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CDP has seat openings in upcoming fall classes.
CDP has openings in fall classes

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in upcoming offerings of its Public Order and Public Safety: Basic (POPS-B), Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment (HEC) and Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) courses in November and December.

The CDP concluded its 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week today. More than 250 students, representing 70 tribal nations attended the event, which included training in emergency management and healthcare preparedness and response.
CDP holds 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week

The CDP concluded its 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week today. More than 250 students, representing 70 tribal nations attended the event, which included training in emergency management and healthcare preparedness and response.

CDP hosted its inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week.
CDP hosts inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) hosted its inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week Sept. 8-12 on its campus in Anniston, Alabama. The event brought together more than 160 law enforcement officers from across the nation to enhance their preparedness and response capabilities.

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

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

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Indirect Training Specialist Michelle Hammond.
In the Spotlight: Michelle Hammond

Michelle Hammond began assisting students at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in 2013, after working in retail store operations for more than a decade.

CDP releases its training effectiveness report for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024.
CDP releases quarterly training survey results

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released its training effectiveness report for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024.

Students learn to build a pallet of supplies during the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Operations Course.
Snapshot: SNS Operations

Students learn to build a pallet of supplies during the Introduction to Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Operations Course this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP recently completed the process of updating, standardizing and digitizing end-of-course surveys for its courses.
CDP standardizes, updates end-of-course surveys

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recently completed the process of updating, standardizing and digitizing end-of-course surveys for its courses.

CDP delivers POPS-B training in Chicago.
CDP holds POPS-B training in Chicago

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) delivered its Public Order Public Safety Basic (POPS-B) and POPS-B Train-the-Trainer courses in Chicago earlier this month to 47 officers of that city’s police department.

CDP has released resident training numbers for January.
CDP releases resident training numbers for January

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.

Cybersecurity among featured tracks for CDP Tribal Nations Training Week.
CDP helps tribal nations enhance preparedness

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its annual Tribal Nations Training Week from March 9-16.

An instructor shows responders how to use a detection card to identify a suspicious substance.
Snapshot: Sampling and monitoring

An instructor shows responders how to use a detection card to identify a suspicious substance in this week’s Hazardous Materials Technician Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP has a self-paced, online offering titled Barrier Precautions and Controls.
CDP shares online infectious disease offering

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has a self-paced, online offering titled Barrier Precautions and Controls.

CDP Instructor Richard Morris.
In the Spotlight: Richard Morris

Richard Morris has been a hazardous materials instructor for the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2020 and has worked in the fire service since 1992.