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Integrated Capstone Events (ICE) will cap off Law Enforcement Training Week.
Realistic exercises will cap off Law Enforcement Training Week

During Law Enforcement Training Week, September 7-13, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), plans to hold Integrated Capstone Events (ICE) for each of its training tracks, giving students the opportunity to experience realistic scenarios in a training environment.

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

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

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

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

CDP is including explosive awareness and response training in its Tribal Nations Training Week this year.
Flame Track brings explosive awareness to CDP’s Tribal Nations Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is including explosive awareness and response training in its Tribal Nations Training Week this year.

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CDP courses re-accredited by IACET.
CDP courses re-accredited by IACET

All Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP)-developed courses eligible for accreditation were recently re-accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

CDP has seat openings in some of the on-campus train-the-trainer courses scheduled September 10-15.
Seats available for CDP’s Instructor Development Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in some of the on-campus train-the-trainer courses scheduled September 10-15.

The CDP recently established a dedicated training area for students attending its HERO Course.
CDP creates dedicated HERO course training area

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently established a dedicated training area for students attending its Healthcare Emergency Response Operations for CBRNE Incidents (HERO) Course.

The CDP and DHS’ Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office this week released BioWatch Overview.
BioWatch distance learning course available

The CDP and DHS’ Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office this week released BioWatch Overview, a 30-minute distance learning course which explains the purpose and importance of the BioWatch Program.

Soldiers with the Missouri NG practice field screening suspicious substances during this week’s HEC Course.
Snapshot: Field screening

Soldiers with the Missouri National Guard practice field screening suspicious substances during this week’s Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment (HEC) Course on the CDP campus.

Ray Thacker has been a paramedic at the Center for Domestic Preparedness since 2016.
In the Spotlight: Ray Thacker

Ray Thacker has been a paramedic at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2016.

The CDP has released the number of web-based course completions it recorded during May.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for May

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

CDP helping responders prepare for Democratic, Republican Conventions.
CDP helping responders prepare for Democratic, Republican Conventions

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) provided training to 19 law enforcement officers from Chicago last week as part of preparations for the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

Soldiers with the Washington, D.C., National Guard speak to ‘survivors’ during an exercise in this week’s DREAM Course.
Snapshot: DREAM course

Soldiers with the Washington, D.C., National Guard speak to ‘survivors’ during an exercise in this week’s Disaster-Related Exposure Assessment and Monitoring (DREAM) Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP celebrates 25 years of ‘Training the Best for the Worst”.
CDP celebrates 25 years of ‘Training the Best for the Worst”

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) celebrated its 25th Anniversary June 7 with more than 300 people in attendance, including state and local officials, representatives from other national training organizations, and former employees.