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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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CDP Instructor Scottie Emerson.
In the Spotlight: Scottie Emerson

Students can learn a lot from Scottie Emerson, who has been a hazmat instructor at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness for nine years.

CDP providing training to future environmental health leaders.
CDP providing training to future environmental health leaders

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), this week, is providing its Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations (EHTER OPS) Course to environmental health professionals in the National Environmental Health Association’s (NEHA) Leadership Academy Program.

CDP is updating its Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents (EMO) Course.
CDP updating EMO Course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is updating its Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents (EMO) Course.

Responders use the buddy system to tighten a face mask in this week’s RP Course.
Snapshot: Respiratory Protection

Responders use the buddy system to tighten a face mask in this week’s Respiratory Protection: Program Development and Administration (RP) Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP offers distance learning Post-BioWatch Actionable Result (BAR) Sampling Refresher Training.
CDP offers distance learning BioWatch refresher training

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.

CDP has seat openings in its IC classes scheduled June 20-24 and September 5-9.
Seats available in upcoming IC courses

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in its Incident Command: Capabilities, Planning and Response Actions for All Hazards classes scheduled June 20-24 and September 5-9.

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

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

CDP recently finalized revisions of its new Hazardous Materials Officer Course (HMOC).
CDP finalizes Hazardous Materials Officer Course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently finalized revisions of its new Hazardous Materials Officer Course (HMOC).

Students in the HCL check out mobile radios as they begin to respond to a simulated bus accident.
Snapshot: HCL exercise

Students in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course (HCL) check out mobile radios as they begin to respond to a simulated bus accident.

CDP plans summer release of HMT refresher course.
CDP plans summer release of HMT refresher course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) expects to finalize and release a self-paced, web-based refresher version of its resident Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT) Course this summer.