Snapshot: Emergency Operations
Students operate a hospital emergency operations center during a simulated mass casualty incident in this week’s Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
In the Spotlight: Chad Hawkins
Chad Hawkins has been a hazardous materials instructor for the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2017.
CDP offers online course in WebEOC basics
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.
Snapshot: Respiratory Protection Course
Students learn about types of respiratory masks and their fit testing procedures this week in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Respiratory Protection: Program Development and Administration Course.
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ARTC project, paving set to begin
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week is finalizing preparations for the renovation of the main building at the Advanced Responder Training Complex.
Snapshot: Field Force Extrication
A student practices removing an individual from a protester device this week in a Center for Domestic Preparedness Field Force Extrication (FFE) Course exercise.
CDP readies responders for train derailments involving hazardous materials
Not every train derailment in the U.S. involves the release of hazardous materials. But, when they do, it’s reassuring to know there are a sizable number of firefighters and others trained to contain such spills, including many who’ve received that training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).
In the Spotlight: Scottie Emerson
Students can learn a lot from Scottie Emerson, who has been a hazmat instructor at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness for nine years.
CDP providing training to future environmental health leaders
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), this week, is providing its Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations (EHTER OPS) Course to environmental health professionals in the National Environmental Health Association’s (NEHA) Leadership Academy Program.
CDP updating EMO Course
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is updating its Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents (EMO) Course.
Snapshot: Respiratory Protection
Responders use the buddy system to tighten a face mask in this week’s Respiratory Protection: Program Development and Administration (RP) Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
CDP offers distance learning BioWatch refresher training
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.
Seats available in upcoming IC courses
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in its Incident Command: Capabilities, Planning and Response Actions for All Hazards classes scheduled June 20-24 and September 5-9.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for April
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for April.