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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 continues development on an updated version of FFC-E course.
Work continues on updated FFC-E Course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness is continuing to develop an updated version of its Field Force Command: Executive Course, which it hopes to launch as early as the spring of 2022.

CDP has released its VILT schedule for November.
CDP releases Virtual Instructor-Led Training schedule for November

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

Responders assess potential contamination ‘victims’ during this week’s EHTER Operations at the CDP.
Snapshot: EHTER Operations

Responders assess potential contamination ‘victims’ during this week’s Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP adds microlearning offerings to its training catalog.
Microlearning offerings among CDP virtual training options

To better provide responders with instruction where and when they want it, the Center for Domestic Preparedness added microlearning offerings to its training catalog.

CDP continues work on medical ‘Overwhelming Trauma Events’ course.
CDP continues work on medical ‘Overwhelming Trauma Events’ course

Work continues on development of the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Medical Response to Overwhelming, No-Notice Trauma Events Course.

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

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

CDP to release the Hazardous Materials Operations Refresher course, adding to its inventory of online training offerings.
HMO Refresher Course set for release

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will release a Hazardous Materials Operations Refresher (HMO-R) course this month, adding to the center’s growing inventory of online training offerings.

Students learn how to assess and analyze threats in the  IC Course this week at the CDP.
Snapshot: Incident Command Training

Students learn how to assess and analyze threats in the Incident Command: Capabilities, Planning and Response Actions for All-Hazards Course this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

Upcoming projects will make CDP more energy efficient.
Upcoming projects will make CDP more energy efficient

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has several projects planned to make its campus more energy efficient.

CDP Instructor, Candy  Waylock.
In the Spotlight: Candy Waylock

A reporter and certified emergency manager in the Atlanta metro area, Candy Waylock also instructs classes for several government organizations, including Georgia’s Emergency Management Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Center for Domestic Preparedness.