Black Chief Officers Committee tours CDP

Six board members of the Black Chief Officers Committee visited FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness Feb. 23-24 to learn more about the training offered by the center.

The visit built on a professional relationship the BCOC and CDP established in 2021.

The BCOC is an educational and networking organization of current and former black fire chiefs who represent fire service responders across the U.S., Africa, the United Kingdom, and the Caribbean. Its mission is “to improve the educational and networking resources available to those who aspire to the highest ranks in the profession.”

The CDP develops and delivers advanced, all-hazards training to approximately 50,000 emergency responders annually from state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. While it trains responders from 17 different disciplines, most are healthcare professionals, law enforcement and fire services personnel, and emergency management specialists and managers.

For more information about the CDP and training it provides, visit https://cdp.dhs.gov.