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.
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
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.
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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New BERT course set for September launch
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness will launch its new Basic Emergency Response Training (BERT) Course in the middle of September.
Snapshot: Managing Public Information for All Hazards Incidents Training
Responders practice conducting a press conference during training this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
CDP cafeteria opens following redesign
The cafeteria in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ main building is once again serving students and instructors.
In the Spotlight: Amanda Stewart
Amanda Stewart has helped develop dozens of Center for Domestic Preparedness courses used to train responders in a variety of disciplines.
CDP’s COBRA training facility aces biennial compliance inspection
The CDP’s Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) recently aced its biennial chemical surety inspection.
CDP conducting final DREAM pilot
The Center for Domestic Preparedness this week is conducting the final pilot of its new Disaster Related Exposure Assessment and Monitoring (DREAM) Course.
Snapshot: Hazardous Materials Technician Training
Responders practice containing a hazardous material leak during training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
IADLEST recertifies CDP law enforcement course
The International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) recently re-certified the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Field Force Operations (FFO) Course.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for June
The CDP this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for June.
Responders urged to apply for August BPAC/FFO offering
The Center for Domestic Preparedness has seat openings in its combined Bombing Prevention Awareness Course (BPAC) / Field Force Operations (FFO) Course, which is scheduled for August 22-27.