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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 wrapped up their review of select modules of the popular EHTER Ops course.
Select EHTER Ops modules updated, transferred to video

Curriculum developers at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness and a group of disaster response subject matter experts have wrapped up their review of select modules of the center’s popular Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations (EHTER Ops) course.

CDP puts final touches on new Chemical Operations Support Specialist course.
CDP putting final touches on new Chemical Operations Support Specialist course

Curriculum developers at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness are putting the final touches on a long-anticipated Chemical Operations Support Specialist course.

CDP releases VILT schedule for March.
More than 900 responders complete Indirect Training offerings

A report for the six-month period which ended September 30 shows that more than 900 responders completed training during that time conducted by Center for Domestic Preparedness Indirect Authorized Training Program instructors.

CDP caps record month for online, virtual instructor-led training.
CDP caps record month for online, virtual instructor-led training completions

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness had a record number of total virtual instructor-led training (VILT) and online course completions in September.

CDP resident training courses to include ‘Community Lifelines’ instruction.
CDP resident training courses to include ‘Community Lifelines’ information

When they resume, all resident training courses at the Center for Domestic Preparedness will include a small block of instruction on FEMA ‘Community Lifelines.’

CDP's library of training videos is about to expand once again.
CDP to expand library of training videos

The library of training videos at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness is about to expand once again.

CDP developing advanced Health Sector Emergency Preparedness course.
CDP developing advanced Health Sector Emergency Preparedness course

There will soon be an additional training opportunity at the Center for Domestic Preparedness for community health specialists and other medical professionals who work in non-hospital settings.

CDP releases Virtual Instructor-Led Training Schedule for 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 trains tribal community, support group in California.
CDP trains tribal community, support group in California

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recently provided a virtual version of its instructor training course to 15 representatives of Blue Lake Rancheria (Blue Lake, CA); the California Tribal Emergency Response and Relief Agency (CAL TERRA), and a number of local and state agencies in the Golden State.

CDP developing mass dispensing ops course.
CDP developing mass dispensing ops course

When healthcare professionals across the nation begin dispensing a COVID-19 vaccine, many of them will have FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness to thank for training them how to set up and operate an efficient and smooth mass dispensing operation.