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Law enforcement officers respond to a variety of scenarios during a large-scale capstone exercise.
Snapshot: Large-scale exercise

Law enforcement officers respond to a variety of scenarios during a large-scale capstone exercise at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP released the number of its August web-based course completions.
CDP releases August web-based training numbers

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

The CDS course culminates in a series of hands-on activities, including exercises in the COBRA Training Facility.
Snapshot: Assessing the scene

The CDS course culminates in a series of hands-on activities, including exercises in the COBRA Training Facility.

CDP held its 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week Sept.20-26.
CDP holds 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week

CDP held its 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week Sept.20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama, campus.

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CDP started work this week on three new construction projects.
CDP starts campus improvement projects

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) started work this week on three new construction projects.

The CDP's Emergency Medical Response Awareness for CBRNE Incidents dL Course teaches students about caring for people who’ve been exposed to CBRNE materials.
CDP offers online emergency medical response course

The CDP offers the Emergency Medical Response Awareness for CBRNE Incidents dL Course, which teaches students about caring for people who’ve been exposed to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) materials.

Students are shown how to properly operate radiation detection equipment during the HT Course.
Snapshot: Radiation detection

Students are shown how to properly operate radiation detection equipment during the Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection (HT) Course this week on the CDP campus.

CDP and TEEX partnered this week to create an enhanced training experience for their students.
CDP, TEEX hold joint exercise

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) partnered this week to create an enhanced training experience for their students.

Students can now get campus information by touching one of three new information monitors on campus.
Students can now get campus information ‘on demand’

Students attending resident training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) can now get many of their questions about the center and surrounding area answered simply by touching one of three new information monitors on campus.

CDP has released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for January.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for January

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for January.

Alumni from the CDP were among those ensuring the safety of fans and players for Super Bowl LVII.
CDP grads ensure safety of fans for Super Bowl LVII

When the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles faced off Sunday in Glendale, Arizona, for Super Bowl LVII, alumni from FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) were among those ensuring the safety of fans and players at the event and in the surrounding communities.

Two senior nursing students explain their diagnosis of a ‘patient’ during training this week at the CDP.
Snapshot: HERO/EMRA

Two senior nursing students from Piedmont College in Georgia explain their diagnosis of a ‘patient’ during training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP recently released its training effectiveness report for calendar year 2022. 
CDP releases training survey results

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released its training effectiveness report for calendar year 2022. 

IT Senior Systems Administrator Jesse Clausen.
In the Spotlight: Jesse Clausen

IT Senior Systems Administrator Jesse Clausen has been supporting training provided by the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2016.