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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 will soon release new online Web EOC course.
CDP develops online Web EOC course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will soon release a new distance learning offering which we will be a prerequisite for students to attend certain resident courses.

CDP instructor discusses detonation methods used in homemade explosive devices.
Snapshot: LERA Course

An instructor discusses detonation methods used in homemade explosive devices this week during the Law Enforcement Response Actions for CBRNE Incidents (LERA) Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP kicks off the 2021 Tribal - DHS Summit.
Center for Domestic Preparedness kicks off Tribal-DHS Summit

The Center for Domestic Preparedness earlier this week kicked off the 2021 Tribal - Department of Homeland Security Summit.

CDP Instructor Frazier Sloan.
In the Spotlight: Frazier Sloan

Frazier Sloan uses the experience he gained from 23 years with Montgomery, Alabama, Fire and Rescue in the hazardous materials courses he teaches at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP has released the number of web-based course completions for November.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for July

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

CDP concludes week of training in Baldwin County, Alabama – a mostly rural, hurricane-prone area.
CDP concludes week of training in hurricane-prone area

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness on Thursday wrapped up a near week-long training event involving more than 250 responders in Baldwin County, Alabama – a mostly rural, hurricane-prone area.

Students attending FRAME course learn to develop, implement and maintain emergency management plans and programs.
Snapshot: FRAME Course

Students learn how to develop, implement and maintain emergency management plans and programs this week in the CDP’s Framework for Healthcare Emergency Management (FRAME) Course.

CDP, DEVCOM finalizing new themes for the COBRATF training bays.
CDP finalizing plans for updated training bays

The Maryland-based team is on the CDP campus to discuss the first artist renderings of new themes for the training bays in the center’s Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF).

The CDP recently completed a revision of its HMT Course, ensuring it is consistent with the latest version of NFPA 1072.
CDP completes HMT update

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recently completed a revision of its Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT) Course.

Recent grads featured in their local newspapers praise CDP training.
Recent grads praise CDP training

Two graduates of Center for Domestic Preparedness courses were recently featured in newspapers serving the respective towns where they work.