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CUP-25-0817T, Cupertino Parks On the Air
17 Aug 2025. Two CARES members will activate CPOTA at Memorial Park and Linda Vista Park. Operations on Tac 1 (VHF simplex) and Tac 4 (UHF simplex). See details.Cupertino Parks on the Air |
CUP-25-27T, Cupertino 4th of July Event Support
4 Jul 2025. CARES provides volunteer communications and coordination during the City's 4th of July Fireworks event.After Action Report |
CUP-25-31T, SNF Communications Exercise
17 May 2025. This exercise addresses how we would execute the field reporting portion of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Status reporting as required by Santa Clara County Public Health Department.Explan v1.5 | Surge Overview | Drill Prep | IAP* | Voice Injects | Packet Injects | Packet Msgs | SCC Injects | After Action Report |
CUP-25-16T, Big Bunny 5K
8 Mar 2025. The City of Cupertino sponsors an annual 5K race for area residents with Cupertino Citizen Corps members supporting the event.After Action Report |
CUP-24-18T, CCC Exercise / WSA Assessment
19 Oct 2024. This is a Cupertino Citizen Corps exercise with CARES focusing on the Windshield Survey Area (City ISA) Assessment process.Explan | Drill Prep | WSA Process | Map Book | After Action Report |
CUP-24-16T, Big Bunny 5K 2024
30 Mar 2024. The City of Cupertino sponsors an annual 5K race for area residents with CCC members supporting the event.After Action Report |
CUP-24-0224T, SCC RACES Quarterly Exercise
24 Feb 2024. CARES will use this event as an opportunity to pull out Comm 469 and pass voice and packet messages to the County EOC. No field deployment is planned.MSEL | After Action Report |
CUP-24-39T, Extreme Wind Event Message Passing
27 Jan 2024. Using the March 2023 Extreme Wind Event as the scenario, this exercise focused on passing field or damage observations on simulated problems observed in our neighborhoods.CUP-23-24T, ISA Communications Exercise - 2023
18 Nov 2023. This exercise is to test existing and new Cupertino ARES tools and procedures for the Infrastructure Safety Assessment (ISA)Exercise Plan | IAP* | Drill Prep* | Event Signup | After Action Report |
CUP-23-1019T, 2023 Public Safety Forum
19 Oct 2023. An event for the residents and the business community to connect with local and regional public safety officials. CARES deployed Comm 469 to support this event.Upcoming Activities
8 Jan 2026, General Meeting
Forms Review, includes Incident Report (911); St Jude Parish Hall,19:30 to 21:00
5 Feb 2026, General Meeting
Winter Storm Comm Drill Prep; St Jude Parish Hall,19:30 to 21:00
21 Feb 2026, Field Communications Exercise
Winter Storm Communications Exercise, start from home, 8:00am to 12:00pm
5 Mar 2026, General Meeting
Topic: TBD & Exercise Debrief; St Jude Parish Hall,19:30 to 21:00
2 Apr 2026, General Meeting
Topic: TBD; St Jude Parish Hall,19:30 to 21:00
7 May 2026, General Meeting
Topic: TBD; St Jude Parish Hall,19:30 to 21:00
4 Jun 2026, General Meeting
Field Day, 4-July Prep, 4-July Fireworks PSA; St Jude Parish Hall,19:30 to 21:00
27 Jun 2026, ARRL Field Day
Tentative: Memorial Park | Parking lot behind Quinlan Center, 10185 N Stelling Rd. 08:00 to 17:00
4 Jul 2026, Forth of July Fireworks
Provide communication to/from 3 viewing venues to net control at Incident Command Post