Regular events and activities for FARA in Falmouth include:

Falmouth RACES

When the Town of Falmouth declares a state of emergency it activates the Emergency Communications Center (EOC) located at  the Fire Department Headquarters on Main Street in Falmouth. FARA's cadre of sworn in volunteers are activated by the Fire Chief to staff the EOC and provide the Town with alternative communications during the emergency. Most emergencies involve the opening of a shelter and the primary communications between the shelter and the Town is via amateur radio through the EOC. Volunteers must be sworn in by the Town Clerk in order to be eligible to participate in a declared emergency. FARA now has a Memorandum of Understanding in place with the Town.

Cape Cod ARES

The cape has an active ARES group based in Hyannis and affiliated with the Red Cross. The District Emergency Coordinator is FARA member Frank O'Laughlin, WQ1O. ARES of course is an ARRL activity and it has extensive roots at both the State and Section level. A more detailed description and links of interest can be found here.

The Falmouth Road Race

Although not a marathon event (26 miles), it is a world class event with thousands of runners packing themselves into the land's end of Falmouth known as Woods Hole. It can be a grueling race with lots of casualties along the way, and FARA generally provides the communications that tie the medical facilities, set up all over town and in the Falmouth Hospital.

The Cape Cod Marathon

This is a true marathon and counts as a qualifier for many of the larger marathons. It might not attract as big a field as the Road Race, but this is one race where FARA members are often busy in chase cars and on chase bikes, tracking down errant runners who stray from the course and may be in need of medical assistance. In this race we also provide coordinating communications for the officials in addition to the medical communications.

There are numerous other "thons" throughout the summer. There are walkathons, bikeathons, skate boardathons. There's also the Strawberry festival, the Barnstable County Fair, and parades. Many of these request communications assistance for health and welfare traffic from FARA.

Then of course as the tourists and our beloved snow birds depart after Labor Day, those of us who stay here have the dreaded hurricane season, our numerous famous power failures, and any other disaster that may be lurking around the corner, to look forward to. The Town of Falmouth emergency management office routinely calls on FARA for communications assistance whenever it opens the shelters or when there are serious breakdowns in normal communications channels.