Snapshot: Emergency Operations
Students operate a hospital emergency operations center during a simulated mass casualty incident in this week’s Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
In the Spotlight: Chad Hawkins
Chad Hawkins has been a hazardous materials instructor for the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2017.
CDP offers online course in WebEOC basics
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: Respiratory Protection Course
Students learn about types of respiratory masks and their fit testing procedures this week in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Respiratory Protection: Program Development and Administration Course.
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CDP releases third quarter training survey results
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released its training effectiveness report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022.
‘HERT’ Course spotlighted on website of national publication
The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP’s) Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents (HERT) Course is currently featured on the website of a national publication.
Snapshot: HID Skills Training
Medical specialists prepare to clean a wound in this week’s Barrier Precautions and Controls for Highly Infectious Disease (HID) Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
CDP non-resident training aids large, national events
The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP’s) non-resident training program began with an urgent need to assist in training first responders in Utah as the nation geared up to host the 2002 Winter Olympics.
NY hospital system conducts first ‘indirect’ HERT class
The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) in New York recently conducted its first indirect delivery of the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP’s) Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents (HERT) Course.
CDP has openings in upcoming IC Course
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has seat openings in its resident Incident Command: Capabilities, Planning and Response Actions for All Hazards (IC) Course in late September.
Snapshot: De-escalation
Students learn to de-escalate situations with subjects armed with weapons other than firearms during this week’s Integrating Communications, Assessment and Tactics Course on the Center for Domestic Preparedness campus. The three-day offering provides law enforcement officers with the skills needed to safely defuse a wide range of such incidents.
CDP releases December resident training calendar
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of December.
In the Spotlight: Joe Hightower
An instructor for the Center for Domestic Preparedness since 2019, Joe Hightower has been a nationally registered paramedic for 30 years.
Online course preps students for resident classes, real-world situations
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness offers responders a wide variety of self-paced, web-based training courses which can be accessed anywhere, through a computer or mobile device. Among the offerings is Basics of WebEOC, which teaches students the essentials of the emergency management system, including its mapping, communications and other tools. The independent study course takes about an ho...