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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 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.

CDP Instructor Thomas Johnstone.
In the Spotlight: Thomas Johnstone

A retired captain with the East Lansing, Michigan, police department, Thomas Johnstone has been an instructor at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness since 2000.

CDP offers IED Awareness and Safety Procedures (IED ASP) as a distance learning course.
IED awareness taught through CDP distance learning

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness offers responders a library of self-paced, web-based, training offerings which can be accessed anywhere, through a computer or mobile device.

Students in this week’s FRAME Course discuss how to prioritize various hospital systems in an emergency.
Snapshot: FRAME Course

Students in this week’s Framework for Healthcare Emergency Management (FRAME) Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness discuss how to prioritize various hospital systems in an emergency.

CDP has released its quarterly report on the effectiveness of its training during the first quarter of 2022.
CDP report highlights training effectiveness

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its quarterly report on the effectiveness of its training during the first quarter of 2022.

CDP trains 75 National Guardsmen from three states.
CDP trains guardsmen from throughout the nation

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is currently assisting with the training of 75 National Guardsmen from three states.