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: Ray Thacker
Ray Thacker has been a paramedic at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2016.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for May
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of web-based course completions it recorded during May.
CDP helping responders prepare for Democratic, Republican Conventions
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) provided training to 19 law enforcement officers from Chicago last week as part of preparations for the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
Snapshot: DREAM course
Soldiers with the Washington, D.C., National Guard speak to ‘survivors’ during an exercise in this week’s Disaster-Related Exposure Assessment and Monitoring (DREAM) Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).
CDP celebrates 25 years of ‘Training the Best for the Worst”
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) celebrated its 25th Anniversary June 7 with more than 300 people in attendance, including state and local officials, representatives from other national training organizations, and former employees.
CDP releases list of October resident course offerings
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of October.
CDP finalizes ICAT Course updates
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently updated its Integrating Communications, Assessment and Tactics (ICAT) Course, incorporating new videos into the lecture portion of the offering.
CDP releases May resident training numbers
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of course completions recorded in May by those who trained on its campus in Anniston, Alabama.
Snapshot: Field Force Operations
Responders practice donning respiratory masks during a simulated civil disturbance in this week’s Field Force Operations Course on the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ campus.
Tribal Nations Working Group begins outlining 2024 event
A working group gathered at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week to begin outlining the center’s next Tribal Nations Training Week.