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Students operate a hospital emergency operations center during a simulated mass casualty incident in HCL course.
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.

CDP Instructor Chad Hawkins.
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.
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.

Students learn about types of respiratory masks and their fit testing procedures during RP course.
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 web-based training course focuses on radiological incident safety.
CDP course focuses on radiological incident safety

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.

CDP among the organizations being credited with ensuring an incident-free 2022 World Games earlier this month.
CDP training enhances preparedness for 2022 World Games

When the 2022 World Games begin this week, they will be supported by more than 1,200 first responders throughout the City of Birmingham and Jefferson County, Alabama, who received training delivered by the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

A student delivers a presentation during the Instructor Training Course at the CDP campus.
Snapshot: Instructor Training

A student delivers a presentation during this week’s Instructor Training Course (ITC) on the Center for Domestic Preparedness campus.

CDP participated in the Black Chief Officers Committee’s annual education symposium.
CDP participates in BCOC education symposium

The Center for Domestic Preparedness participated this week in the Black Chief Officers Committee’s (BCOC’s) annual education symposium in St. Louis, Missouri.

CDP has recorded more than 1,300 VILT course completions by responders in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
CDP continues to build on Caribbean Area Initiative

Since the beginning of 2021, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has recorded more than 1,300 Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) course completions by responders in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

CDP training has benefitted thousands of nursing students in the Southeast.
Nursing students benefit from CDP training

Training offered by FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has benefitted thousands of nursing students in the Southeast.

CDP will soon incorporate climate information into select training courses.
CDP incorporating climate information into training

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will soon include information in select courses on how members of law enforcement can be impacted by climate and weather.

Students discuss various regulations during the Hazardous Materials Awareness (HMA) Course.
Snapshot: HMA Course

Students discuss various regulations during this week’s Hazardous Materials Awareness (HMA) Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP is gearing up for its annual Tribal Nations Training Week.
Working group starts mapping out 2023 Tribal Nations Training Week

A working group gathered at the Center of Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week to begin outlining the center’s next Tribal Nations Training Week.

CDP has seat openings in its resident Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents Course.
CDP has openings in upcoming EMO Course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has seat openings in its resident Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents (EMO) Course scheduled July 10-15.