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CDP has seat openings in its CDS course in March.
CDP has openings in March classes

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in offerings of its Response to Controlled Dangerous Substances: Fentanyl, Analogs and Pharmaceutical Based Agents (CDS) course in March.

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

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

Responders assess and mitigate simulated hazardous material leaks in this week’s Hazardous Materials Technician Course at the CDP.
Snapshot: Hazmat Response Training

Responders assess and mitigate simulated hazardous material leaks in this week’s Hazardous Materials Technician Course at the CDP.

Practical exercises reinforce training responders receive in civil disturbance mitigation.
Registration open for CDP’s 2026 Law Enforcement National Security Week

Registration is currently open for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ 2026 Law Enforcement National Security Week, featuring training in multiple areas, including active threat response, mass casualty incident response and recovery, decontamination operations, civil disturbance mitigation and critical decision-making in an all-hazards event.

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The CDP's Emergency Medical Response Awareness for CBRNE Incidents dL Course teaches students about caring for people who’ve been exposed to CBRNE materials.
CDP offers online emergency medical response course

The CDP offers the Emergency Medical Response Awareness for CBRNE Incidents dL Course, which teaches students about caring for people who’ve been exposed to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) materials.

Students are shown how to properly operate radiation detection equipment during the HT Course.
Snapshot: Radiation detection

Students are shown how to properly operate radiation detection equipment during the Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection (HT) Course this week on the CDP campus.

CDP and TEEX partnered this week to create an enhanced training experience for their students.
CDP, TEEX hold joint exercise

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) partnered this week to create an enhanced training experience for their students.

Students can now get campus information by touching one of three new information monitors on campus.
Students can now get campus information ‘on demand’

Students attending resident training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) can now get many of their questions about the center and surrounding area answered simply by touching one of three new information monitors on campus.

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

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

Alumni from the CDP were among those ensuring the safety of fans and players for Super Bowl LVII.
CDP grads ensure safety of fans for Super Bowl LVII

When the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles faced off Sunday in Glendale, Arizona, for Super Bowl LVII, alumni from FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) were among those ensuring the safety of fans and players at the event and in the surrounding communities.

Two senior nursing students explain their diagnosis of a ‘patient’ during training this week at the CDP.
Snapshot: HERO/EMRA

Two senior nursing students from Piedmont College in Georgia explain their diagnosis of a ‘patient’ during training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP recently released its training effectiveness report for calendar year 2022. 
CDP releases training survey results

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released its training effectiveness report for calendar year 2022. 

IT Senior Systems Administrator Jesse Clausen.
In the Spotlight: Jesse Clausen

IT Senior Systems Administrator Jesse Clausen has been supporting training provided by the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2016.

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

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its number of web-based course completions for January.