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Students operate a hospital emergency operations center during a simulated mass casualty incident in HCL course.
Snapshot: Emergency Operations

Students operate a hospital emergency operations center during a simulated mass casualty incident in this week’s Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP Instructor Chad Hawkins.
In the Spotlight: Chad Hawkins

Chad Hawkins has been a hazardous materials instructor for the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2017.

CDP offers online course in WebEOC basics.
CDP offers online course in WebEOC basics

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.

Students learn about types of respiratory masks and their fit testing procedures during RP course.
Snapshot: Respiratory Protection Course

Students learn about types of respiratory masks and their fit testing procedures this week in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Respiratory Protection: Program Development and Administration Course.

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Students practice sampling hazardous materials in this week’s HT Course.
Snapshot: Hazmat sampling

Students practice sampling hazardous materials in this week’s Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for September.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for September

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for September.

CDP welcomes Joint Field Office to campus.
CDP to welcome Joint Field Office to campus

The Joint Field Office (JFO) for two disasters which impacted central and northern Alabama earlier this year will soon call the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) home.

CDP provided non-resident public order police training for the Rhode Island State Police (RISP).
CDP trains Rhode Island responders

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) provided non-resident public order police training late last month for the Rhode Island State Police (RISP).

CDP has released its resident training calendar for the month of February 2024.
CDP releases resident course schedule for February

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of February 2024.

CAPCE, ACCME renew CDP accreditations.
CDP courses re-accredited by CAPCE

The Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) has re-accredited select Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) courses through September 14, 2024.

CDP recently released its training effectiveness report for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.
CDP releases 4th quarter training survey results

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released its training effectiveness report for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.

Occupational Health Nurse Ronald Morehead.
In the Spotlight: Ronald Morehead

While Ronald Morehead has been an occupational health nurse at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2021, he has been in the healthcare field more than 40 years.

CDP has released the number of web-based course completions it tallied during September.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for September

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of web-based course completions it tallied during September.

The Basic Emergency Response Training (BERT) Course at CDP has been updated and is ready for implementation.
Updated BERT Course ready for implementation

The Basic Emergency Response Training (BERT) Course at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has been updated and is ready for implementation.