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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 has seats available in upcoming HMA course.
Seats available in combined HMA/HMA Train-the-Trainer Course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has seat openings in its combined Hazardous Materials Awareness (HMA) / HMA Train the Trainer / Incident Complexities - Responder Actions for CBRNE Incidents (ICR) class, which is scheduled for June 21-25.

CDP COBRA Training Facility passes annual compliance inspection.
COBRATF passes CASARM audit

The Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently passed its annual Chemical Agent Standard Analytical Reference Material (CASARM) audit.

Select CDP courses were recently reaccredited by the California Department of Public Health.
Select CDP course reaccredited by State of California

Select Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) courses were recently reaccredited by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

CDP transforming Advanced Responder Training Complex warehouse into functional storage space.
CDP transforming building into functional storage space

In March, the Center for Domestic Preparedness began to transform an underutilized building on its campus into functional storage space.

CDP continues building Caribbean Area Initiative.
CDP continues building Caribbean Area Initiative

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness continued its Caribbean Area Initiative last month, training nearly 90 healthcare workers in Puerto Rico through Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) opportunities.

Students monitor the air for possible contamination during the Hazardous Materials Technician Course.
Snapshot: HT Course

Students monitor the air for possible contamination during this week’s Hazardous Materials Technician Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP released September resident course calendar.
CDP releases September resident course calendar

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ resident training calendar for September includes a week dedicated to train the trainer courses as well as its normal catalog of incident command, hazardous materials, healthcare and law enforcement offerings.

CDP Instructor Scott Davonski.
In the Spotlight: Scott Davonski

In addition to being a hazardous materials instructor for FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness the past four years, Scott Davonski is the deputy fire chief for a federal research facility, a deputy chief instructor at the Suffolk County, Virginia Fire Academy, and an instructional coordinator with the Suffolk County Department of Health’s Emergency Medical Services Division.

CDP delivers unique virtual training to underserved jurisdictions on the east coast.
CDP delivers unique virtual training to underserved communities

During the past year, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has delivered unique virtual training to three underserved jurisdictions on the east coast.

CDP distance learning offerings include identification of homemade explosives.
Distance learning offerings include identification of homemade explosives

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has a library of self-paced, web-based training offerings responders can access anywhere, using a computer or compatible mobile device.