Snapshot: Emergency Response Training
Students from Piedmont University learn to triage and treat patients while wearing personal protective equipment during the Healthcare Emergency Response Operations for CBRNE Incidents (HERO) Course this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Snapshot: Hazmat Training
First responders learn technical decontamination procedures during Hazardous Material Operations training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness. The CDP’s five-day HMO course provides responders the information and skills required of operations-level HAZMAT technicians.
Snapshot: Extrication Training
The Center for Domestic Preparedness' Field Force Extrication (FFE) course is designed to teach responders techniques to defeat various devices protestors use to illegally block streets and buildings, prolonging public and private service disruptions and public freedom of movement.
CDP releases resident course schedule for April, May
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the months of April and May.
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CDP begins numerous construction projects
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has numerous construction projects planned during the remainder of 2023.
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.
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.
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
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.