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CDP released the number of its August web-based course completions.
CDP releases August web-based training numbers

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) released the number of its August web-based course completions.

The CDS course culminates in a series of hands-on activities, including exercises in the COBRA Training Facility.
Snapshot: Assessing the scene

The CDS course culminates in a series of hands-on activities, including exercises in the COBRA Training Facility.

CDP held its 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week Sept.20-26.
CDP holds 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week

CDP held its 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week Sept.20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama, campus.

Responders practice the skills needed to mitigate a hazardous materials spill during the HMT course.
Snapshot: Hazardous Material Mitigation

Responders practice skills needed to mitigate a hazardous materials release, such as sealing leaks, and overpacking drums used to contain hazardous materials, during the Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT) course at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

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CDP medics participate in air transport training.
CDP medical personnel attend air transport training

Medics employed by FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) participated in training recently, where they were taught the capabilities of medical transport helicopters as well as the communication and other needs of support personnel on the ground.

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

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.

Responders remove clothing from a ‘patient’ prior to decontamination during the HERT course.
Snapshot: Patient decontamination

Responders remove clothing from a ‘patient’ prior to decontamination during the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents (HERT) Course.

CDP Instructor Kelley Blair.
In the Spotlight: Kelley Blair

Kelley Blair began has served as a healthcare instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2021.

CDP 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week will be conducted April 26-May 3, 2025.
2025 tribal training features variety of tracks

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP’s) 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week will be conducted April 26-May 3, 2025.

Students learn how to set up and perform a technical decontamination during HMO training.
Snapshot: Technical Decon

Students learn how to set up and perform a technical decontamination during Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) training this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP offers online course in emergency preparedness for healthcare providers.
CDP offers online course in emergency preparedness for healthcare providers

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.

Student Services Human Resource Manager Jessica Martin.
In the Spotlight: Jessica Martin

For Jessica Martin, a temporary assignment at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in 2019 quickly turned into a full-time career as the human resources manager for the student services contract employees.

CDP released its resident training calendar for the month of April 2025.
CDP releases April resident course schedule

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of April 2025.

Healthcare leaders open an emergency operations center in response to a mass casualty incident in the HCL Course.
Snapshot: Standing up the EOC

Healthcare first responders open an emergency operations center in response to a mass casualty incident in this week’s Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.