Snapshot: Emergency Response Training
Students from Piedmont University learn to triage and treat patients while wearing personal protective equipment during the Healthcare Emergency Response Operations for CBRNE Incidents (HERO) Course this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Snapshot: Hazmat Training
First responders learn technical decontamination procedures during Hazardous Material Operations training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness. The CDP’s five-day HMO course provides responders the information and skills required of operations-level HAZMAT technicians.
Snapshot: Extrication Training
The Center for Domestic Preparedness' Field Force Extrication (FFE) course is designed to teach responders techniques to defeat various devices protestors use to illegally block streets and buildings, prolonging public and private service disruptions and public freedom of movement.
CDP releases resident course schedule for April, May
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the months of April and May.
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Work continues on COBRA enhancements
The Center for Domestic Preparedness will soon begin installing vinyl coverings to the walls of the training bays in its Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF).
February CDP resident training schedule set
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of February.
Registration opens for CDP’s 2023 Tribal Nations Training Week
Registration is now open for the 2023 Tribal Nations Training Week, hosted by FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness. The week of resident courses will be conducted March 11-18, 2023 on the center’s campus in Anniston, Alabama.
Discussion with CDP Superintendent featured on Homeland Security Today website
A discussion with Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) Superintendent Tony Russell about the training organization and individual and family preparedness is currently featured on the Homeland Security Today website.
Snapshot: Public Information Exercise
Students participate in a practical exercise during this week’s Managing Public Information for All-Hazards Incidents (MPI) Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
CDP Superintendent discusses center, preparedness on national podcast
A Theory-N2-Practice podcast posted earlier today features Center for Domestic Preparedness Superintendent Tony Russell.
In the Spotlight: Joy Salazar
An instructor with FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness since 2019, Joy Salazar has nearly 30 years of law enforcement experience in a variety of areas, including patrol, investigations, and training.
Online CDP course teaches PPE for infectious diseases
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: Decon Exercise
Responders exercise decontamination skills during Hazardous Material Operations (HMO) training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
CDP preparing for 2023 Tribal Nations Training Week
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is finalizing plans for its next Tribal Nations Training Week, which will be conducted March 11-18, 2023.