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CDP has seat openings in upcoming fall classes.
CDP has openings in fall classes

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in upcoming offerings of its Public Order and Public Safety: Basic (POPS-B), Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment (HEC) and Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) courses in November and December.

The CDP concluded its 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week today. More than 250 students, representing 70 tribal nations attended the event, which included training in emergency management and healthcare preparedness and response.
CDP holds 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week

The CDP concluded its 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week today. More than 250 students, representing 70 tribal nations attended the event, which included training in emergency management and healthcare preparedness and response.

CDP hosted its inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week.
CDP hosts inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) hosted its inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week Sept. 8-12 on its campus in Anniston, Alabama. The event brought together more than 160 law enforcement officers from across the nation to enhance their preparedness and response capabilities.

CDP has released its resident training calendar for the month of November.
CDP releases November resident course schedule

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of November.

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Responders work to contain a simulated hazardous materials leak during training in the HMT course.
Snapshot: Hazmat Response

Responders work to contain a simulated hazardous materials leak during training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP has numerous construction projects planned during the remainder of 2023.
CDP begins numerous construction projects

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has numerous construction projects planned during the remainder of 2023.

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.