Snapshot: Emergency Response Training
Students from Piedmont University learn to triage and treat patients while wearing personal protective equipment during the Healthcare Emergency Response Operations for CBRNE Incidents (HERO) Course this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Snapshot: Hazmat Training
First responders learn technical decontamination procedures during Hazardous Material Operations training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness. The CDP’s five-day HMO course provides responders the information and skills required of operations-level HAZMAT technicians.
Snapshot: Extrication Training
The Center for Domestic Preparedness' Field Force Extrication (FFE) course is designed to teach responders techniques to defeat various devices protestors use to illegally block streets and buildings, prolonging public and private service disruptions and public freedom of movement.
CDP releases resident course schedule for April, May
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the months of April and May.
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In the Spotlight: Fritz Monday
Fritz Monday has been a role player at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2014 and has been assisting with creating and applying the mock injuries seen on role players, known as moulage, since 2018.
Maps incorporated into CDP’s interactive monitors
A new map feature will be integrated this week into the interactive information monitors at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).
CDP releases web-based training numbers for June
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of web-based course completions it tallied during June.
CDP finalizes BERT Course updates
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently completed minor updates to its Basic Emergency Response Training (BERT) Course.
Snapshot: Hazmat Training
Responders practice containing a ‘leak’ on a railcar in the Hazardous Materials Technician Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
CDP releases list of November resident course offerings
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of November.
CDP trains guardsmen from across the nation
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is assisting with the training of National Guardsmen from across the United States.
CDP releases June resident training numbers
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of course completions recorded in June by those who trained on its campus in Anniston, Alabama.
Snapshot: Radiological response
Students discuss responses to various radiological incidents during a tabletop exercise this week in the Advanced Radiological Incident Operations (ARIO) Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
COBRATF upgrades near completion
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week is making final upgrades to its Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF).