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Responders practice skills analyzing a crime scene with potential contamination in the HEC course.
Snapshot: Hazardous Evidence Collection

Responders practice skills in analyzing a crime scene with potential contamination during Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment (HEC) course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP to train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents during Law Enforcement Theme Week.
Field force training a focus for Law Enforcement Theme Week at CDP

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents during its Law Enforcement Theme Week, September 20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama campus.

First responders prepare instruments & kits for use during hazardous materials detection exercise in HT course.
Snapshot: Detecting hazardous materials

First responders prepare instruments and kits for use during a hazardous materials detection exercise in the Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection (HT) course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP Law Enforcement Theme Week includes hazardous materials response.
CDP Law Enforcement Theme Week includes hazardous materials response

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents, including those in hazardous environments, during its Law Enforcement Theme Week, September 20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama, campus.

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CDP provided non-resident public order police training for the Rhode Island State Police (RISP).
CDP trains Rhode Island responders

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) provided non-resident public order police training late last month for the Rhode Island State Police (RISP).

CDP has released its resident training calendar for the month of February 2024.
CDP releases resident course schedule for February

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of February 2024.

CAPCE, ACCME renew CDP accreditations.
CDP courses re-accredited by CAPCE

The Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) has re-accredited select Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) courses through September 14, 2024.

CDP recently released its training effectiveness report for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.
CDP releases 4th quarter training survey results

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released its training effectiveness report for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.

Occupational Health Nurse Ronald Morehead.
In the Spotlight: Ronald Morehead

While Ronald Morehead has been an occupational health nurse at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2021, he has been in the healthcare field more than 40 years.

CDP has released the number of web-based course completions it tallied during September.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for September

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of web-based course completions it tallied during September.

The Basic Emergency Response Training (BERT) Course at CDP has been updated and is ready for implementation.
Updated BERT Course ready for implementation

The Basic Emergency Response Training (BERT) Course at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has been updated and is ready for implementation.

Responders decontaminate a ‘patient' during  HERT Course.
Snapshot: Emergency Response Training

Responders decontaminate a ‘patient’ during the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents (HERT) Course.

To students arriving for training, the CDP may appear to be a large construction zone, with projects ongoing across campus.
CDP construction to give students, staff better facilities

To students arriving for training, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) may appear to be a large construction zone, with projects ongoing in most areas of campus.

CDP alum Lenda Greene (far right).
CDP alum shares benefits of CDP training

An emergency management specialist and deputy coordinator for the New Mexico Department of Health, Lenda Greene relied heavily on her training from the Center for Domestic Preparedness while working as a member of her state’s Medical Reserve Corps during the Covid-19 pandemic.