CDP grads ensure safety of fans for Super Bowl LVII

When the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles faced off Sunday in Glendale, Arizona, for Super Bowl LVII, alumni from FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) were among those ensuring the safety of fans and players at the event and in the surrounding communities.

Responders from the Maricopa County area have logged 1,860 course completions through the CDP in the past five years. Courses taken include the center’s Field Force Operations, Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents and Hazardous Materials Awareness courses.

The responders, including law enforcement officers, healthcare personnel and firefighters, have been trained in person at the CDP campus in Anniston, Alabama, and on-site in Arizona. Many of them have also gained additional knowledge and skills virtually, through the CDP’s web-based offerings.

The CDP routinely trains responders across the nation as their cities and states prepare to host high-profile events, such as the Super Bowl, Democratic and Republican National Conventions and presidential inaugurations.

National Special Security Events draw large crowds and television audiences, and the Department of Homeland Security considers them to be potential targets for terrorism or other criminal activities.

For more information about the CDP, to include how to apply for training, visit the CDP website at https://cdp.dhs.gov.