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

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

The CDP recorded more than 3,000 course completions by first responders from Louisiana in the past five years. Consequently, it’s safe to assume numerous CDP grads were among those helping ensure the safety of fans and players at Super Bowl LIX.
CDP grads ensure safe Super Bowl LIX

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recorded more than 3,000 course completions by first responders from Louisiana in the past five years.

CDP will host its 2025 Law Enforcement Theme Week March 9-15.
CDP plans 2025 Law Enforcement Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 2025 Law Enforcement Theme Week March 9-15 on the center’s campus in Anniston, Alabama.

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

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

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Students learn how to work in PPE during HMO training at FEMA’s CDP.
Snapshot: Hazmat PPE

Students learn how to work in personal protective equipment during Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

Brandon Fletcher has been an instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness since 2022.
In the Spotlight: Brandon Fletcher

Brandon Fletcher has been part of the fire service since 2000 and an instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2022.

CDP has seat openings in courses scheduled during February 2024.
Seats available in February courses

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in courses scheduled during February 2024, including two iterations of its Field Force Operations (FFO) Course and one iteration each of its Framework for Healthcare Emergency Management (FRAME) and Incident Command: Capabilities, Planning and Response Actions for All-Hazards (IC) courses.

Students use radiation detection equipment to ensure a ‘patient’ has been properly decontaminated during HERT course.
Snapshot: Mass casualty exercise

Students use radiation detection equipment to ensure a ‘patient’ has been properly decontaminated during the Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents (HERT) Course this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

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.