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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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Tribal Nations Training Week continues virtually.
Tribal Nations Training Week continues virtually

Training continues this week for responders participating in Tribal Nations Training Week with FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

Healthcare professionals participating in mass casualty training at the CDP’s Noble Training Facility.
Tribal Nations Training

As the resident portion of Tribal Nations Training Week moved into high gear this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness, some participants remained in the classroom, but many were engaged in hands-on activities across campus.

Biologist Sarah Henderson
In the Spotlight: Sarah Henderson

As the biologist for FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness, Sarah Henderson oversees the hazardous biological materials the center uses in its training.

CDP has released the number of web-based course completions it tallied during October.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for February

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its number of web-based course completions for February.

CDP curriculum developers seek input from responders about the center’s next microlearning video.
CDP seeks input for microlearning video

Center for Domestic Preparedness curriculum developers are seeking input from responders about what to feature in the center’s next microlearning video.

CDP hosts annual Tribal Nations Training Week.
CDP hosts annual Tribal Nations Training Week

It’s Tribal Nations Training Week at FEMA’s Center for Preparedness.

CDP conducts its first ICE since 2020.
CDP holds first ICE since 2020

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness conducted its first Integrated Capstone Event (ICE) since 2020 earlier today, bringing together more than 60 healthcare responders from two courses to work through a mass casualty scenario.

Responders work to contain a simulated gas leak during training at the CDP.
Snapshot: HMT Training

Responders work to contain a simulated gas leak during training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP begins work on HMT web-based refresher course.
CDP begins work on HMT refresher course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness begins work this month on a web-based refresher version of its resident Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT) Course.

CDP conducts training exercises for Birmingham Police Department as the city prepares to host the World Games.
CDP conducts training exercises for Birmingham Police Department

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is supporting the Birmingham, Alabama, Police Department with training exercises this week as the city prepares to host the World Games.