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, DHS collaborating on BioWatch webinar
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is working with the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office to create a BioWatch Sampling distance learning webinar.
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.
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 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 releases web-based training numbers for January
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its number of web-based course completions for January.
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
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.
Snapshot: Hazmat containment
Responders practice containment techniques this week in the Center for Domestic Preparedness‘ Hazardous Materials Technician Course.
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 preparing toxic gas distance learning course
The Center for Domestic Preparedness will soon add another course to its growing library of web-based offerings.