Realistic exercises will cap off Law Enforcement Training Week
During Law Enforcement Training Week, September 7-13, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), plans to hold Integrated Capstone Events (ICE) for each of its training tracks, giving students the opportunity to experience realistic scenarios in a training environment.
CDP releases October resident course schedule
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of October.
CDP releases October resident course schedule
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of October.
Flame Track brings explosive awareness to CDP’s Tribal Nations Training Week
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is including explosive awareness and response training in its Tribal Nations Training Week this year.
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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.
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...
Seats available in upcoming HMA, RP and ICAT courses
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in three upcoming courses – Hazardous Materials Awareness; Respiratory Protection: Program Development and Administration; and Integrating Communications, Assessment and Tactics.
CDP participates in Great American ShakeOut
Employees and students at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) ducked beneath desks and tables this morning, practicing their response in the event of an earthquake.
CDP training helps nurse through pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Artemiza Vega, a nurse and clinical supervisor for emergency services at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, relied on training she received from FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) to help manage intake and treatment of patients at the facility.
Snapshot: Biological agent detection
Students learn about biological agents and instruments used to detect them in the Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection (HT) Course this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for September
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for September.
Distance learning course teaches bomb material awareness
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.
Snapshot: FFE Course
Responders practice safely removing a protester from a device during the CDP’s Field Force Extrication Tactics (FFE) course.
CDP provides hazmat training to Alabama fire recruits
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) partnered with the Alabama Fire College’s Regional Training Center in Anniston last week to teach its Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) Course to 18 fire recruits.