CDP releases October training numbers

The CDP has released its training numbers for the month of October.

During the month, the Center conducted 45 courses for 1,559 students on its campus in Anniston, AL, and 201 courses for 3,315 students at sites across the U.S. and its territories.  Additionally, 1,264 students completed one of the CDP’s four online classes.

Resident training during the month was highlighted by law enforcement officers from North Carolina and Wisconsin attending Field Force Operations training in preparation for the 2020 Republican and Democratic National Conventions, respectively. 

It also included:

• 85 healthcare professionals from Pennsylvania attending the Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents, Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents, and Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents courses.

• A cohort of 24 students from the San Diego County Emergency Medical Services Agency, as part of their final clinical training rotation, attending the Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents and Intermediate Hands-On Training for CBRNE Incidents courses.

• Law enforcement officers from Indiana, Missouri and Oklahoma attending the Bombing Prevention Awareness Course, and

• Tribal healthcare specialists from the Chinle Service Unit (Navajo Nation) attending the Strategic National Stockpile Preparedness Course.  

Non-resident and Indirect training during the month, meanwhile, was highlighted by the delivery of Field Force Operations training in St. Louis and Indianapolis in support of those UASI (Urban Area Security Initiative) areas; the delivery of the Field Force Extrication Tactics Course at Fort McCoy, WI, in support of the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee; and the delivery of the Field Force Operations Course in Sunrise, FL, in preparation for the 2020 Super Bowl in Miami.