Snapshot: Emergency Response Training
Students from Piedmont University learn to triage and treat patients while wearing personal protective equipment during the Healthcare Emergency Response Operations for CBRNE Incidents (HERO) Course this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Snapshot: Hazmat Training
First responders learn technical decontamination procedures during Hazardous Material Operations training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness. The CDP’s five-day HMO course provides responders the information and skills required of operations-level HAZMAT technicians.
Snapshot: Extrication Training
The Center for Domestic Preparedness' Field Force Extrication (FFE) course is designed to teach responders techniques to defeat various devices protestors use to illegally block streets and buildings, prolonging public and private service disruptions and public freedom of movement.
CDP releases resident course schedule for April, May
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the months of April and May.
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CDP offers online lectures
Center for Domestic Preparedness lectures previously offered in the evening exclusively to resident students are now incorporated in its Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) library.
Snapshot: FFE Training
Responders train with extrication tools this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
CDP preparing healthcare evacuation VILT for 2022
The Center for Domestic Preparedness is developing a 1.5- to 2-hour Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) program for healthcare facility patient evacuation in the event of a disaster or emergency.
In the Spotlight: Tony Sanders
Tony Sanders has been an engineering technician for the Center for Domestic Preparedness since 2016, assisting with construction projects as part of its facility operations team.
CDP releases Virtual Instructor-Led Training schedule for October
The Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) schedule for the month of October.
CDP adding additional ‘video shorts’ to its YouTube channel
The Center for Domestic Preparedness is in the process of expanding the number of video shorts on its YouTube training channel.
Snapshot: BERT
Students learn to use radiation detection equipment this week during the inaugural delivery of the CDP’s Basic Emergency Response Training (BERT) Course.
CDP updates public information course
The Center for Domestic Preparedness recently completed an update of its Managing Public Information for All Hazards Incidents (MPI) Course.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for August
The CDP this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for August.
CDP developing mobile app
Responders interested in applying for Center for Domestic Preparedness training will soon be able to do so with the help of a mobile app.