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 releases web-based training numbers for August
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of web-based course completions it tallied during August.
CDP begins week of train-the-trainer classes
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness this week welcomes more than 150 responders from throughout the nation who are here to qualify to deliver select CDP courses to those in their organizations and communities.
Snapshot: Extrication training
Responders practice safely removing a protester from a device during the CDP’s Field Force Extrication Tactics (FFE) course.
CDP instructor receives achievement award
Dr. Dennis Terpin, an instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2013, was recently presented a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA).
CDP releases August resident training numbers
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of course completions recorded in August by those who trained on its campus in Anniston, Alabama.
CDP releases 3rd quarter training survey results
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released its training effectiveness report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023.
Snapshot: HMO Decon Exercise
Students learn about color-coded triage tags during Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) training this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).
Caribbean Area focus group discusses training needs
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week is hosting a focus group to gain feedback about their training needs from first responder, emergency management, healthcare and public health professionals in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
CDP Superintendent keynote speaker at NNALEA conference
FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness Superintendent Tony Russell provided a keynote address this week at the National Native American Law Enforcement Association’s (NNALEA) annual training conference.
CDP updating FRAME Course
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is currently updating its Framework for Healthcare Emergency Management (FRAME) Course.