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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 released its number of web-based course completions for November.
CDP records virtual training milestone

The Center for Domestic Preparedness reached a significant milestone earlier this month when it issued its 10,000th virtual instructor-led training (VILT) completion certificate in 2021.

Students decontaminate a patient during an Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents Course exercise.
Snapshot: Medical Response

Students decontaminate a patient during an Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents Course exercise today at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP to be featured in CBRNe World magazine.
CDP to be highlighted in CBRNe World

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness will be featured in an upcoming issue of CBRNe World magazine.

CDP Instructor Jamie Goode.
In the Spotlight: Jamie Goode

A firefighter and rescue specialist in Michigan, Jamie Goode brings more than 20 years of on-the-job experience to his duties as an instructor for FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness

CDP released the number of its web-based course completions for September.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for May

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

A responder practices putting on protective equipment.
Snapshot: Protective Gear ‘Know How’

A law enforcement officer practices putting on protective equipment during training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP to train responders in a coastal Alabama county.
CDP to train coastal area responders

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is currently putting the final touches on a plan to provide critical preparedness training to responders in a coastal Alabama county.  

The CDP is planning its first HMA Train-the-Trainer Course, which will be conducted on campus Sept. 7-11.
HMA Train-the-Trainer offering planned for September

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Hazardous Materials Awareness Course has typically been conducted online, enabling students who need the eight hours of training to receive it where they are, rather than traveling.

CDP kicks off extensive training effort in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
CDP kicks off training in U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness today kicked off an extensive training effort geared specifically at responders in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Students and instructors discuss containment principles during hazardous materials training.
Snapshot: Hazardous Materials Training

Students and instructors discuss containment principles during hazardous materials training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.