Snapshot: Emergency Response Training
Students from Piedmont University learn to triage and treat patients while wearing personal protective equipment during the Healthcare Emergency Response Operations for CBRNE Incidents (HERO) Course this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Snapshot: Hazmat Training
First responders learn technical decontamination procedures during Hazardous Material Operations training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness. The CDP’s five-day HMO course provides responders the information and skills required of operations-level HAZMAT technicians.
Snapshot: Extrication Training
The Center for Domestic Preparedness' Field Force Extrication (FFE) course is designed to teach responders techniques to defeat various devices protestors use to illegally block streets and buildings, prolonging public and private service disruptions and public freedom of movement.
CDP releases resident course schedule for April, May
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the months of April and May.
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CDP hosts site visit by Texas medical executives
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) hosted executives from the Memorial Hermann Hospital System for a site visit in mid-September.
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 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 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 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 releases resident course schedule for February
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of February 2024.
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 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.
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 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.