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

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

The CDP recorded more than 3,000 course completions by first responders from Louisiana in the past five years. Consequently, it’s safe to assume numerous CDP grads were among those helping ensure the safety of fans and players at Super Bowl LIX.
CDP grads ensure safe Super Bowl LIX

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recorded more than 3,000 course completions by first responders from Louisiana in the past five years.

CDP will host its 2025 Law Enforcement Theme Week March 9-15.
CDP plans 2025 Law Enforcement Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 2025 Law Enforcement Theme Week March 9-15 on the center’s campus in Anniston, Alabama.

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

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

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Students learn to minimize waterway contamination during the Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) Course.
Snapshot: Containment

Students learn to minimize waterway contamination during the Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) Course this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP medics participate in air transport training.
CDP medical personnel attend air transport training

Medics employed by FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) participated in training recently, where they were taught the capabilities of medical transport helicopters as well as the communication and other needs of support personnel on the ground.

CDP has released resident training numbers for December.
CDP releases resident training numbers for December

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of course completions recorded in December by those who trained on its campus in Anniston, Alabama.

Responders remove clothing from a ‘patient’ prior to decontamination during the HERT course.
Snapshot: Patient decontamination

Responders remove clothing from a ‘patient’ prior to decontamination during the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents (HERT) Course.

CDP Instructor Kelley Blair.
In the Spotlight: Kelley Blair

Kelley Blair began has served as a healthcare instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2021.

CDP 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week will be conducted April 26-May 3, 2025.
2025 tribal training features variety of tracks

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP’s) 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week will be conducted April 26-May 3, 2025.

Students learn how to set up and perform a technical decontamination during HMO training.
Snapshot: Technical Decon

Students learn how to set up and perform a technical decontamination during Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) training this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP offers online course in emergency preparedness for healthcare providers.
CDP offers online course in emergency preparedness for healthcare providers

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) offers responders a wide variety of self-paced, web-based training courses which can be accessed anywhere, through a computer or mobile device.

Student Services Human Resource Manager Jessica Martin.
In the Spotlight: Jessica Martin

For Jessica Martin, a temporary assignment at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in 2019 quickly turned into a full-time career as the human resources manager for the student services contract employees.

CDP released its resident training calendar for the month of April 2025.
CDP releases April resident course schedule

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of April 2025.