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 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.
CDP’s virtual, online offerings balloon in 2020
2020 was an unprecedented year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CDP training helps with ‘textbook’ response to Nashville bombing
When tragedy strikes, our nation’s law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel are typically the first on the scene. And many of them rely on training received from FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Virtual version of popular HSEP I course in the works
More than 6,000 people have attended the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Health Sector Emergency Preparedness I course since it was first offered in 2017.
CDP releases Virtual Instructor-Led Training schedule for December
The Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) schedule for the month of December.
Emergency Medical Response Awareness online course due out soon
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness will release the online version of its Emergency Medical Response Awareness course sometime this month.
CDP creating new Biological Operations Response course
A new Biological Operations Response course is in development at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Demand remains high for CDP’s online courses
The number of responders taking and completing free online courses on the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ website continues to grow.
CDP to be featured in report about use of moulage in training
The CDP’s use of moulage will be featured in an upcoming article on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website about the use of moulage in emergency training.
CDP ‘Expeditionary Training’ capability entering third year
This week FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness is entering its third year of offering expeditionary training to responders, particularly those immediately facing or recovering from disasters.