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FEMA Resumes In-Person Trainings at National Schoolhouses
FEMA Resumes In-Person Trainings at National Schoolhouses

In-person training will resume in early June at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (https://cdp.dhs.gov), the National Fire Academy and the National Disaster & Emergency Management University.

CDP has released its resident training calendar for the month of June.
CDP releases June resident course schedule

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of June.

The CDP recorded more than 3,000 course completions by first responders from Louisiana in the past five years. Consequently, it’s safe to assume numerous CDP grads were among those helping ensure the safety of fans and players at Super Bowl LIX.
CDP grads ensure safe Super Bowl LIX

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recorded more than 3,000 course completions by first responders from Louisiana in the past five years.

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 2025 Law Enforcement Theme Week March 9-15 on the center’s campus in Anniston, Alabama.
CDP plans 2025 Law Enforcement Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 2025 Law Enforcement Theme Week March 9-15 on the center’s campus in Anniston, Alabama.

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Master Craftsman Danny Wheeler.
In the Spotlight: Danny Wheeler

Danny Wheeler has worked at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) for about 20 years. He began his time at the center as a driver for one of its training teams and moved to the fabrication shop in 2009.

CDP has released the number of its web-based course completions for December.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for December

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of its web-based course completions for December.

CDP has construction ongoing in nearly all areas of its Anniston, Alabama, campus.
CDP continuing campus upgrades

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has construction ongoing in nearly all areas of its Anniston, Alabama, campus.

A student speaks with a ‘patient’ during the HERT Course.
Snapshot: Patient Triage

A student speaks with a ‘patient’ during the Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents (HERT) Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP releases December resident training numbers.
CDP releases latest resident training numbers

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of course completions recorded in December by those who trained on its campus in Anniston, Alabama.

CDP is gearing up for its annual Tribal Nations Training Week.
CDP gears up for Tribal Nations Training Week 2024

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is gearing up for its annual Tribal Nations Training Week, scheduled for March 9-16, 2024.

Students discuss what information to cover in a press conference during training at CDP.
Snapshot: Preparing for a press conference

Students discuss what information to cover in a press conference during training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

James Johnstone (right) explains the ‘uniqueness’ of the COBRA Training Facility to freelance journalist Tom Vanderbilt.
CDP in spotlight

James Johnstone, operations manager of the CDP’s Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological (COBRA) Training Facility (right), explains how civilian responders gain confidence in both their personal protective equipment and response skills by training in the facility to freelance journalist Tom Vanderbilt.

CDP Instructor Frank Flynn.
In the Spotlight: Frank Flynn

Frank Flynn has been a law enforcement instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2000.

CDP released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for November.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for November

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for November.