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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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CDP releases March resident training numbers.
CDP releases March resident training numbers

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of course completions recorded in March by those who trained on its campus in Anniston, Alabama.

Students practice ground and vegetation sampling techniques this week in the CDP RERO Course.
Snapshot: Radiological sampling

Students practice ground and vegetation sampling techniques this week in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Radiological Emergency Response Operations (RERO) Course.

CDP concludes the virtual portion of its annual Tribal Nations Training Week today.
CDP wraps up annual tribal-focused training

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) concludes the virtual portion of its annual Tribal Nations Training Week today.

COBRA Training Facility final bay upgrades expected to begin in May.
COBRA Training Facility plans final bay upgrades

The final phase of upgrades to bays at the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP’s) Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) is expected to begin in May.

CDP recently implemented several updates to its HID Course.
CDP implements HID course updates

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently implemented several updates to its Barrier Precautions and Controls for Highly Infectious Disease (HID) Course.

CDP exploring sign language video.
CDP exploring sign language video

Representatives of FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) met with members of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind this week to discuss creating a video of helpful sign language words for responders.

CDP has seat openings in its Hazardous Materials Operations Course scheduled for April 2-8.
Seats available in upcoming HMO course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in its Hazardous Materials Operations Course scheduled for April 2-8.

Students learn proper sampling procedures in this week’s HT course.
Snapshot: Hazmat sampling

Students learn proper sampling procedures in this week’s Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP recently released a new online barrier precautions course.
CDP releases online barrier precautions course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recently released a new distance learning offering to assist healthcare workers safely care for patients with a highly infectious disease.

CDP Instructor Mel Maurice.
In the Spotlight: Mel Maurice

A law enforcement instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), Mel Maurice is a recently retired detective with over 32 years of experience in emergency services.