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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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The CDP concludes its annual Train-the-Trainer Theme Week tomorrow.
CDP wraps up annual Train-the-Trainer Theme Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness will wrap up its annual Train-the-Trainer Theme Week tomorrow on its campus in Anniston, Alabama.

Support Technician LaQuisha Mayer.
In the Spotlight: LaQuisha Mayer

LaQuisha Mayer has worked at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since March of 2017, serving as a housekeeper/custodian for the first two years before moving to the IT team.

CDP has released web-based training numbers for August.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for August

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

CDP begins week of train-the-trainer classes.
CDP begins week of train-the-trainer classes

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness this week welcomes more than 150 responders from throughout the nation who are here to qualify to deliver select CDP courses to those in their organizations and communities.

Field Force Extrication Tactics Course
Snapshot: Extrication training

Responders practice safely removing a protester from a device during the CDP’s Field Force Extrication Tactics (FFE) course.

CDP instructor presented a Lifetime Achievement Award.
CDP instructor receives achievement award

Dr. Dennis Terpin, an instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2013, was recently presented a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA).

CDP has released August resident training numbers.
CDP releases August resident training numbers

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

CDP released its training effectiveness report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023.
CDP releases 3rd quarter training survey results

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released its training effectiveness report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023.

Students learn about color-coded triage tags during Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) training.
Snapshot: HMO Decon Exercise

Students learn about color-coded triage tags during Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) training this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP hosts Caribbean Area focus group to discuss training needs.
Caribbean Area focus group discusses training needs

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week is hosting a focus group to gain feedback about their training needs from first responder, emergency management, healthcare and public health professionals in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.