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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 Instructor Frazier Sloan.
In the Spotlight: Frazier Sloan

Frazier Sloan uses the experience he gained from 23 years with Montgomery, Alabama, Fire and Rescue in the hazardous materials courses he teaches at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP has released the number of its web-based course completions for December.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for July

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

CDP concludes week of training in Baldwin County, Alabama – a mostly rural, hurricane-prone area.
CDP concludes week of training in hurricane-prone area

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness on Thursday wrapped up a near week-long training event involving more than 250 responders in Baldwin County, Alabama – a mostly rural, hurricane-prone area.

Students attending FRAME course learn to develop, implement and maintain emergency management plans and programs.
Snapshot: FRAME Course

Students learn how to develop, implement and maintain emergency management plans and programs this week in the CDP’s Framework for Healthcare Emergency Management (FRAME) Course.

CDP, DEVCOM finalizing new themes for the COBRATF training bays.
CDP finalizing plans for updated training bays

The Maryland-based team is on the CDP campus to discuss the first artist renderings of new themes for the training bays in the center’s Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF).

The CDP recently completed a revision of its HMT Course, ensuring it is consistent with the latest version of NFPA 1072.
CDP completes HMT update

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recently completed a revision of its Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT) Course.

Recent grads featured in their local newspapers praise CDP training.
Recent grads praise CDP training

Two graduates of Center for Domestic Preparedness courses were recently featured in newspapers serving the respective towns where they work.

CDP new BERT course set to launch in September.
New BERT course set for September launch

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness will launch its new Basic Emergency Response Training (BERT) Course in the middle of September.

Responders practice conducting a press conference during training this week at the CDP.
Snapshot: Managing Public Information for All Hazards Incidents Training

Responders practice conducting a press conference during training this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP Café 61 opens following redesign.
CDP cafeteria opens following redesign

The cafeteria in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ main building is once again serving students and instructors.