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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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COBRA Training Facility final bay upgrades expected to begin in May.
COBRA Training Facility plans final bay upgrades

The final phase of upgrades to bays at the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP’s) Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) is expected to begin in May.

CDP recently implemented several updates to its HID Course.
CDP implements HID course updates

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently implemented several updates to its Barrier Precautions and Controls for Highly Infectious Disease (HID) Course.

CDP exploring sign language video.
CDP exploring sign language video

Representatives of FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) met with members of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind this week to discuss creating a video of helpful sign language words for responders.

CDP has seat openings in upcoming fall classes.
Seats available in upcoming HMO course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in its Hazardous Materials Operations Course scheduled for April 2-8.

Students learn proper sampling procedures in this week’s HT course.
Snapshot: Hazmat sampling

Students learn proper sampling procedures in this week’s Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP recently released a new online barrier precautions course.
CDP releases online barrier precautions course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recently released a new distance learning offering to assist healthcare workers safely care for patients with a highly infectious disease.

CDP Instructor Mel Maurice.
In the Spotlight: Mel Maurice

A law enforcement instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), Mel Maurice is a recently retired detective with over 32 years of experience in emergency services.

CDP offers online course that details bomb threat response.
Online course details bomb threat response

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 concludes the virtual portion of its annual Tribal Nations Training Week today.
‘Virtual’ tribal nations training kicks off

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) Tribal Nations Training Week goes virtual starting today.

The CDP wrapped up its 8th annual Tribal Nations Training Week today.
CDP wraps up 2023 Tribal Nations Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness today wrapped up its 8th annual Tribal Nations Training Week, which was themed ‘Healing the Nations. Strong, Unified, Prepared.’