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

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

The CDP recorded more than 3,000 course completions by first responders from Louisiana in the past five years. Consequently, it’s safe to assume numerous CDP grads were among those helping ensure the safety of fans and players at Super Bowl LIX.
CDP grads ensure safe Super Bowl LIX

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recorded more than 3,000 course completions by first responders from Louisiana in the past five years.

CDP will host its 2025 Law Enforcement Theme Week March 9-15.
CDP plans 2025 Law Enforcement Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 2025 Law Enforcement Theme Week March 9-15 on the center’s campus in Anniston, Alabama.

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

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

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Responders exercise skills learned during this week’s Hazardous Material Operations Course.
Snapshot: Hazmat Response

Responders exercise skills learned during this week’s Hazardous Material Operations Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP staffers assist FEMA relief missions in Puerto Rico and Florida.
CDP staffers assist FEMA through deployments

Several employees from the Center for Domestic Preparedness are currently deployed, assisting FEMA relief missions in Puerto Rico and Florida, which were impacted by hurricanes Fiona and Ian.

The CDP has released its resident training calendar for the month of March 2023.
CDP sets March resident training schedule

The CDP has released its resident training calendar for the month of March 2023.

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CDP increasing microlearning offerings

The CDP is preparing two new video shorts for its YouTube training channel.

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will partner with other agencies for the 2023 Tribal Nations Training Week.
Partnerships bring wealth of information to CDP’s Tribal Nations Training Week

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will partner with other agencies for the 2023 Tribal Nations Training Week, scheduled for March 11-18, 2023, on the CDP campus in Anniston, Alabama.

Holly Terrell was recently honored by the 20th CBRNE Command for her role in an interagency exercise.
CDP employee receives Army public service award

The CDP's Holly Terrell was recently honored by the 20th CBRNE Command for her role in an interagency exercise.

The CDP is readying two VILTs for release – Healthcare Facilities Evacuation and Healthcare Patient Decontamination.
CDP prepares to release new VILT courses

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness is readying two Virtual Instructor-Led Training offerings, or VILTs, for release – Healthcare Facilities Evacuation and Healthcare Patient Decontamination.

CDP's COBRA Training Facility begins bay upgrades.
COBRA Training Facility begins bay upgrades

This week, the Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) began installation of vinyl wall coverings for new scenarios in its training bays.

Students assess a building being considered for occupation following a disaster during this week’s EHTER OPS Course.
Snapshot: EHTER Ops Course

Students assess a building being considered for occupation following a disaster during this week’s Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

Instructor Melissa Hawthorne.
In the Spotlight: Melissa Hawthorne

An experienced environmental health specialist, Melissa Hawthorne has worked as an instructor at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) for eight years, teaching the CDP’s Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations (EHTER OPS), Disaster Related Exposure Assessment and Monitoring (DREAM), Radiological Emergency Response Operations (RERO), and Radiological Series Train-the...