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Law enforcement officers respond to a variety of scenarios during a large-scale capstone exercise.
Snapshot: Large-scale exercise

Law enforcement officers respond to a variety of scenarios during a large-scale capstone exercise at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP released the number of its August web-based course completions.
CDP releases August web-based training numbers

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) released the number of its August web-based course completions.

The CDS course culminates in a series of hands-on activities, including exercises in the COBRA Training Facility.
Snapshot: Assessing the scene

The CDS course culminates in a series of hands-on activities, including exercises in the COBRA Training Facility.

CDP held its 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week Sept.20-26.
CDP holds 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week

CDP held its 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week Sept.20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama, campus.

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Students question ‘earthquake survivors’ in the DREAM Course.
Snapshot: DREAM course

Students question ‘earthquake survivors’ in the Disaster-Related Exposure Assessment and Monitoring (DREAM) Course this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP finalized its resident course schedule through February 2022.
CDP schedules courses through February 2022

The Center for Domestic Preparedness recently finalized its resident course schedule through February 2022.

Student depends on CDP training following train derailment.
Student depends on CDP training following train derailment

When a passenger train derailed in Montana last month, a Center for Domestic Preparedness alumnus found herself using the skills she was taught here in January.

CDP 'Evening Lecture Series' previously offered exclusively to resident students are now incorporated in its VILT library.
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.

Responders train with extrication tools at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Snapshot: FFE Training

Responders train with extrication tools this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP releases two new VILT offerings - Healthcare Facilities Evacuation and Healthcare Patient Decontamination.
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.

Engineering Technician, Tony Sanders.
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 released its Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) schedule for the month of October.
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 is expanding the number of video shorts on its YouTube training channel.
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.

Students learn to use radiation detection equipment during the inaugural delivery of the CDP’s BERT Course.
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.