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Students can now register for August resident training at the CDP.
CDP’s August resident courses are available for registration

Students can now register for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) August resident training calendar.

Students can now register for July resident courses at the CDP.
CDP releases resident course schedule for July

Students can now register for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) July resident training calendar.

Law enforcement officers learn proper crowd-control formations during CDP Field Force Operations training.
Snapshot: Field Force Operations

Law enforcement officers learn proper crowd-control formations during Field Force Operations (FFO) training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP resumes delivery of four healthcare courses.
CDP resumes delivery of healthcare courses

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CDP helping responders prepare for Democratic, Republican Conventions.
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.

Soldiers with the Washington, D.C., National Guard speak to ‘survivors’ during an exercise in this week’s DREAM Course.
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”.
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.

The CDP has released its resident training calendar for the month of October.
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.

The CDP recently updated its ICAT Course.
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.

The CDP released the number of course completions recorded in May.
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.

Responders practice donning respiratory masks during a simulated civil disturbance in this week’s FFO Course.
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 Training Week.
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.

CDP requalifying more than 500 responders to deliver the center’s Healthcare Emergency Response Training – Basic Course.
CDP requalifying HERT-B course trainers

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week is working on requalifying more than 500 responders to deliver the center’s Healthcare Emergency Response Training – Basic Course.

The CDP this week is finalizing preparations for renovation of the main building at the Advanced Responder Training Complex.
ARTC project, paving set to begin

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week is finalizing preparations for the renovation of the main building at the Advanced Responder Training Complex.