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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 is one step closer to unveiling a new Basic Emergency Response Training Course (BERT).
Development of new BERT course on track

Course developers at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness are one step closer to unveiling a new Basic Emergency Response Training Course (BERT).

The CDP's RP course teaches responders to develop, administer and sustain a viable respiratory protection program.
Snapshot: Respiratory Protection Training

The CDP's three-day Respiratory Protection course teaches responders how to develop, administer and sustain a viable respiratory protection program.

HSEP II provides participants with the tools to develop their own comprehensive emergency management program.
CDP to promote new HSEP II course to healthcare coalitions

HSEP II is a 16-hour course providing participants – primarily healthcare providers and suppliers – with the tools to develop their own comprehensive emergency management program.

COBRATF Training Manager, Tyler Feazell.
In the Spotlight: Tyler Feazell

Tyler Feazell has been at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness more than five years.

CDP has released its number of web-based course completions for December.
CDP releases Virtual Instructor-Led Training schedule for July

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

CDP to resume development of medical ‘Overwhelming Trauma Events’ course.
CDP to resume work on medical ‘Overwhelming Trauma Events’ course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is set to resume development of its new Medical Response to Overwhelming, No-Notice Trauma Events Course.

Student neutralizes a mock material spill during Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) training at the CDP.
Snapshot: Hazardous Materials Training

A student neutralizes a mock material spill during Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) training this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

Soldiers from the New Mexico National Guard assess patients during training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
CDP classes enhance Guardsmen’s skills, knowledge

Classes at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness this week were filled with National and Air National Guardsmen. 

Fentanyl exposure precautions are covered in a training short on the CDP’s YouTube training channel.
Responders encouraged to subscribe to CDP training channel

Responders can now access the FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness Training channel on its YouTube site in multiple ways.

CDP released the non-resident and indirect training numbers for May.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for May

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