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Students from Piedmont University learn to triage and treat patients while wearing PPE during HERO course.
Snapshot: Emergency Response Training

Students from Piedmont University learn to triage and treat patients while wearing personal protective equipment during the Healthcare Emergency Response Operations for CBRNE Incidents (HERO) Course this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP Hazardous Material Operations (HMO) course.
Snapshot: Hazmat Training

First responders learn technical decontamination procedures during Hazardous Material Operations training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness. The CDP’s five-day HMO course provides responders the information and skills required of operations-level HAZMAT technicians.

CDP Field Force Extrication (FFE) course.
Snapshot: Extrication Training

The Center for Domestic Preparedness' Field Force Extrication (FFE) course is designed to teach responders techniques to defeat various devices protestors use to illegally block streets and buildings, prolonging public and private service disruptions and public freedom of movement.

CDP has released its resident training calendar for the months of April and May.
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.

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CDP Alumnus Issue 12 cover
CDP Alumnus Issue 12

Welcome to the twelfth issue of the CDP Alumnus, a quarterly newsletter for Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) students, alumni, and others interested in the CDP.

Matt Lowery, CDP instructor, explains the equipment used by emergency responders to clean or decontaminate survivors following a hazardous incident. Several emergency response organizations provided large displays during Ready Alabama Day held at Auburn University.
CDP tackles Ready Alabama at Auburn University

AUBURN, Ala.-Auburn University served as the setting for Alabama's tenth Ready Alabama Day. The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) joined more than 40 emergency response and volunteer organizations in displaying the latest in response capabilities and training opportunities.

DMAT members treat the symptoms shown by a patient simulator while training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP). A DMAT is a group of professional medical personnel, supported by logistics and administrative teams. The teams are designed to provide medical care during a disaster or othe
NDMS Builds Capabilities with Fundamentals Course

More than 50 healthcare professionals and trainers with the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) trained at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently. The NDMS employed Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT) from 10 different states to attend the pilot fundamentals course.

Twenty seven recruits and two academy instructors participate in Emergency Responder Hazardous Materials Technician for CBRNE Incidents (ERHM) course. ERHM is a five-day class providing responders with a combination of lectures and advanced hands-on practical exercises.
Fire and EMS Academy uses CDP Training

The Prince Georges County (Md.) Fire and Emergency Medical Service Training Academy returned to the CDP to attend the Emergency Responder Hazardous Materials Technician for CBRNE Incidents (ERHM) course. The academy sent 27 recruits and two academy instructors to training, marking the second PG County recruit class to make the CDP part of its curriculum. These recruits graduate in May 2014 from th...

Tribal healthcare professionals respond to a mass casualty event in the emergency department (ED) of the Noble Training Facility (NTF) at the CDP. The NTF is the only hospital in the nation solely dedicated to preparing the healthcare, public health, and environmental health communities for mass cas
Native Americans Train at the CDP, Prepare for Disaster Response

Tribal members representing 23 American Indian tribes attended training at FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently. This was the first all-tribal course taught at the CDP where members from 10 different states participated in a single course focusing on a mass casualty healthcare response.

A Military Police soldier secures a potential crime scene as a suspect is taken in to custody during training. The soldier is part of the California National Guard 870th Military Police Company that attended training at FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Ala.
Military Police Company Prepared to Support State

The U.S. Army National Guard supports its state in a variety of roles. Recently, California's 870th Military Police Company spent its annual training at FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), located in Anniston, Ala. The company traveled with 93 soldiers and spent two weeks attending more than six courses focusing on effective use of law enforcement tactics in a contaminated crime scene a...

A group of emergency responders attending training at FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) prepare to enter the CDP's mock subway train system through a simulated street scene used in training. These responders are part of the United States Army National Guard 140th Chemical Company from Lo
U.S. Army National Guard Takes Advantage of CDP Training for Their Region

The United States Army National Guard 140th Chemical Company from Los Alamitos, Calif., spent two weeks in Anniston, Ala., recently. The unit brought 38 soldiers to FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) to attend advanced-level training on handling hazardous materials.

Healthcare professionals attending training at FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) staff the hospital's command center during a simulated exercise. The newly renovated area serves as an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) or command center during healthcare training. The EOC is located at th
Noble EOC Commands Hospital Patient Surge

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently opened a new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) or hospital command center used by emergency responders during training. The EOC provides a modern learning environment with technology commonly found in EOCs nationwide.

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) operates 900,000 square feet throughout its training campus. The CDP's goal is to reduce consumption of electricity and natural gas throughout campus. Over the past two years, the CDP has completed several energy conservation projects. These projects were m
CDP Looks Forward to Savings Through Facility Projects

Government facilities nationwide continue to seek new strategies to save dollars and stretch smaller budgets. Over the past two years, the CDP Facilities staff has worked closely with the FEMA Energy Office to modernize systems throughout the 900,000 square feet of facilities on the CDP campus.

Woody Davis (LEFT), COBRA TF Operations officer, briefs a visitor on COBRA operations.
CDP Employee Receives Highest Honor in Loyal Order of Moose

A Center for Domestic Preparedness staff member was recently promoted to one of the highest positions within the Loyal Order of Moose (LOOM).