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Students can now register for August resident training at the CDP.
CDP’s August resident courses are available for registration

Students can now register for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) August resident training calendar.

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!

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Field Force Extrication Tactics Course
Snapshot: Extrication training

Responders practice safely removing a protester from a device during the CDP’s Field Force Extrication Tactics (FFE) course.

CDP instructor presented a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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 has released August resident training numbers.
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 released its training effectiveness report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023.
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.

Students learn about color-coded triage tags during Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) training.
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).

CDP hosts Caribbean Area focus group to discuss training needs.
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 Tony Russell keynote speaker at NNALEA conference.
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 is currently updating its Framework for Healthcare Emergency Management (FRAME) Course.
CDP updating FRAME Course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is currently updating its Framework for Healthcare Emergency Management (FRAME) Course.

Snapshot: Healthcare Leader training
Snapshot: Healthcare Leader training

Students in this week’s Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course (HCL) respond to a simulated incident by standing up an emergency operations center.

CDP is developing a course about the impacts climate and weather can have on disaster response.
CDP storyboarding climate-related course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is beginning development of a course about the impacts climate and weather can have on disaster response, especially in underserved communities.