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Hazardous Materials Technician course.
Registration open for February CDP courses

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently opened registration for all resident courses scheduled for February 2027.

CDP released its September web-based course completions.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for September

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) released its September web-based course completions.

Law enforcement officers practice establishing and holding formations used for crowd control during FFO training.
Snapshot: Crowd Control Formations

Law enforcement officers practice establishing and holding formations used for crowd control during Field Force Operations (FFO) training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

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Class openings at the CDP

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings for courses in December and January.

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Responders mitigate a hazardous material spill during an exercise in the COBRATF.
Snapshot: Toxic training

Responders mitigate a hazardous material spill during an exercise in the Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP has seat openings for upcoming November courses.
November class openings at the CDP

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings for upcoming courses.

Responders practice using radiological detection equipment during the RERO course.
Snapshot: Detecting radiation

Responders practice using radiological detection equipment during the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Radiological Emergency Response Operations (RERO) Course at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP released the number of its July web-based course completions.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for July

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) released the number of its July web-based course completions.

Students in FRAME course discuss best practices for prioritizing hospital systems during mass casualty incident.
Snapshot: Tabletop exercise

Students in the Framework for Healthcare Emergency Management (FRAME) course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) discuss best practices for prioritizing hospital systems during a mass casualty incident in a tabletop exercise.

CDP has seat openings for upcoming courses in October.
Class openings at the CDP

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings for upcoming courses in October.

Law enforcement officers practice containing and dispersing an illegal protest during FFO training at the CDP.
Snapshot: Field Force Operations Course

Law enforcement officers practice containing and dispersing an illegal protest during FFO training at the CDP.

CDP released the number of recorded June and July in-person training completions.
CDP releases in-person training numbers for June, July

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) released the number of recorded June and July course completions by those who trained on its campus in Anniston, Alabama, and those who received in-person training through non-resident or indirect modalities.

Healthcare responders train to triage and treat patients following a mass casualty incident in EMO course.
Snapshot: Emergency Medical Operations

Healthcare first responders train to triage, decontaminate and treat patients following a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) or mass casualty incident at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in the Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents (EMO) course.

CDP and its partners will deliver several active assailant courses during Law Enforcement Theme Week.
CDP and partners prepare for Law Enforcement Theme Week

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is preparing for its upcoming Law Enforcement Theme Week, September 20-26, at the center’s Anniston, Alabama, campus.