Snapshot: Emergency Response Training
Students from Piedmont University learn to triage and treat patients while wearing personal protective equipment during the Healthcare Emergency Response Operations for CBRNE Incidents (HERO) Course this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Snapshot: Hazmat Training
First responders learn technical decontamination procedures during Hazardous Material Operations training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness. The CDP’s five-day HMO course provides responders the information and skills required of operations-level HAZMAT technicians.
Snapshot: Extrication Training
The Center for Domestic Preparedness' Field Force Extrication (FFE) course is designed to teach responders techniques to defeat various devices protestors use to illegally block streets and buildings, prolonging public and private service disruptions and public freedom of movement.
CDP releases resident course schedule for April, May
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the months of April and May.
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Snapshot: EHTER Ops
Students assess a sewage leak during this week’s Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness
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.
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 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 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
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.
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 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.
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 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.