School Earthquake Damage Assessment Drill & Vernon Elem S&R & Trauma Triage Drill
As a pilot project to empower school staff, parents, & neighboring Neighborhood Emergency Teams, Concordia/Vernon/Woodlawn NET, Portland Bureau of Emergency Management, and Portland Fire & Rescue Fire Station 14 are working together to offer four very practical trainings for NET Team members and school staff and parents who may have to respond to an earthquake emergency at the highest risk unreinforced masonry school buildings in Fire Management Area 14:  Sabin, Vernon, King & Woodlawn Elementaries, Beaumont Middle School, & Concordia University. We are offering these trainings because in a major earthquake it is likely some or all of these schools would be at very high risk for mass injuries and among the most vulnerable population who will need rapid and effective assistance -- which will initially have to come from staff and parents because fire & ambulance responders will likely be quite delayed.  

Bart Church
Assistant Team Leader & Training & Education Coordinator & 10/17 FMA 14 Great ShakeOut Scenario Developer & Coordinator
Concordia/Vernon/Woodlawn Neighborhood Emergency Team
EMAIL:  [email protected]
NET WEBSITE:  https://portlandprepares.org/net-teams/northeast/concordia-vernon-woodlawn/
PBEM WEBSITE:  https://www.portlandoregon.gov/pbem/31667 

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1) Urban Search & Rescue Course
NET Training Unit 5a: Thursday, 9/19/19, 5:00-7:00 pm
NET Training Unit 5b: Friday, 9/20/19, 5:00-7:00 pm
Location: Fire Station 2, 4800 NE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR
RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4cafa923a7fc1-netmake


2) School Earthquake Trauma Triage & Trauma First Aid Training
Monday, 9/23/19
6:30-8:30 pm
Instructor:  Lt. Damon Simmons, Fire Station 14 Commander & Paramedic 
Asst Instructors:  Kirsten Savoie, Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Bart Church, Certified Wilderness First Responder & CERT/NET Trainer 
Location:  Concordia University Student Activity & Event Center
2811 NE Holman St., Portland, OR
RSVP:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f44adab29a7fe3-september
Please RSVP by 9/20 so we can be sure to have enough supplies & equipment for everyone to practice with. This event is for parents & We are grateful to Concordia University Public Safety Dept and Fire Station 14 for co-hosting this training with the Concordia/Vernon/Woodlawn NET.

3) FMA 14 School Damage & Injury Assessment Drill
Thursday, 10/17/19
10:17 am - 12:00 pm
Location:  Sabin, Vernon, Woodlawn, or King Elementary or Beaumont Middle School or Concordia University & then bike to Alberta Park
Scenario:  At 10:17 am there will be a mock earthquake all over the state of Oregon & NET members who live near one of the high-risk unreinforced masonry school buildings listed above will meet another NET team member who also lives near the school & go to their school & pick up an envelope with mock damage & injury information & transfer this to a Damage Assessment Form. They will then use an FRS radio tuned to channel 3 to report the damage & injuries to the FMA NET Incident Commander. If they cannot communicate via radio, they will bike to the Incident Command Center at Alberta Park (next to Fire Station 14) and deliver their Damage Assessment Form.  After the FMA Incident Commander receives Damage Assessment Forms from all six high risk school buildings, he will summarize this information & radio or deliver this to the Fire Station 14 Commander on Duty. Then all participants in the exercise will do a hotwash to see how communications worked & how they might be improved in future.
RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084FACA82EA4F85-fma14    
NOTE:  When you RSVP you will be asked to sign up for either a slot doing damage assessment at a particular school or to join the Incident Command team at Alberta Park (i.e., FMA Incident Commander, FMA Operations Chief, FMA ARO, FMA Incident Command Scribe, Bike Runner). 

4) Vernon Elementary Joint Search & Rescue, Trauma Triage/Treatment/Transport Drill
Thursday, 10/17/19
3:00-6:00 pm
Location:  Vernon Elementary, 2044 NE Killingsworth St, Portland
Scenario:  NET Search & Rescue & Medical & Transport Teams backed up by 2 EMT/Firefighers will conduct a mock Search & Rescue, Trauma Triage/Treatment, & Patient Transport Drill with 6-10 children (& their parents) at Vernon Elementary, assisted by Vernon staff. Search & Rescue, Trauma Triage & Treatment, & Patient Transport will be done by NET Team Members, but non-NET volunteers (especially school staff & parents) are welcome to assist in the scenario as scribes, runners, & patient care assistants.  All volunteers participating in the drill MUST register at least a week before the drill as Portland Public School volunteers and go through a PPS background check. Any volunteers participating in Search & Rescue, Medical, or Patient Transport duties must be physically capable of kneeling, & helping to lift & transport patients, which will be done by teams of 6 NET team volunteers. We will review proper lifting techniques before the drill begins. We certainly can use volunteers who do not have the ability to lift & move patients to play other crucial roles.
RSVP:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084FACA82EA4F85-vernon 

If you are concerned about School Earthquake Resiliency but not quite sure where to start in turning your concern into action, please contact:

​Bart Church, Assistant Team Leader & Training & Education Coordinator & 10/17 FMA 14 Great ShakeOut Scenario Developer & Coordinator
Concordia/Vernon/Woodlawn Neighborhood Emergency Team
EMAIL:  [email protected]
NET WEBSITE:  https://portlandprepares.org/net-teams/northeast/concordia-vernon-woodlawn/
PBEM WEBSITE:  https://www.portlandoregon.gov/pbem/31667