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CDP has seat openings in upcoming fall classes.
CDP has openings in fall classes

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in upcoming offerings of its Public Order and Public Safety: Basic (POPS-B), Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment (HEC) and Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) courses in November and December.

The CDP concluded its 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week today. More than 250 students, representing 70 tribal nations attended the event, which included training in emergency management and healthcare preparedness and response.
CDP holds 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week

The CDP concluded its 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week today. More than 250 students, representing 70 tribal nations attended the event, which included training in emergency management and healthcare preparedness and response.

CDP hosted its inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week.
CDP hosts inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) hosted its inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week Sept. 8-12 on its campus in Anniston, Alabama. The event brought together more than 160 law enforcement officers from across the nation to enhance their preparedness and response capabilities.

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

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

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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.

The CDP's new Instructor Training Course is only 32 hours but more intense than the previous offering.
CDP welcomes ‘revamped’ Instructor Training Course

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness this week unveiled an updated version of its popular Instructor Training Course.

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CDP statement regarding training

The CDP mission to support the nationwide response to COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, has been cancelled.