Operations
Compliance
CARES follows all accepted Emergency Management directives, procedures, and practices as outlined by the City of Cupertino, County of Santa Clara, the State of California, and FEMA. These jurisdictions and agencies...
- SEMS - Standardized Emergency Management System. The Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) is the cornerstone of California's emergency response system and the fundamental structure for the response phase of emergency management. See the California's SEMS program for more details.
- ICS - Incident Command System. The Incident Command System (ICS) is a systematic tool used for the command, control, and coordination of emergency response. ICS is a subcomponent of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), as released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2004.
- EOP - City of Cupertino Emergency Operations Plan (2005). The EOP is a framework for guiding Cupertino city personnel to respond to an emergency when it happens for the risks and hazards that the City may face. The ultimate intent is to address the needs of all people located within the city.
Upcoming Activities
6 Sep 2018, General Meeting
Topic: Understanding and working with forms. Quinlan Center, Social Room. 7:30pm to 9:00pm
6 Sep 2018, Yellow Command Exercise
Regional exercise; support the City with Shelter Ops (AM) and an EOC Table top exercise (PM). Quinlan Center, 8:00am to 3:00pm
15 Sep 2018, Fall Festival
Public outreach, CARES information booth. Memorial Park, 10:00 am to 5:00pm
29 Sep 2018, Radio Day
Get familiar with programming your radio. City Hall, 10:00a to 12:00p
4 Oct 2018, General Meeting
Topic: TBD. Quinlan Center, Social Room. 7:30pm to 9:00pm
25 Oct 2018, SCC OES Alternate EOC Exercise
Details to follow.
1 Nov 2018, General Meeting
Topic: Alt911 and Packet Radio during a Communications Outage. Quinlan Center, Social Room. 7:30pm to 9:00pm
3 Nov 2018, Sheriff's Heroes Fun Run
This public service event and fund raiser supports Santa Clara County Pediatrics. City Hall, 8:00am to 12:00pm,
6 Dec 2018, General Meeting
Topic: Earthquake Drill Prep. Quinlan Center, Social Room. 7:30pm to 9:00pm
15 Dec 2018, Earthquake Exercise
Full communications deployment, CARES and CERT, ARK Level 2 Activation, two shifts. 8:00am to 4:00pm
4 May 2019, Spring Communications Exercise
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