CDP releases resident course schedule for April, May

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the months of April and May.

Hazardous materials offerings include the center’s Hazardous Materials Operations; Hazardous Materials Technician; Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection; Respiratory Protection: Program Development and Administration; and Advanced Radiological Incident Operations courses.

The CDP’s Field Force Extrication Tactics and Field Force Operations courses are among the law enforcement offerings in April and May.

Healthcare courses scheduled include the Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents (HCL) and Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents (HERT).

Each iteration of the HCL and HERT courses will culminate in an Integrated Capstone Event, a comprehensive exercise where students work together in response to simulated mass casualty incidents.

Additionally, the CDP will offer its Incident Command: Capabilities, Planning and Response Actions for All Hazards (IC) course in both April and May. The IC course is geared to management-level responders who may supervise hazardous material response incidents. Participants evaluate threats, identify and prioritize probable targets, measure required capabilities, and discuss the Incident Response Plan and Incident Action Plan processes.

Registration for these classes is currently open. To apply, visit https://cdp.dhs.gov/training-calendar.

The CDP will host its annual Tribal Nations Training Week April 11-18. This year’s training tracks include hazardous materials training, healthcare courses, law enforcement training, cybersecurity awareness, community safety, emergency operations planning and explosives response. Contact FEMA-tribalnationscdp@fema.dhs.gov to register or for additional information.