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Students operate a hospital emergency operations center during a simulated mass casualty incident in HCL course.
Snapshot: Emergency Operations

Students operate a hospital emergency operations center during a simulated mass casualty incident in this week’s Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP Instructor Chad Hawkins.
In the Spotlight: Chad Hawkins

Chad Hawkins has been a hazardous materials instructor for the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2017.

CDP offers online course in WebEOC basics.
CDP offers online course in WebEOC basics

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) offers responders a wide variety of self-paced, web-based training courses which can be accessed anywhere, through a computer or mobile device.

Students learn about types of respiratory masks and their fit testing procedures during RP course.
Snapshot: Respiratory Protection Course

Students learn about types of respiratory masks and their fit testing procedures this week in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Respiratory Protection: Program Development and Administration Course.

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CDP has released the number of course completions recorded in January from those who trained on its campus.
CDP releases January resident training numbers

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

CDP concludes the virtual portion of its annual Tribal Nations Training Week today.
Center’s Tribal Nations Training Week offers virtual options

Each year, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) hosts Tribal Nations Training Week, the largest event of its type in the Department of Homeland Security.

Students treat a mock patient in this week’s HCL Course.
Snapshot: Healthcare Leadership

Students treat a mock patient in this week’s Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP hosts national Tribal Nations working group.
CDP hosts national Tribal Nations working group

This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) convened a Tribal Nations Working Group on the campus of the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Alabama.

CDP assists Broward County, Fla. with training.
CDP assists Florida county with training

When the Broward County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office (BSO) conducted a successful large-scale tabletop exercise earlier this month, the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) was among those whom it thanked.

CDP Instructor Leslie Geise.
In the Spotlight: Leslie Geise

A healthcare instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness since 2017, Leslie Geise has served in the healthcare field more than 23 years.

Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania recently lauded the training it receives each year from the CDP.
CDP training helps hospital stay prepared

Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania recently lauded the training it receives each year from FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP employees recently participated in activities supporting the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s call for volunteerism.
CDP employees answer call for volunteerism

Several Center for Domestic Preparedness employees recently participated in activities supporting the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s call for volunteerism.

Students perform a threat analysis in this week’s IC Course.
Snapshot: Threat analysis

Students perform a threat analysis in this week’s Incident Command: Capabilities, Planning and Response Actions for All-Hazards Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

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

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for December.