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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CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for March
The CDP this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for March.
Snapshot: FFO training
Students practice properly donning and doffing safety equipment during Field Force Operations (FFO) training this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
CDP preparing ‘crowd dynamics’ VILT
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness is creating a new Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) offering focused on crowd dynamics.
COBRA Training Facility receives highest rating in annual compliance inspection
The U.S. Army’s Chemical Biological Center concluded its 2021 Chemical Agent Standard Analytical Reference Material (CASARM) audit of the CDP’s Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) last week by awarding the site its highest designation of ‘no corrective actions needed.’
In the Spotlight: Scott Burgess
When he’s not directing day-to-day operations of his fire station in Nashville, Tennessee, Scott Burgess can often be found on the CDP campus, teaching one of the center’s advanced hazardous materials courses.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for March
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness this week released its number of web-based course completions for March.
CDP completes work on mass distribution operations course
The Center for Domestic Preparedness has completed work on its long-awaited and web-based Community Mass Distribution Operations Course.
COBRA Training Facility undergoes second virtual compliance inspection
The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) this week kicked off its second virtual Chemical Agent Standard Analytical Reference Material (CASARM) audit by the U.S. Army’s Chemical Biological Center.
Working group developing Public Order Policing Program
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has formed a working group to enhance its public order policing curriculum.
CDP completed work on first ‘Response Short’
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has launched the first of what it hopes will be many video ‘Response Shorts.’