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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CDP updates offerings in NPCC
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently updated its list of training opportunities in the National Preparedness Course Catalog (NPCC).
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.
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.
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 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 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
It’s Tribal Nations Training Week at FEMA’s Center for Preparedness.
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.
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 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.