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Students operate a hospital emergency operations center during a simulated mass casualty incident in HCL course.
Snapshot: Emergency Operations

Students operate a hospital emergency operations center during a simulated mass casualty incident in this week’s Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP Instructor Chad Hawkins.
In the Spotlight: Chad Hawkins

Chad Hawkins has been a hazardous materials instructor for the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2017.

CDP offers online course in WebEOC basics.
CDP offers online course in WebEOC basics

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.

Students learn about types of respiratory masks and their fit testing procedures during RP course.
Snapshot: Respiratory Protection Course

Students learn about types of respiratory masks and their fit testing procedures this week in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Respiratory Protection: Program Development and Administration Course.

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CDP creates a train-the-trainer course for its ICAT training offering.
CDP creates ICAT Train-the-Trainer course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has created a train-the-trainer course for its Integrating Communications Assessment and Tactics (ICAT) training offering.

CDP has seats available in two upcoming resident courses.
CDP has openings in upcoming resident courses

There are seats available in two upcoming resident courses at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP has released web-based training numbers for April.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for August

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness this week released its number of web-based course completions for August.

Students check the fit of their protective masks during this week’s RP Course.
Snapshot: Mask Fit Training

Students check the fit of their protective masks during this week’s Respiratory Protection: Program Development and Administration (RP) Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP’s fall HEC Course has seat openings October 31 to November 5.
CDP’s fall HEC Course has seat openings

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has seats available in its next Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment (HEC) Course, which is slated for delivery October 31 to November 5.

CDP Instructor, Joel Miller.
In the Spotlight: Joel Miller

Joel Miller speaks from decades of experience as he trains law enforcement officers how to safely control crowds at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP delivers inaugural HMA Train-the-Trainer Course.
CDP delivers inaugural HMA Train-the-Trainer Course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness this week conducted the initial resident offering of its Hazardous Materials Awareness Train-the-Trainer (HMA TtT) Course.

Students practice decontamination procedures during HMO training.
Snapshot: Hazardous Materials Operations Training

Students practice decontamination procedures during Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) training this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP is anticipating an expansion of its training activity in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
CDP anticipates expansion of training activity in U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

On the heels of its recent successes in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the Center for Domestic Preparedness is anticipating an expansion of its training activity in those locations.

Dorm renovations, other construction projects proceeding at CDP.
Dorm renovations, other construction projects proceeding at CDP

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness is currently renovating one of its student dormitories, with improvements to another slated to begin next year.