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CDP released the number of its August web-based course completions.
CDP releases August web-based training numbers

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) released the number of its August web-based course completions.

The CDS course culminates in a series of hands-on activities, including exercises in the COBRA Training Facility.
Snapshot: Assessing the scene

The CDS course culminates in a series of hands-on activities, including exercises in the COBRA Training Facility.

CDP held its 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week Sept.20-26.
CDP holds 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week

CDP held its 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week Sept.20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama, campus.

Responders practice the skills needed to mitigate a hazardous materials spill during the HMT course.
Snapshot: Hazardous Material Mitigation

Responders practice skills needed to mitigate a hazardous materials release, such as sealing leaks, and overpacking drums used to contain hazardous materials, during the Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT) course at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

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CDP Instructor Ann Sports.
In the Spotlight: Ann Sports

Ann Sports, an instructor at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness since 2015, has over 30 years of public health experience.

CDP staff deployed earlier this fall to assist FEMA relief missions in Florida, following Hurricane Idalia.
CDP staffers assist Idalia survivors

Four employees from the Center for Domestic Preparedness deployed earlier this fall to assist FEMA relief missions in Florida, following Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on August 30.

CDP hosts site visit by Texas medical executives from Memorial Hermann Hospital System.
CDP hosts site visit by Texas medical executives

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) hosted executives from the Memorial Hermann Hospital System for a site visit in mid-September.

Students practice sampling hazardous materials in this week’s HT Course.
Snapshot: Hazmat sampling

Students practice sampling hazardous materials in this week’s Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for September.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for September

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for September.

CDP welcomes Joint Field Office to campus.
CDP to welcome Joint Field Office to campus

The Joint Field Office (JFO) for two disasters which impacted central and northern Alabama earlier this year will soon call the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) home.

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.