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

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

Responders assess and mitigate simulated hazardous material leaks in this week’s Hazardous Materials Technician Course at the CDP.
Snapshot: Hazmat Response Training

Responders assess and mitigate simulated hazardous material leaks in this week’s Hazardous Materials Technician Course at the CDP.

Practical exercises reinforce training responders receive in civil disturbance mitigation.
Registration open for CDP’s 2026 Law Enforcement National Security Week

Registration is currently open for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ 2026 Law Enforcement National Security Week, featuring training in multiple areas, including active threat response, mass casualty incident response and recovery, decontamination operations, civil disturbance mitigation and critical decision-making in an all-hazards event.

Students learn decon procedures during HMO training at the CDP.
Snapshot: Learning to decon

Students learn decontamination procedures for a non-ambulatory patient during Hazardous Material Operations training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

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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.