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.
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.
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
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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CASARM audit commences at COBRA
The Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility at the Center for Domestic Preparedness is currently undergoing its annual Chemical Agent Standard Analytical Reference Material (CASARM) audit – one of several routine examinations of the facility by experts from the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and others.
CDP kicks off annual Hurricane Theme Week
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness kicked off its annual Hurricane Theme Week today on its campus in Anniston, Alabama.
Snapshot: HMT Course
Students participate in a practical exercise during Hazardous Material Technician training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
New chemical ops offering nearing completion
Curriculum developers at the Center for Domestic Preparedness said this week the center’s new Chemical Operations Support Specialist Course is about 75 percent complete.
CDP installing outdoor fitness equipment
To assist responders in maintaining physical fitness levels while they’re attending resident training, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness is installing a variety of outdoor fitness equipment in its Responder Lodging Complex.
Tribal responders enhance knowledge, skills with virtual learning
More than 50 responders have completed virtual training offered by FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness as part of its annual Tribal Nations Training Week.
COBRA Training Facility prepares for bay upgrades
The Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological (COBRA) Training Facility at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness will soon start integrating new themes into its training bays.
Snapshot: HERO training
Georgia College of Nursing students learn to intubate a patient while wearing personal protective equipment during this week’s Healthcare Emergency Response Operations for CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, RadioIogical, Nuclear and Explosive) Incidents Course on the CDP campus.
CDP gets feedback on microlearning courses
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness compiled results this week from an online survey it conducted, asking responders what topics they most want to see in upcoming microlearning videos.
In the Spotlight: Cham Dallas, PhD.
While he has only been an instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness for two years, Dr. Cham Dallas has more than 30 years of experience in the radiation contamination field.