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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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Plans taking shape for 2022 National Preparedness Symposium, hosted by CDP.
Plans taking shape for 2022 National Preparedness Symposium

Plans are taking shape for the 2022 National Preparedness Symposium (NPS), hosted by the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in May.

Students examine a staged crime scene during the HEC course.
Snapshot: HEC Course

Students examine a staged crime scene during hazardous materials evidence collection training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP to implement the final version of its revised Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT) Course.
CDP to release updated HMT course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness will implement the final version of its revised Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT) Course this spring.

CDP released its number of web-based course completions for January.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for January

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

Emergency Manager Ken Spears.
In the Spotlight: Ken Spears

As the emergency manager for the Center for Domestic Preparedness, Ken Spears is responsible for ensuring those on campus know what to do in the event of an emergency and are aware of hazards in the local area.

CDP alumni support Super Bowl LVI.
CDP alumni support Super Bowl LVI

More than 3,800 responders from the Los Angeles County and Inglewood, California, areas have completed courses at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in the past three years.

CDP has released its quarterly report on the effectiveness of its training during the first quarter of 2022.
Snapshot: Hazmat containment

Responders practice containment techniques this week in the Center for Domestic Preparedness‘ Hazardous Materials Technician Course.

CDP Noble Training Facility used for CISA training video.
Noble Training Facility used for CISA training video

A film crew was on the Center for Domestic Preparedness campus this week, gathering footage for a training video for the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

CDP will soon add toxic gas distance learning course to its growing library of web-based offerings.
CDP preparing toxic gas distance learning course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will soon add another course to its growing library of web-based offerings.

CDP released is resident training calendar for June.
CDP releases resident course calendar for June

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ June resident training calendar is filled with law enforcement, hazardous materials, healthcare and other offerings, including two Integrated Capstone Events (ICE).