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Responders practice skills analyzing a crime scene with potential contamination in the HEC course.
Snapshot: Hazardous Evidence Collection

Responders practice skills in analyzing a crime scene with potential contamination during Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment (HEC) course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP to train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents during Law Enforcement Theme Week.
Field force training a focus for Law Enforcement Theme Week at CDP

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents during its Law Enforcement Theme Week, September 20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama campus.

First responders prepare instruments & kits for use during hazardous materials detection exercise in HT course.
Snapshot: Detecting hazardous materials

First responders prepare instruments and kits for use during a hazardous materials detection exercise in the Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection (HT) course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP Law Enforcement Theme Week includes hazardous materials response.
CDP Law Enforcement Theme Week includes hazardous materials response

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents, including those in hazardous environments, during its Law Enforcement Theme Week, September 20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama, campus.

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Students practice using extrication tools in the CDP's FFE Course.
Snapshot: Extrication exercise

Students practice using extrication tools in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Field Force Extrication Tactics Course. The three-day course teaches responders how to safely extract individuals from various protest devices while ensuring the protestors’ civil rights.

The CDP is partnering with nearby JSU to showcase a training simulator for law enforcement officers.
CDP students participate in LE simulator

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is partnering with nearby Jacksonville State University (JSU) to showcase a training simulator for law enforcement officers.

CDP has released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for June.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for June

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for June.

CDP has seats available in several upcoming courses.
Seats available in upcoming courses

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in its Radiological Emergency Response Operations (RERO), Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) and Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection (HT) courses the week of August 27.

CDP recently participated in the Black Chief Officers Committee’s (BCOC’s) annual education symposium.
CDP participates in BCOC education symposium

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently participated in the Black Chief Officers Committee’s (BCOC’s) annual education symposium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Students discuss triage and proper coding of patients during the HERO Course.
Snapshot: HERO Course

Students discuss triage and proper coding of patients during the Healthcare Emergency Response Operations for CBRNE Incidents (HERO) Course this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP Role Player Fritz Monday.
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.

Image decoration for Maps incorporated into CDP’s interactive monitors
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 has released the number of web-based course completions it tallied during June.
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 completes minor updates to its Basic Emergency Response Training (BERT) Course.
CDP finalizes BERT Course updates

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently completed minor updates to its Basic Emergency Response Training (BERT) Course.