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Responders practice skills analyzing a crime scene with potential contamination in the HEC course.
Snapshot: Hazardous Evidence Collection

Responders practice skills in analyzing a crime scene with potential contamination during Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment (HEC) course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP to train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents during Law Enforcement Theme Week.
Field force training a focus for Law Enforcement Theme Week at CDP

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents during its Law Enforcement Theme Week, September 20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama campus.

First responders prepare instruments & kits for use during hazardous materials detection exercise in HT course.
Snapshot: Detecting hazardous materials

First responders prepare instruments and kits for use during a hazardous materials detection exercise in the Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection (HT) course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP Law Enforcement Theme Week includes hazardous materials response.
CDP Law Enforcement Theme Week includes hazardous materials response

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents, including those in hazardous environments, during its Law Enforcement Theme Week, September 20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama, campus.

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CDP offers web-based chemical facility security training.
CDP offers web-based chemical facility security training

The Center for Domestic Preparedness provides first responders several self-paced, web-based training offerings they can access from work, home or other location using a computer or compatible mobile device.

CDP Instructor Tanya Ridgle.
In the Spotlight: Tanya Ridgle

When she’s not working as a radiation protection specialist for Los Angeles County, Tanya Ridgle can often be found teaching classes at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP releases new 'Response Short - Grounding and Bonding'.
CDP releases new ‘video short’

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its latest microlearning offering: Response Short - Grounding and Bonding.

Students learn about different protest scenarios in FFO training at the CDP.
Snapshot: Field Force Operations

Students learn about different protest scenarios in Field Force Operations (FFO) training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP releases web-based HMO refresher course.
CDP releases HMO refresher course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has released a web-based refresher version of its resident Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) Course.

CDP working to finalize two new public order policing offerings.
CDP to release two new public order policing offerings

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is working to finalize and implement two new web-based public order policing offerings.

CDP is continuing work on community response, EOC training concept.
CDP continues work on community response, EOC training concept

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is continuing to hone a concept it’s been working on for training and exercising select community response agencies and emergency operations centers.

CDP has released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for December.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for December

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

CDP instructor demonstrates the use of thermal imaging equipment during the Hazardous Materials Technician Course.
Snapshot: Hazmat detection

An instructor demonstrates the use of thermal imaging equipment during this week’s Hazardous Materials Technician Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP has released its number of web-based course completions for December.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for December

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its number of web-based course completions for December.