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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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Hazardous material evidence collection training at the CDP
CDP releases January training numbers

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its training numbers for the month of January.

The DREAM course will teach students how to properly monitor people exposed to any number of hazardous substances.
CDP kicks off second ‘DREAM’ course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness kicked off the second pilot of its new Disaster Related Exposure Assessment and Monitoring or DREAM course February 10.

Responders check a ‘patient’ for contaminants during an exercise as part of Tribal Training Week 2019.
Registration numbers balloon for Tribal Training Week 2020

More than 300 responders have registered to attend this year’s Tribal Training Week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

Responders can take any one of five online CDP courses.
Number of responders who’ve completed CDP online courses continues to rise

The number of responders who have completed online Center for Domestic Preparedness courses continues to spiral upward.

CDP graduate using skills to help those she serves through current flu season.
Responder credits CDP training for improved communications with community

A CDP alumnus is crediting training she received in the Center’s 32-hour Advanced Public Information Officer Course earlier this year for improved communication with those she serves, particularly during the current flu season.

Center for Domestic Preparedness’ COBRA (Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological) Training Facility.
Tiger Team to help shape strategy for ‘Next Generation’ COBRA

During the past few years, the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ COBRA (Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological) Training Facility has undergone a number of changes aimed at making the training experience there exclusively ‘civilian responder centric.’

The CDP has trained many Sunshine State responders in preparation for the Big Game.
CDP supports Super Bowl LIV

When players and fans of the two Super Bowl teams converge on Miami this weekend, they’ll have the Center for Domestic Preparedness among those to thank for ensuring they are safe during their time in the city.

The CDP’s newest course is geared at experienced hazmat technicians.
CDP developing advanced hazardous materials course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is conducting a ‘walk-through’ this week of what will become its most advanced hazardous materials training course, as well as its most lengthy course overall.

Medical response training at the CDP.
CDP releases December 2019 training numbers

The CDP has released its training numbers for the month of December.

A team of law enforcement officers responds to an active shooter ‘incident’ during Complex Coordinated Attack Theme Week.
CDP wraps up Complex Coordinated Attack Theme Week

The first Complex Coordinated Attack Theme Week of 2020 wrapped up Friday at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.