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FEMA Resumes In-Person Trainings at National Schoolhouses
FEMA Resumes In-Person Trainings at National Schoolhouses

In-person training will resume in early June at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (https://cdp.dhs.gov), the National Fire Academy and the National Disaster & Emergency Management University.

CDP has released its resident training calendar for the month of June.
CDP releases June resident course schedule

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of June.

The CDP recorded more than 3,000 course completions by first responders from Louisiana in the past five years. Consequently, it’s safe to assume numerous CDP grads were among those helping ensure the safety of fans and players at Super Bowl LIX.
CDP grads ensure safe Super Bowl LIX

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recorded more than 3,000 course completions by first responders from Louisiana in the past five years.

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 2025 Law Enforcement Theme Week March 9-15 on the center’s campus in Anniston, Alabama.
CDP plans 2025 Law Enforcement Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 2025 Law Enforcement Theme Week March 9-15 on the center’s campus in Anniston, Alabama.

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The CDP's new medical clinic is now open inside the center's COBRA training facility.
New CDP medical clinic now open

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ new medical clinic is now open inside the center’s Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological training facility.

Students question ‘earthquake survivors’ in the DREAM Course.
Snapshot: DREAM course

Students question ‘earthquake survivors’ in the Disaster-Related Exposure Assessment and Monitoring (DREAM) Course this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP finalized its resident course schedule through February 2022.
CDP schedules courses through February 2022

The Center for Domestic Preparedness recently finalized its resident course schedule through February 2022.

Student depends on CDP training following train derailment.
Student depends on CDP training following train derailment

When a passenger train derailed in Montana last month, a Center for Domestic Preparedness alumnus found herself using the skills she was taught here in January.

CDP 'Evening Lecture Series' previously offered exclusively to resident students are now incorporated in its VILT library.
CDP offers online lectures

Center for Domestic Preparedness lectures previously offered in the evening exclusively to resident students are now incorporated in its Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) library.

Responders train with extrication tools at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Snapshot: FFE Training

Responders train with extrication tools this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP releases two new VILT offerings - Healthcare Facilities Evacuation and Healthcare Patient Decontamination.
CDP preparing healthcare evacuation VILT for 2022

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is developing a 1.5- to 2-hour Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) program for healthcare facility patient evacuation in the event of a disaster or emergency.

Engineering Technician, Tony Sanders.
In the Spotlight: Tony Sanders

Tony Sanders has been an engineering technician for the Center for Domestic Preparedness since 2016, assisting with construction projects as part of its facility operations team.

CDP released its Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) schedule for the month of October.
CDP releases Virtual Instructor-Led Training schedule for October

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) schedule for the month of October.

CDP is expanding the number of video shorts on its YouTube training channel.
CDP adding additional ‘video shorts’ to its YouTube channel

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is in the process of expanding the number of video shorts on its YouTube training channel.