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CUP-15-10T, PSA Exercise
24 Jan 2015. Annual Preliminary Safety Assessment DrillAfter Action Report |
CUP-14-25T, Field Packet Deployment
15 Nov 2014. Full Packet Deployment; 6 Packet teams were deployed to 2 ARKs opened and staffed by CERT. CERT Staff also acted as the SIM CELL and provided all message injects to the Packet Operators.ARK Orientation | Exercise Plan | After Action Report |
CUP-14-24T, Sheriff's Heroes Run
8 Nov 2014. The SO and VMC sponsor an annual Sheriff's Heroes 5K run/walk fund raiser for the Pediatrics Unit of VMS. This was the first year the venue was held in Cupertino.Exercise Plan | After Action Report |
CUP-14-17T, 4th of July Fireworks
14 Jul 2014. The City of Cupertino requested communications, logistics, and first aid support from Cupertino Citizen Corps during the 2014 Cupertino Fourth of July Fireworks event. To staff the event, Cupertino OES activated the Cupertino Amateur Radio Emergency Service (CARES), the Cupertino Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and the Cupertino Medical Reserve Corps (MRC).After Action Report |
CUP-14-18T, Field Day!
28 Jun 2014. Field Day is an annual event sponsored by the ARRL as an opportunity for education and practice in emergency radio operations, and public relations. CARES participated this year by setting up and operating personally-owned radio equipment and the CARES Comm Van as well as an information table and a station where members of the public could talk on a ham radio.After Action Report |
CUP-14-14T, Wildland Fire Exercise
17 May 2014. This will be a communications functional exercise based on a wild land fire event that is threatening the City.Drought Overview | Drill Prep | Exercise Plan | Injects | After Action Report |
CUP-14-10T, PSA Exercise
18 Jan 2014. Annual Preliminary Assessment Drill. Listen to the audio of a PSA submittal here...Overview | PSA Report Audio |
CUP-13-16T, City-wide Citizen Corps Drill
13 Oct 2013. The purpose of this exercise is to understand the City's ability to deploy CCC volunteer resources to support an extended field deployment.Overview | Exercise PLan | After Action Report | Corrective Action Plan | Cupertino Scene, pg 3 |
CUP-13-11T, 4th of July Fireworks
4 Jul 2013. CARES,CERT, and MRC supports the City sponsored annual Forth of July Fireworks Event.CUP-13-14T, Field Day!
22 Jun 2013. There's nothing more fun than setting up radios in the field with nothing more than the equipment you can pack in your trunk. Throw in coffee and doughnuts, and you have a perfect Field Day! Check out the story here...Field Day Story |
Upcoming Activities
17 Aug 2025, Cupertino POTA
Activating Memorial Park and Linda Vista Park. TAC1 (VHF) and TAC4 (UHF) Simplex, from home, 9:00am to about 10:00am More Details...
23 Aug 2025, SCC Quarterly Drill
Details pending, 10:00 to 12:00
4 Sep 2025, General Meeting
CARES Repeater Refresher; St Jude Parish Hall,19:30 to 21:00
2 Oct 2025, General Meeting
HF and the Field Response; St Jude Parish Hall,19:30 to 21:00
6 Nov 2025, General Meeting
Topic: TBD; St Jude Parish Hall,19:30 to 21:00
4 Dec 2025, General Meeting
Year-End Review; St Jude Parish Hall,19:30 to 21:00