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Students operate a hospital emergency operations center during a simulated mass casualty incident in HCL course.
Snapshot: Emergency Operations

Students operate a hospital emergency operations center during a simulated mass casualty incident in this week’s Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP Instructor Chad Hawkins.
In the Spotlight: Chad Hawkins

Chad Hawkins has been a hazardous materials instructor for the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2017.

CDP offers online course in WebEOC basics.
CDP offers online course in WebEOC basics

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) offers responders a wide variety of self-paced, web-based training courses which can be accessed anywhere, through a computer or mobile device.

Students learn about types of respiratory masks and their fit testing procedures during RP course.
Snapshot: Respiratory Protection Course

Students learn about types of respiratory masks and their fit testing procedures this week in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Respiratory Protection: Program Development and Administration Course.

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

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

CDP grad assists hazmat incident caused by pileup on a Louisiana interstate.
CDP grad assists hazmat incident caused by pileup

Training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) helped a former graduate handle a hazardous material issue last month at the site of a deadly pileup on a Louisiana interstate.

The CDP's COBRATF Biological Material Lab recently passed DHS CAPO inspection.
CDP passes DHS inspection

The CDP’s Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) recently passed an inspection of its Biological Material Lab by the Department of Homeland Security’s Compliance Assurance Program Office (CAPO).

CDP has released its resident training calendar for the month of March 2024.
CDP releases resident course schedule for March

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of March 2024.

Students assess health and safety issues during a simulated exercise this week.
Snapshot: EHTER Ops assessment

Students assess health and safety issues which may arise due to a contaminated water supply during a simulated exercise this week.

The CDP this week delivered a pilot iteration of its new Public Order and Public Safety-Basic Course.
CDP conducts pilot iteration of POPS-Basic

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week delivered a pilot iteration of its new Public Order and Public Safety-Basic (POPS-B) Course.

TSP Manager Susan Gardner.
In the Spotlight: Susan Gardner

Susan Gardner has been part of the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) team since 2001, ensuring students have the informational materials they need for their courses.

CDP has released the number of web-based course completions it tallied during October.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for October

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of web-based course completions it tallied during October.

CDP joins with other organizations to honor civil rights icon Charles Person.
CDP joins with other organizations to honor civil rights icon

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) joined the National Fire Administration, representatives of the City of Atlanta and several national firefighter organizations in early November to recognize civil rights pioneer Charles Person as he was ceremoniously made an honorary fire chief.

CDP offers chemical incident response planning course.
CDP offers chemical incident response planning course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released a new web-based training course designed to support the development of effective chemical incident response and recovery plans: Key Planning Factors and Considerations for Response to and Recovery from a Chemical Incident (Chem KPF).