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Students can now register for August resident training at the CDP.
CDP’s August resident courses are available for registration

Students can now register for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) August resident training calendar.

Students can now register for July resident courses at the CDP.
CDP releases resident course schedule for July

Students can now register for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) July resident training calendar.

Law enforcement officers learn proper crowd-control formations during CDP Field Force Operations training.
Snapshot: Field Force Operations

Law enforcement officers learn proper crowd-control formations during Field Force Operations (FFO) training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP resumes delivery of four healthcare courses.
CDP resumes delivery of healthcare courses

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Students discuss what information to cover in a press conference during training at CDP.
Snapshot: Preparing for a press conference

Students discuss what information to cover in a press conference during training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

James Johnstone (right) explains the ‘uniqueness’ of the COBRA Training Facility to freelance journalist Tom Vanderbilt.
CDP in spotlight

James Johnstone, operations manager of the CDP’s Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological (COBRA) Training Facility (right), explains how civilian responders gain confidence in both their personal protective equipment and response skills by training in the facility to freelance journalist Tom Vanderbilt.

CDP Instructor Frank Flynn.
In the Spotlight: Frank Flynn

Frank Flynn has been a law enforcement instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2000.

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

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

Students discuss the essentials of a good hospital response to a mass casualty incident in this week’s HCL course.
Snapshot: Mass Casualty Response

Students discuss the essentials of a good hospital response to a mass casualty incident in this week’s Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP finalizing preparations for its 9th Annual Tribal Nations Training Week, scheduled for March 9-16, 2024.
Eventful Tribal Nations Training Week planned in March

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is finalizing preparations for its 9th Annual Tribal Nations Training Week, scheduled for March 9-16, 2024.

CDP has released the number of its web-based course completions for December.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for November

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

CDP has released its resident training calendar for April 2024.
CDP releases resident course schedule for April

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for April 2024.

Responders learn to contain a ‘leak’ on a railcar in the HMT course.
Snapshot: Leak containment

Responders learn to contain a ‘leak’ on a railcar in the Hazardous Materials Technician Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP will host its 2024 Hurricane Theme Week in April.
CDP to host 2024 Hurricane Theme Week in April

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 2024 Hurricane Theme Week from April 14-20 on its campus in Anniston, Alabama.