CDP braves another ‘September to Remember’
Paramedic Kendra Cobb checks the vitals of responder at the COBRA Training Facility. Responder-Students’ vitals are checked both before and after they enter ‘hot’ bays at the facility.
Paramedic Kendra Cobb checks the vitals of responder at the COBRA Training Facility. Responder-Students’ vitals are checked both before and after they enter ‘hot’ bays at the facility.
It’s been another busy month for the CDP.
While some of the Center’s attention was drawn toward disaster support (‘We’re FEMA — This is what we do’), it pressed forward with its unique, traditional mission of training state, local and tribal and territorial responders how to deal with a wide range of hazardous incidents.
In fact, during that time the CDP averaged a little more than 300 students a week attending classes on campus, and a little more than 500 a week in its non-resident classes.
Among the highlights:
- 7 Indian Health Service staff members participated in the Center’s Highly Infectious Disease-themed training week.
- 11 healthcare professionals from Louisiana and 14 National Guardsmen from New Mexico attended the Framework for Healthcare Emergency Management or FRAME Course.
- 23 firefighters from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania attended the Hazardous Materials Technician Course.
- 7 healthcare providers from the same hospital in Missoula, Montana and 5 healthcare providers from the same hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas attended our Highly Infectious Disease Course.
- Emergency Management specialists from tribal agencies in Old Harbor, Alaska and Farmington, New Mexico attended our Incident Command and Respiratory Protection courses, respectively.
- 5 law enforcement officers — including the Inspector of Police — from the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Police Department attended our Field Force Operations course.
- 28 students who are part of a paramedic training program in San Diego, California attended our Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives) Incidents course.
- The Emergency Management Chief of the U.S. Air Force Base in Mildenhall, England attended our Hazardous Material Operations course.
- 6 healthcare professionals from the Valley Medical Center in Santa Clara, California attended our Healthcare Leadership course, and 8 attended our Hospital Emergency Response Training course. The medical center will be providing direct support to the 2018-19 NCAA Football Championship game.
- 30 bomb technicians from across the Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, attended two Train The Trainer courses — Bombing Prevention Awareness and Preventive Measures.