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Integrated Capstone Events (ICE) will cap off Law Enforcement Training Week.
Realistic exercises will cap off Law Enforcement Training Week

During Law Enforcement Training Week, September 7-13, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), plans to hold Integrated Capstone Events (ICE) for each of its training tracks, giving students the opportunity to experience realistic scenarios in a training environment.

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

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

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

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

CDP is including explosive awareness and response training in its Tribal Nations Training Week this year.
Flame Track brings explosive awareness to CDP’s Tribal Nations Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is including explosive awareness and response training in its Tribal Nations Training Week this year.

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CDP may support World Cup 2026.
CDP may support World Cup 2026

When the World Cup comes to the U.S., Canada and Mexico in the summer of 2026, participants and spectators alike may have the Center to Domestic Preparedness (CDP) to thank for the safe execution of games played on U.S. soil.

CDP recently released a new, web-based biological incident response and recovery course.
CDP offers biological incident response planning course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released a new, web-based biological incident response and recovery course.

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.