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CDP has seat openings in upcoming fall classes.
CDP has openings in fall classes

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in upcoming offerings of its Public Order and Public Safety: Basic (POPS-B), Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment (HEC) and Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) courses in November and December.

The CDP concluded its 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week today. More than 250 students, representing 70 tribal nations attended the event, which included training in emergency management and healthcare preparedness and response.
CDP holds 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week

The CDP concluded its 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week today. More than 250 students, representing 70 tribal nations attended the event, which included training in emergency management and healthcare preparedness and response.

CDP hosted its inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week.
CDP hosts inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) hosted its inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week Sept. 8-12 on its campus in Anniston, Alabama. The event brought together more than 160 law enforcement officers from across the nation to enhance their preparedness and response capabilities.

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

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

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CDP has added toxic gas response and sampling refresher courses to its distance learning library.
Toxic gas response and sampling refresher courses released

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has added two new courses to its distance learning library – Toxic Gas-Forming Reactions Training (TRO) and Post-BioWatch Actionable Result Sampling Refresher Training (Post-BAR).

Students learn how to operate monitoring and detection equipment during the HT course.
Snapshot: Hazardous Materials Detection

Students learn how to operate monitoring and detection equipment during the Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection (HT) Course on the CDP campus.

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.