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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 COBRA Training Facility passes annual compliance inspection.
CDP's COBRA planning for future

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness continually enhances its training platforms to ensure responders are prepared for any situations they may encounter.

CDP has released its number of web-based course completions for December.
Virtual respiratory protection course in works

Curriculum developers and instructors at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness are busy creating a virtual version of the center’s Respiratory Protection: Program Development and Administration (RP) course.

CDP completing work on first ‘Response Short’ video.
CDP completing work on first ‘Response Short’

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has been busy recently creating the first of what it hopes will be many video ‘Response Shorts.’

CDP releases VILT schedule for March.
CDP releases Virtual Instructor-Led Training schedule for March

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

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

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

CDP developing mass distribution operations course.
CDP developing mass distribution operations class

Communities often need to distribute large quantities of items, such as personal protective equipment, water and other supplies, particularly following a catastrophic event or other disaster.

CDP releases web-based training numbers for January.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for January

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness this week released its number of web-based course completions for January.

CDP will be highlighted in upcoming issue of American Police Beat magazine.
CDP to be featured in American Police Beat magazine

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness will be highlighted in an upcoming issue of American Police Beat magazine.

CDP unveils virtual instructor-led training offerings focused on public order policing.
CDP releases first in series of public order policing offerings

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness, in coordination with FEMA’s Office of Law Enforcement and Integration, this week unveiled three virtual instructor-led training offerings focused on public order policing.

CDP released its Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) schedule for February.
CDP releases Virtual Instructor-Led Training schedule for February

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