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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 conducts training exercises for Birmingham Police Department as the city prepares to host the World Games.
CDP continues support to Birmingham and 2022 World Games

The Center for Domestic Preparedness continues to provide critical training to responders in Birmingham, Alabama, as the city prepares to host the 2022 World Games.

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Snapshot: Highly Infectious Disease Training

The CDP is preparing to upgrade training bays at its COBRA Training Facility.
COBRA bays to be improved

CDP offers web-based chemical facility security training.
CDP offers web-based chemical facility security training

The Center for Domestic Preparedness provides first responders several self-paced, web-based training offerings they can access from work, home or other location using a computer or compatible mobile device.

CDP Instructor Tanya Ridgle.
In the Spotlight: Tanya Ridgle

When she’s not working as a radiation protection specialist for Los Angeles County, Tanya Ridgle can often be found teaching classes at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP releases new 'Response Short - Grounding and Bonding'.
CDP releases new ‘video short’

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its latest microlearning offering: Response Short - Grounding and Bonding.

Students learn about different protest scenarios in FFO training at the CDP.
Snapshot: Field Force Operations

Students learn about different protest scenarios in Field Force Operations (FFO) training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP releases web-based HMO refresher course.
CDP releases HMO refresher course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has released a web-based refresher version of its resident Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) Course.

CDP working to finalize two new public order policing offerings.
CDP to release two new public order policing offerings

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is working to finalize and implement two new web-based public order policing offerings.

CDP is continuing work on community response, EOC training concept.
CDP continues work on community response, EOC training concept

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is continuing to hone a concept it’s been working on for training and exercising select community response agencies and emergency operations centers.