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.
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.
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 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 releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for January
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for January.
CDP releases June resident course schedule
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of June.
Snapshot: Response preparation
A student reviews the capacity of a hospital unit in preparation for a possible influx of patients during this week’s Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
CDP alum recognized by partner training organization
A Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) grad was recognized this week for delivering more than 40 classes and training nearly 600 responders and others in bombing prevention awareness and preparedness in fiscal year 2023.
CDP considering COBRA entry for HMT students
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is currently reviewing the curriculum for its Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT) Course to see which tasks students can perform in the training bays at its Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF).
CDP releases web-based training numbers for January
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of its web-based course completions for January.
CDP offers virtual Tribal Nations Training
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) hosts an annual Tribal Nations Training Week, the largest event of its type in the Department of Homeland Security.
CDP alumni ensure safe Super Bowl LVIII
Nevada first responders collectively tallied more than 2,500 Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) course completions during the past three years.
Snapshot: Healthcare response training
An instructor discusses proper patient triage coding procedures during the Healthcare Emergency Response Operations for CBRNE Incidents (HERO) Course at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
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.