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Students operate a hospital emergency operations center during a simulated mass casualty incident in HCL course.
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.

CDP Instructor Chad Hawkins.
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.
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.

Students learn about types of respiratory masks and their fit testing procedures during RP course.
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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The CDP this week is finalizing preparations for renovation of the main building at the Advanced Responder Training Complex.
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.

A student practices removing an individual from a protester device in Field Force Extrication (FFE) course exercise.
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.
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).

CDP Instructor Scottie Emerson.
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.
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 is updating its Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents (EMO) Course.
CDP updating EMO Course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is updating its Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents (EMO) Course.

Responders use the buddy system to tighten a face mask in this week’s RP 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 Post-BioWatch Actionable Result (BAR) Sampling Refresher Training.
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.

CDP has seat openings in its IC classes scheduled June 20-24 and September 5-9.
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 released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for April.
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.