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 FFO tactics assist with quelling disturbance
Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) officers used training provided by the Center for Domestic Preparedness to help quell an inmate disturbance in December.
CDP transforming VILTs to distance learning courses
The Center for Domestic Preparedness is in the process of converting its extensive library of Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) offerings to web-based distance learning courses.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for November
The CDP this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for November.
Snapshot: Field Force Tactics
Students practice safely removing a protester from a device during the CDP’s Field Force Extrication Tactics (FFE) course.
Medical responder touts value of CDP training
He’s taken most of the healthcare courses the Center for Domestic Preparedness offers, plus several others which involve training with toxic agents in the CDP’s Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological, or COBRA, training facility. He’s also a graduate of the CDP’s Incident Command Course.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for November
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its number of web-based course completions for November.
CDP has openings in upcoming BPAC/FFO Course
The Center for Domestic Preparedness has seat openings in its combined Bombing Prevention Awareness Course (BPAC) / Field Force Operations (FFO) Course, which is scheduled for January 3-7, 2022.
2022 Tribal Training Week registration now open
Registration is now open for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ annual tribal training week, the largest event of its type in the Department of Homeland Security.
In the Spotlight: Jeremy Urekew
A hazardous materials instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness, Jeremy Urekew has responded to multiple train derailments, floods, and clandestine laboratory incidents during his career.
CDP supports police preparation for Army-Navy game
Members of the New Jersey State Police are better prepared to conduct law enforcement operations at this year’s Army-Navy game, thanks to recent training provided by the Center for Domestic Preparedness.