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Winter 2010 Highlights!
Here's what's happening with CARES... 

5-Nov. CARES held its Debrief for the October City-wide Earthquake Drill on 5-Nov, with a review of feedback from the membership. See the Debrief Material for a summary of the feedback, and watch for the After Action Report coming soon

9-Oct. ATTENTION: MAC Responders (17-Oct-09):  See the note below for Event Details.  MAC responders will be deployed to City ARK sites for the drill.  All  Please download a copy of these driving directions prior to responding.  Responders should proceed to City Hall, Page 1 of the instructions.

Where were you on October 17, 1989?  If you were in the Bay Area, you felt the Loma Prieta Earthquake.  As a reminder that we live in earthquake country, the City of Cupertino is planning an all-volunteer (CARES, CERT, MRC) 2 day activation with the goal of activating all six City "Arks" and reaching out to all 21,000 residences.  Several hundred man-hours of planning and preparation has gone into getting ready for this event.  Here is the material that  what CARES reviewed in September , October-Part2a, and October-Part2b to prep for this event.

The 4th of July Fireworks event was another success for the City and for the volunteers who supported it; thanks to all the CARES members and County MACs who helped make it happen.  As usual, the job is not done until the paperwork is complete; see the Event's After Action Report for how we did and recommendations for next year's event.

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  updated:  February 03, 2010