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Responders practice skills analyzing a crime scene with potential contamination in the HEC course.
Snapshot: Hazardous Evidence Collection

Responders practice skills in analyzing a crime scene with potential contamination during Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment (HEC) course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP to train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents during Law Enforcement Theme Week.
Field force training a focus for Law Enforcement Theme Week at CDP

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents during its Law Enforcement Theme Week, September 20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama campus.

First responders prepare instruments & kits for use during hazardous materials detection exercise in HT course.
Snapshot: Detecting hazardous materials

First responders prepare instruments and kits for use during a hazardous materials detection exercise in the Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection (HT) course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP Law Enforcement Theme Week includes hazardous materials response.
CDP Law Enforcement Theme Week includes hazardous materials response

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will train law enforcement officers to respond to a variety of incidents, including those in hazardous environments, during its Law Enforcement Theme Week, September 20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama, campus.

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CDP releases VILT schedule for March.
CDP releases Virtual Instructor-Led Training schedule for March

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) schedule for the month of March.

CDP has released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for August.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for January

The CDP this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for January.

CDP developing mass distribution operations course.
CDP developing mass distribution operations class

Communities often need to distribute large quantities of items, such as personal protective equipment, water and other supplies, particularly following a catastrophic event or other disaster.

CDP releases web-based training numbers for January.
CDP releases web-based training numbers for January

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness this week released its number of web-based course completions for January.

CDP will be highlighted in upcoming issue of American Police Beat magazine.
CDP to be featured in American Police Beat magazine

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness will be highlighted in an upcoming issue of American Police Beat magazine.

CDP unveils virtual instructor-led training offerings focused on public order policing.
CDP releases first in series of public order policing offerings

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness, in coordination with FEMA’s Office of Law Enforcement and Integration, this week unveiled three virtual instructor-led training offerings focused on public order policing.

CDP released its Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) schedule for February.
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.
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.
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.

CDP has virtual version of popular HSEP I course in the works.
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.