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CDP has seat openings for upcoming courses in August and September.
CDP has openings in upcoming classes

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings for upcoming courses in August and September.

Tribal Nations Training Week will have courses on flammables, explosives.
Tribal Nations Training Week will have courses on flammables, explosives

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 11th annual Tribal Nations Training Week Sept. 12-19 on the CDP campus in Anniston, Alabama.

Cybersecurity among featured tracks for CDP Tribal Nations Training Week.
Cybersecurity among featured tracks for Tribal Nations Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 11th annual Tribal Nations Training Week Sept. 12-19 on the CDP campus in Anniston, Alabama.

The CDP has openings in August and September for pilot offerings of its newest course.
CDP plans pilot iterations of new course

The CDP has openings in August and September for pilot offerings of its newest course, Response to Controlled Dangerous Substances: Fentanyl, Analogs and Pharmaceutical Based Agents (CDS).

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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

Exciting News from FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness!

CDP is pleased to announce registration is open for the 11th annual Tribal Nations Training Week!
CDP opens registration for Tribal Nations Training Week

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is pleased to announce registration is open for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) 11th annual Tribal Nations Training Week!

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings for upcoming hazardous materials courses.
HAZMAT openings in June at the CDP

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings for upcoming hazardous materials courses in June 2026!

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings for upcoming law enforcement public order and public safety courses.
CDP has June LE course openings

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings for upcoming law enforcement public order and public safety courses in June!

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings for upcoming healthcare courses.
CDP has healthcare openings in June classes

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings for upcoming healthcare courses in June 2026!

Students from Piedmont University learn to triage and treat patients while wearing PPE during HERO course.
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.

CDP Hazardous Material Operations (HMO) course.
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.

CDP Field Force Extrication (FFE) course.
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.