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FEMA Resumes In-Person Trainings at National Schoolhouses
FEMA Resumes In-Person Trainings at National Schoolhouses

In-person training will resume in early June at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (https://cdp.dhs.gov), the National Fire Academy and the National Disaster & Emergency Management University.

CDP has released its resident training calendar for the month of June.
CDP releases June resident course schedule

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

The CDP recorded more than 3,000 course completions by first responders from Louisiana in the past five years. Consequently, it’s safe to assume numerous CDP grads were among those helping ensure the safety of fans and players at Super Bowl LIX.
CDP grads ensure safe Super Bowl LIX

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recorded more than 3,000 course completions by first responders from Louisiana in the past five years.

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 2025 Law Enforcement Theme Week March 9-15 on the center’s campus in Anniston, Alabama.
CDP plans 2025 Law Enforcement Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 2025 Law Enforcement Theme Week March 9-15 on the center’s campus in Anniston, Alabama.

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CDP adapts, enhances hazmat training during COBRA construction.
CDP adapts, enhances hazmat training during COBRA construction

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has contingency plans for practically any situation which could alter resident training and that includes construction in one of its most popular on-campus training areas.

Voucher Examiner Joyce Hollingsworth.
In the Spotlight: Joyce Hollingsworth

Joyce Hollingsworth has been ensuring travel vouchers for individuals attending training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) are certified and paid since 2001.

CDP released its number of web-based course completions for July.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for July

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

CDP scores high in recent facility risk assessment.
CDP scores high in security assessment

FEMA’s Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO) recently conducted a facility risk assessment at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

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Snapshot: HazMat Exercise

Students participate in a practical exercise, stopping leaks in a drum, during this week’s Hazardous Material Technician Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness. Responders learn how to perform technician-level HazMat tasks during the five-day offering.

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) today hosted a group of Indonesian government officials.
CDP hosts Indonesia government officials

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) today hosted a group of Indonesian government officials.

CDP training boosts Indian Health Service responders’ confidence.
CDP training boosts Indian Health Service responders’ confidence

Thanks to training received at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), staff of the Indian Health Service in Chinle, Arizona, are better prepared for future epidemics and pandemics. 

CDP’s YouTube training channel offers first responders several just-in-time microlearning offerings.
CDP channel features just-in-time training

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP’s) YouTube training channel offers first responders several just-in-time microlearning offerings.

Congressional staffers visit CDP campus to see firsthand how it trains responders from across the nation.
Congressional staffers visit CDP campus

A group of congressional staff members visited FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) Monday to see firsthand how it trains responders from across the nation to both prepare for and respond to natural and man-made disasters.

Healthcare Leadership students discuss a patient’s care during an Integrated Capstone Event (ICE).
Snapshot: ICE

Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course students discuss a patient’s care during an Integrated Capstone Event (ICE) on the Center for Domestic Preparedness campus.