CDP incorporates public order, safety information into FFO

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is revising its Field Force Operations (FFO) Course to better align with its Public Order and Public Safety- (POPS) Basic Course, which is in development.

POPS-Basic will provide law enforcement officers the essential information and skills needed to respond to a civil disturbance. FFO provides law enforcement and security officers with instruction about types of protests, crowd-control methods, and the responsibilities of mobile field force teams through a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises.

This is all part of a multi-course public order policing training program the center has planned that will incorporate various levels of instruction, from new officers to law enforcement executives.

For additional information about FFO, visit https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/course/PER-200.