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Students operate a hospital emergency operations center during a simulated mass casualty incident in HCL course.
Snapshot: Emergency Operations

Students operate a hospital emergency operations center during a simulated mass casualty incident in this week’s Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP Instructor Chad Hawkins.
In the Spotlight: Chad Hawkins

Chad Hawkins has been a hazardous materials instructor for the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2017.

CDP offers online course in WebEOC basics.
CDP offers online course in WebEOC basics

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) offers responders a wide variety of self-paced, web-based training courses which can be accessed anywhere, through a computer or mobile device.

Students learn about types of respiratory masks and their fit testing procedures during RP course.
Snapshot: Respiratory Protection Course

Students learn about types of respiratory masks and their fit testing procedures this week in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Respiratory Protection: Program Development and Administration Course.

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CDP is developing a course about the impacts climate and weather can have on disaster response.
CDP storyboarding climate-related course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is beginning development of a course about the impacts climate and weather can have on disaster response, especially in underserved communities.

CDP Instructor Angela Samples.
In the Spotlight: Angela Samples

A hazardous materials instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) since 2009, Angela Samples has nearly 500 entries into the live toxic agent training bays on the site.

CDP has seats available in upcoming HMA course.
Seats available in upcoming HMA course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in a Hazardous Materials Awareness (HMA) class scheduled November 27-30.

CDP offers radiological assessment distance learning course.
CDP offers radiological assessment distance learning course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) offers responders a wide variety of self-paced, web-based training courses which can be accessed anywhere, through a computer or mobile device.

Students learn how to document a crime scene which may contain hazardous materials this week in the HEC course.
Snapshot: Evidence Collection

Students learn how to document a crime scene which may contain hazardous materials this week in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment Course.

CDP released its training effectiveness report for the second quarter of FY23.
Quarterly training survey results released

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released its training effectiveness report for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023.

CDP prepares to deliver a pilot iteration of its new Public Order and Public Safety, or POPS, Basic Course.
CDP developing new public order policing course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is preparing to deliver a pilot iteration of its new Public Order and Public Safety, or POPS, Basic Course, in late 2023.

CDP has released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for July.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for July

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for July.

CDP to host healthcare focus group.
CDP to host healthcare focus group

A working group of healthcare experts will virtually convene later this month to review and validate the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP’s) Health and Medical Response Training Program.

CDP is continuing work on a web-based HMT refresher course.
CDP continues work on HMT Refresher Course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is continuing work on a web-based refresher version of its Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT) Course.