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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Snapshot: Patient decontamination
Responders remove clothing from a ‘patient’ prior to decontamination during the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents (HERT) Course.
In the Spotlight: Kelley Blair
Kelley Blair began has served as a healthcare instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2021.
2025 tribal training features variety of tracks
The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP’s) 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week will be conducted April 26-May 3, 2025.
Snapshot: Technical Decon
Students learn how to set up and perform a technical decontamination during Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) training this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).
CDP offers online course in emergency preparedness for healthcare providers
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.
In the Spotlight: Jessica Martin
For Jessica Martin, a temporary assignment at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in 2019 quickly turned into a full-time career as the human resources manager for the student services contract employees.
CDP releases April resident course schedule
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of April 2025.
Snapshot: Standing up the EOC
Healthcare first responders open an emergency operations center in response to a mass casualty incident in this week’s Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
CDP releases annual training survey results
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released its training effectiveness report for fiscal year 2024.
CDP releases resident training numbers for October and November
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released the number of course completions recorded in October and November by those who trained on its campus in Anniston, Alabama.