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CDP has released its resident training calendar for the month of June.
CDP releases June resident course schedule

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of June.

The CDP recorded more than 3,000 course completions by first responders from Louisiana in the past five years. Consequently, it’s safe to assume numerous CDP grads were among those helping ensure the safety of fans and players at Super Bowl LIX.
CDP grads ensure safe Super Bowl LIX

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recorded more than 3,000 course completions by first responders from Louisiana in the past five years.

CDP will host its 2025 Law Enforcement Theme Week March 9-15.
CDP plans 2025 Law Enforcement Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 2025 Law Enforcement Theme Week March 9-15 on the center’s campus in Anniston, Alabama.

CDP released its resident training calendar for the month of May.
CDP releases May resident course schedule

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of May.

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CDP tribal training featured on DHS webinar series.
CDP tribal training featured on DHS webinar series

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP’s) Tribal Nations Training Program was featured today (May 20) in a new Department of Homeland Security webinar series.

COBRA Training Facility undergoes virtual compliance inspection.
COBRA Training Facility undergoes virtual compliance inspection

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) this week (May 18-22) kicked off its annual Chemical Agent Standard Analytical Reference Material (CASARM) audit by the U.S. Army’s Chemical Biological Center.

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

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will soon incorporate information about FEMA ‘Community Lifelines’ into some of its advanced first responder classes.

CDP unveils FY2021 Training Strategy
CDP unveils FY2021 Training Strategy

 The Center for Domestic Preparedness has formally unveiled its training strategy for FY2021.

CDP Coronavirus training material now available online
CDP Coronavirus training material now available online (Updated)

Healthcare and other responders now have a number of additional resources they can turn to, to help them identify and treat those exposed to COVID-19 as well as learn how to safely move and transport patients suspected or confirmed to be infected with the virus.

CDP teaches medical students ‘displaced’ by COVID-19
CDP teaches medical students ‘displaced’ by COVID-19

At the request of the university, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness this week started providing crisis and disaster response training to more than 120 University of Alabama - Birmingham medical students who have been displaced from their classrooms by the COVID-19 pandemic.

CDP team exploring distant learning offerings
CDP team exploring distant learning offerings

Like many learning institutions across the country, the Center for Domestic Preparedness has been taking a hard look at what of its advanced disaster response training material for first responders it can provide via distant learning methods.

Medical responders credit CDP for successful COVID-19 response
Medical responders credit CDP for successful COVID-19 response

Two doctors who were among the first healthcare professionals to deal with the coronavirus in the United States attribute training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness for their team’s effective response in early March to the outbreak of the disease in their community.

Public Communication Concerns during Social Distancing
Public Communication Concerns during Social Distancing

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has produced a podcast which tells public information officers and other responders how to safely and effectively communicate with their audiences while adhering to social distancing and other COVID-19 practices recommended by the CDC.

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CDP releases February training numbers

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