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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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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.

TSP Manager Susan Gardner.
In the Spotlight: Susan Gardner

Susan Gardner has been part of the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) team since 2001, ensuring students have the informational materials they need for their courses.

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

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

CDP joins with other organizations to honor civil rights icon Charles Person.
CDP joins with other organizations to honor civil rights icon

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) joined the National Fire Administration, representatives of the City of Atlanta and several national firefighter organizations in early November to recognize civil rights pioneer Charles Person as he was ceremoniously made an honorary fire chief.

CDP offers chemical incident response planning course.
CDP offers chemical incident response planning course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released a new web-based training course designed to support the development of effective chemical incident response and recovery plans: Key Planning Factors and Considerations for Response to and Recovery from a Chemical Incident (Chem KPF).

Students learn to zero out and set up radiation alert equipment in the RERO course.
Snapshot: Radiological Equipment

Students learn to zero out and set up radiation alert equipment in the Radiological Emergency Response Operations (RERO) Course this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.