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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 April 2023.
CDP releases resident training schedule for April

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of April 2023.

Students perform a threat analysis and assessment in this week's IC Course.
Snapshot: IC threat analysis

Students perform a threat analysis and assessment in this week’s Incident Command: Capabilities, Planning and Response Actions for All-Hazards (IC) Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

COBRATF has resumed training with nerve agents and biological materials.
COBRA resumes training with nerve agents, biological materials

The Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has resumed training with nerve agents and biological materials. 

CDP releases two new VILT offerings - Healthcare Facilities Evacuation and Healthcare Patient Decontamination.
CDP releases new VILT courses

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently implemented two new Virtual Instructor-Led Training offerings, or VILTs – Healthcare Facilities Evacuation and Healthcare Patient Decontamination.

Responders learn about various types of containers used for hazardous materials during HMT training.
Snapshot: Hazmat Containers

Responders learn about various types of containers used for hazardous materials during Hazardous Material Technician training last week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP Instructor Charles Freeman.
In the Spotlight: Charles Freeman

Charles Freeman has been a law enforcement instructor at the CDP since 2004, but his background in law enforcement extends for more than three decades and includes service with the military as well as state and local law enforcement.

Rad event awareness taught by CDP.
Rad event awareness taught by CDP

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.

Healthcare students practice wound care in the Barrier Precautions and Controls for Highly Infectious Disease Course.
Snapshot: HID Course

Healthcare students practice wound care in this week’s Barrier Precautions and Controls for Highly Infectious Disease (HID) Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP released its training effectiveness report for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022.
Fourth quarter training survey results released

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released its training effectiveness report for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022.

Management Analyst Dorothy Simmons.
In the Spotlight: Dorothy Simmons

Dorothy Simmons began her career at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness in 2003 as a quality assurance evaluator, performing contract surveillance. In April of 2007, Simmons transitioned into her federal career as a management analyst in Quality Assurance.