All Events
CUP-21-31T, PSA Exercise
23 Jan 2021. Annual Preliminary Safety Assessment ExerciseCUP-20-40T, First Look Area Assessment
14 Nov 2020. CARES proposed an assessment of all roads within Cupertino with the intent to jump-start the DPW response effort with a list of already-identified problems.Exercise Plan | Process (Draft) | Map Book | Drill Prep | Drill Review | After Action Report |
CUP-20-31T, IDR Plan, Test #1
13 Aug 2020. This is the first test of the Citizen Corps Infectious Disease Response Plan, to be held in conjunction with the SCCo RACES Quarterly Exercise.Exercise Plan |
CUP-20-39T, Pandemic + Power and Comm Outage (Planned)
16 May 2020. Communications functional exercise based on a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event that occurs during a pandemic (COVID-19).Packet Review | Alt911 Update | ALT911 Message Form | Drill Prep | Voice Injects | Packet Injects | Exercise Plan, Rev2.4 | After Action Report |
CUP-19-29T, Heroes Run 2019
2 Nov 2019. This is a 5K run/walk sponsored by the Valley Medical Center Foundation, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, and Santa Clara County Fire. CCC uses this event to practice tracking the a large number of people moving on foot from one place to another.After Action Report |
CUP-19-200, Oct26 PSPS
26 Oct 2019. City activation due to the PG&E Public Safety Power Shutdown and subsequent power outage that impacted 250 Cupertino residents.After Action Report |
CUP-19-100, Oct08 PSPS
8 Oct 2019. City activation due to the PG&E Public Safety Power Shutdown and subsequent power outage that impacted 3300 Cupertino residents.After Action Report | Retrospective |
CUP-19-27T, Cupertino 4th of July Event Support
4 Jul 2019. CARES provides volunteer coordination and communications during the City's 4th of July Fireworks event.After Action Report |
CUP-19-32T, ARRL Field Day
22 Jun 2019. CARES Emergency Field Communications Exercise (a.k.a. Field Day) shared with the Cupertino OES Preparedness Fair.CUP-18-34T, 2018 Earthquake Comm Exercise
15 Dec 2018. Citizen Corps Exercise: open ARKS to Activation Level 2; staff 2 Op Periods, Alt911 Message passing to County Comm.Forms Overview | ARK Overview | Intro to Alt911 | 911 Message Form | Drill Prep | Exercise Plan | Injects | Incident Action Plan | After Action Report | AAR Review | AAR Review for Disaster Council |
Upcoming Activities
4 Feb 2021, General Meeting
TBD. 7:30pm to 9:00pm, Teleconference
4 Mar 2021, General Meeting
CuSD System Overview. 7:30pm to 9:00pm, Teleconference
1 Apr 2021, General Meeting
SJW System Overview. 7:30pm to 9:00pm, Teleconference
6 May 2021, General Meeting
ISA Exercise Prep. 7:30pm to 9:00pm, Teleconference
15 May 2021, ISA Field Comm Exercise
8:00am to 12:00pm, Details to follow
3 Jun 2021, General Meeting
Field Day Prep; 4th of July Prep?. 7:30pm to 9:00pm, Teleconference