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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 offers online course that details bomb threat response.
Online course details bomb threat response

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.

CDP concludes the virtual portion of its annual Tribal Nations Training Week today.
‘Virtual’ tribal nations training kicks off

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) Tribal Nations Training Week goes virtual starting today.

The CDP wrapped up its 8th annual Tribal Nations Training Week today.
CDP wraps up 2023 Tribal Nations Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness today wrapped up its 8th annual Tribal Nations Training Week, which was themed ‘Healing the Nations. Strong, Unified, Prepared.’

Students hold a mock press conference during training this week at CDP.
Snapshot: Mock press conference

Students hold a mock press conference during training this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP hosts its 8th annual Tribal Nations Training Week.
CDP hosts eighth annual Tribal Nations Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is currently conducting its 8th annual Tribal Nations Training Week.

The CDP recently partnered with NEHA to provide the center’s EHTER OPS course.
CDP partners with NEHA to train environmental health leaders

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recently formed a partnership with the National Environmental Health Association to provide the center’s Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations course to environmental health professionals in the NEHA’s Leadership Academy Program.

The CDP released its resident training calendar for the month of July.
CDP releases schedule for July resident courses

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its resident training calendar for the month of July.

Students rely on CDP training during, following fire.
Students rely on CDP training during, following fire

When an electrical fire occurred last month at a Signature Healthcare medical facility in Brockton, Massachusetts, employees there used things they’d been taught in Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) training to establish an incident command and safely evacuate all patients and staff.

Students assess health and safety requirements for displaced individuals during this week's EHTER OPS Course.
Snapshot: EHTER Ops shelter assessment

Students assess health and safety requirements for displaced individuals during a simulated exercise this week in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations Course.

A ‘Shop Talk with the Sheriff’ podcast posted earlier today features CDP Superintendent Tony Russell.
CDP Superintendent featured on Florida sheriff’s podcast

A ‘Shop Talk with the Sheriff’ podcast posted earlier today features Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) Superintendent Tony Russell.