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CDP trains Turkish responders
The ranks of Center for Domestic Preparedness alumni now include five healthcare professionals from Turkey.
CDP set to launch first online courses
The Center for Domestic Preparedness will launch its first online courses November 2.
Theme week helps CDP boost its cadre of instructors, extend reach
The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ cadre of instructors just got sizably larger.
CDP featured in Business Alabama magazine
The Center for Domestic Preparedness is prominently featured in the October 2018 edition of Business Alabama magazine.
CDP Releases September Training Numbers
The CDP has released its training numbers for the month of September.
CDP supporting Birmingham and World Games 2021
The Center for Domestic Preparedness is assisting the City of Birmingham as it prepares to host the World Games in 2021.
CDP Releases August Training Numbers
The CDP has released its training numbers for the month of August.
Students learn how to treat patients with highly infectious diseases during themed training week
Ebola was the focus of the CDP’s Highly Infectious Disease Theme Week Aug. 27-31, and for the 81 students enrolled in the Healthcare Leadership (HCL) and Barrier Precautions for Highly Infectious Diseases (HID) courses.
CDP unveils ‘Backyard Ambassador’ initiative
The Center for Domestic Preparedness is hoping to make Calhoun County, AL – the county in which the FEMA training institution is located – one of the ’most prepared’ counties in the nation.
National Disaster Medical Service trains at CDP
The HHS National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) trained at the CDP in late August.
COURSE SPOTLIGHT: Technical Emergency Response Training for CBRNE Incidents (TERT)
Technical Emergency Response Training for CBRNE Incidents (TERT) is a four-day course that provides responders with chemical-, biological-, radiological-, nuclear- and explosive- (CBRNE-) specific and all-hazards response skills enabling them to respond safely to events with those materials.
Center challenges Coast Guard Hazardous Material Technicians
More than 100 Coast Guardsmen trained at the CDP in 2017, and 110 are scheduled to be trained in 2018.
CDP Releases July Training Numbers
The CDP has released its training numbers for the month of July.
CDP braves another ‘September to Remember’
It’s been another busy month for the CDP. While some of the Center’s attention was drawn toward disaster support (‘We’re FEMA — This is what we do’), it pressed forward with its unique, traditional mission of training state, local and tribal and territorial responders how to deal with a wide range of hazardous incidents.
CDP to host ‘Highly Infectious Disease’-themed training week
The Center for Domestic Preparedness will host a Highly Infectious Disease-themed Training Week August 27-31 on its campus in Anniston, Ala.
CDP releases training #’s for first half of 2018
The CDP has released its training numbers for the first half of 2018.
COBRATF Testing New Chemical Protection Suits
The Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility is always looking for ways to improve training while keeping students safe.
SPOTLIGHT: LERA Course
Law Enforcement Response Actions for CBRNE Incidents (LERA) is a one-day training course during which law enforcement and security personnel apply the knowledge and skills they learn during a companion course, Law Enforcement Protective Measures for CBRNE Incidents.
CDP supports training of national medical teams
The CDP has been helping improve the nation’s disaster medical response capability by hosting several training courses this summer for members of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS).
CDP support to JFO saves FEMA more than $250K
The CDP’s support of a local Joint Field Office will save FEMA more than a quarter of a million dollars by the time the JFO closes.