Snapshot: Emergency Response Training
Students from Piedmont University learn to triage and treat patients while wearing personal protective equipment during the Healthcare Emergency Response Operations for CBRNE Incidents (HERO) Course this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Snapshot: Hazmat Training
First responders learn technical decontamination procedures during Hazardous Material Operations training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness. The CDP’s five-day HMO course provides responders the information and skills required of operations-level HAZMAT technicians.
Snapshot: Extrication Training
The Center for Domestic Preparedness' Field Force Extrication (FFE) course is designed to teach responders techniques to defeat various devices protestors use to illegally block streets and buildings, prolonging public and private service disruptions and public freedom of movement.
CDP releases resident course schedule for April, May
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the months of April and May.
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CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for May
The CDP this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for May.
CDP records virtual training milestone
The Center for Domestic Preparedness reached a significant milestone earlier this month when it issued its 10,000th virtual instructor-led training (VILT) completion certificate in 2021.
Snapshot: Medical Response
Students decontaminate a patient during an Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents Course exercise today at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
CDP to be highlighted in CBRNe World
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness will be featured in an upcoming issue of CBRNe World magazine.
In the Spotlight: Jamie Goode
A firefighter and rescue specialist in Michigan, Jamie Goode brings more than 20 years of on-the-job experience to his duties as an instructor for FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness
CDP releases web-based training numbers for May
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness today released its number of web-based course completions for May.
Snapshot: Protective Gear ‘Know How’
A law enforcement officer practices putting on protective equipment during training this week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
CDP to train coastal area responders
The Center for Domestic Preparedness is currently putting the final touches on a plan to provide critical preparedness training to responders in a coastal Alabama county.
HMA Train-the-Trainer offering planned for September
The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Hazardous Materials Awareness Course has typically been conducted online, enabling students who need the eight hours of training to receive it where they are, rather than traveling.
CDP kicks off training in U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness today kicked off an extensive training effort geared specifically at responders in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.