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Responders practice skills analyzing a crime scene with potential contamination in the HEC course.
Snapshot: Hazardous Evidence Collection

Responders practice skills in analyzing a crime scene with potential contamination during Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment (HEC) course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP to train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents during Law Enforcement Theme Week.
Field force training a focus for Law Enforcement Theme Week at CDP

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents during its Law Enforcement Theme Week, September 20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama campus.

First responders prepare instruments & kits for use during hazardous materials detection exercise in HT course.
Snapshot: Detecting hazardous materials

First responders prepare instruments and kits for use during a hazardous materials detection exercise in the Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection (HT) course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP Law Enforcement Theme Week includes hazardous materials response.
CDP Law Enforcement Theme Week includes hazardous materials response

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents, including those in hazardous environments, during its Law Enforcement Theme Week, September 20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama, campus.

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CDP transforming Advanced Responder Training Complex warehouse into functional storage space.
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.
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.

Students monitor the air for possible contamination during the Hazardous Materials Technician Course.
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 released September resident course calendar.
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.

CDP Instructor Scott Davonski.
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 jurisdictions on the east coast.
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.

CDP distance learning offerings include identification of homemade explosives.
Distance learning offerings include identification of homemade explosives

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has a library of self-paced, web-based training offerings responders can access anywhere, using a computer or compatible mobile device.

Students hold a mock press conference during training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Snapshot: MPI Course

Students hold a mock press conference during training this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP’s Evening Lecture Series adds value to resident training.
CDP’s Evening Lecture Series adds value to resident training

When FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness conducted its Hurricane Theme Week in early April, the week’s Evening Lecture Series reflected the theme – Hospital Planning for Mass Casualty Incident Surges: Natural Disasters.

CDP is working with DHS CWMD to create web-based Post-BioWatch Actionable Result Sampling Refresher Training.
CDP assists DHS with sampling training for first responders

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is working with the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office to create web-based Post-BioWatch Actionable Result Sampling Refresher Training.