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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 has released the number of web-based course completions it tallied during October.
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 curriculum developers seek input from responders about the center’s next microlearning video.
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.
CDP hosts annual Tribal Nations Training Week

It’s Tribal Nations Training Week at FEMA’s Center for Preparedness.

CDP conducts its first ICE since 2020.
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.

Responders work to contain a simulated gas leak during training at the CDP.
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 web-based refresher course.
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.

CDP conducts training exercises for Birmingham Police Department as the city prepares to host the World Games.
CDP conducts training exercises for Birmingham Police Department

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is supporting the Birmingham, Alabama, Police Department with training exercises this week as the city prepares to host the World Games.

CDP to host its 2022 Hurricane Theme Week April 3-9.
CDP to host annual Hurricane Theme Week in April

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 2022 Hurricane Theme Week April 3-9 on its campus in Anniston, Alabama.

Black Chief Officers Committee tours CDP.
Black Chief Officers Committee tours CDP

Six board members of the Black Chief Officers Committee visited FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness Feb. 23-24 to learn more about the training offered by the center.

Students discuss triage and coding of patients during the HERO course.
Snapshot: HERO triage

Students discuss triage and coding of patients during the Healthcare Emergency Response Operations for CBRNE Incidents (HERO) Course this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.