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Students can now register for August resident training at the CDP.
CDP’s August resident courses are available for registration

Students can now register for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) August resident training calendar.

Students can now register for July resident courses at the CDP.
CDP releases resident course schedule for July

Students can now register for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) July resident training calendar.

Law enforcement officers learn proper crowd-control formations during CDP Field Force Operations training.
Snapshot: Field Force Operations

Law enforcement officers learn proper crowd-control formations during Field Force Operations (FFO) training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP resumes delivery of four healthcare courses.
CDP resumes delivery of healthcare courses

Exciting News from FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness!

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Students question ‘earthquake survivors’ in the Disaster-Related Exposure Assessment and Monitoring (DREAM) Course.
CDP has seat openings in two resident courses

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

CDP continues to expand its footprint in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
CDP continues to expand training footprint in U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

The Center for Domestic Preparedness continues to expand its footprint in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

CDP reached a significant milestone earlier this month with its 25,000th VILT completion certificate.
CDP records another virtual training milestone

The Center for Domestic Preparedness reached a significant milestone earlier this month when it issued its 25,000th virtual instructor-led training (VILT) completion certificate.

Students practice taking samples of suspicious liquids in the CDP’s HEC Course.
Snapshot: HEC Course

Students practice taking samples of suspicious liquids in the CDP’s Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment (HEC) Course.

Financial Management Specialist, Rachel Gregory.
In the Spotlight: Rachel Gregory

A financial management specialist, Rachel Gregory has been a federal employee more than 30 years, the last 11 at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP has released the  number of web-based course completions it recorded during March.
CDP releases Virtual Instructor-Led Training schedule for December

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

Students learn about the characteristics of hazardous material plumes during the ARIO Course.
Snapshot: ARIO Course

Students learn about the characteristics of hazardous material plumes during the Advanced Radiological Incident Operations (ARIO) Course this week at the CDP.

Aberdeen, Mississippi using CDP training to enhance disaster preparedness.
Mississippi city using CDP training to enhance disaster preparedness

A city in northern Mississippi is using the free training provided by the Center for Domestic Preparedness to ensure the small community is ready for any kind of natural or manmade disaster it may encounter.

CDP delivers inaugural offering of its ICAT Train-the-Trainer Course.
CDP holds first ICAT Train-the-Trainer

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness this week is delivering the inaugural offering of its Integrating Communications Assessment and Tactics (ICAT) Train-the-Trainer Course.

The CDP releases its non-resident and indirect training numbers for October.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for October

The CDP this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for October.