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CDP released the number of its August web-based course completions.
CDP releases August web-based training numbers

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

The CDS course culminates in a series of hands-on activities, including exercises in the COBRA Training Facility.
Snapshot: Assessing the scene

The CDS course culminates in a series of hands-on activities, including exercises in the COBRA Training Facility.

CDP held its 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week Sept.20-26.
CDP holds 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week

CDP held its 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week Sept.20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama, campus.

Responders practice the skills needed to mitigate a hazardous materials spill during the HMT course.
Snapshot: Hazardous Material Mitigation

Responders practice skills needed to mitigate a hazardous materials release, such as sealing leaks, and overpacking drums used to contain hazardous materials, during the Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT) course at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

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CDP is adding hazardous materials response training to the course selections for Tribal Nations Training Week.
CDP adds two HAZMAT tracks for Tribal Nations Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness is adding hazardous materials response training to the course selections for the 11th annual Tribal Nations Training Week.

Healthcare responders practice receiving ambulatory patients for triage, decontamination and treatment.
Snapshot: Capstone Event

Healthcare responders practice receiving ambulatory patients at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness for triage, decontamination and treatment.

Responders assess and mitigate a simulated hazardous material leak using skills learned in HMT course.
Snapshot: HazMat mitigation

Responders assess and mitigate a simulated hazardous material leak atop a railcar using skills learned in the Hazardous Materials Technician Course at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

Law enforcement officers learn to disperse a simulated illegal protest during FFO training.
Snapshot: Protest dispersal

Law enforcement officers learn to disperse a simulated illegal protest during Field Force Operations (FFO) training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

Responders learn to dismantle devices used by protesters to illegally block public access during FFE training.
Snapshot: Defeating protest devices

Responders learn to dismantle devices commonly used by protesters to illegally block public access during Field Force Extrication (FFE) training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP has seat openings for upcoming courses in August and September.
CDP has openings in upcoming classes

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings for upcoming courses in August and September.

Tribal Nations Training Week will have courses on flammables, explosives.
Tribal Nations Training Week will have courses on flammables, explosives

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 11th annual Tribal Nations Training Week Sept. 12-19 on the CDP campus in Anniston, Alabama.

Cybersecurity among featured tracks for CDP Tribal Nations Training Week.
Cybersecurity among featured tracks for Tribal Nations Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 11th annual Tribal Nations Training Week Sept. 12-19 on the CDP campus in Anniston, Alabama.

The CDP has openings in August and September for pilot offerings of its newest course.
CDP plans pilot iterations of new course

The CDP has openings in August and September for pilot offerings of its newest course, Response to Controlled Dangerous Substances: Fentanyl, Analogs and Pharmaceutical Based Agents (CDS).

The CDP's 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week will be held September 20-26.
CDP announces 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week

The CDP's 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week will be held September 20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama, campus.