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Students can now register for August resident training at the CDP.
CDP’s August resident courses are available for registration

Students can now register for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) August resident training calendar.

Students can now register for July resident courses at the CDP.
CDP releases resident course schedule for July

Students can now register for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) July resident training calendar.

Law enforcement officers learn proper crowd-control formations during CDP Field Force Operations training.
Snapshot: Field Force Operations

Law enforcement officers learn proper crowd-control formations during Field Force Operations (FFO) training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP resumes delivery of four healthcare courses.
CDP resumes delivery of healthcare courses

Exciting News from FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness!

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CDP has 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 2023.

Responders practice extricating individuals from protester devices this week at the CDP.
Snapshot: Extrication tools

Responders practice extricating individuals from protester devices this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP hosted a senior level focus group of executives from the Black Chief Officers Committee (BCOC).
CDP hosts international firefighters organization executives

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness this week hosted a senior level focus group of executives from the Black Chief Officers Committee (BCOC).

Work Order Manager Dorothy Ping.
In the Spotlight: Dorothy Ping

Later this year, Dorothy Ping, better known to most people as Dot, will celebrate 20 years of working at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

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

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

Students review the details of an incident at a mall on a busy shopping day in the CDP's HCL Course.
Snapshot: HCL Course

Students review the details of an incident at a mall on a busy shopping day in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course.

FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness met numerous training needs in 2022.
CDP met numerous training needs in 2022

State, local, tribal and territorial responders recorded 57,537 course completions in 2022 in training offerings provided by FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP is gearing up for its annual Tribal Nations Training Week, the largest event of its type in DHS.
CDP readies for 2023 Tribal Nations Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is gearing up for its annual Tribal Nations Training Week, the largest event of its type in the Department of Homeland Security.

Law enforcement officers practice using extrication tools in the FFE course.
Snapshot: Extrication Drill

Law enforcement officers practice using extrication tools in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Field Force Extrication Tactics Course.

The CDP is preparing to release a new video short, Healthcare Provider Down.
CDP finalizing healthcare video short

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is preparing to release a new video short, Healthcare Provider Down.