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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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A team of responders navigates through a disaster scene in the CDP’s Advanced Responder Training Complex.
CDP releases July training numbers

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

DHS and FEMA Asset Management experts observe the railcar trainer at the Center’s Cobra (Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological) Training Facility.
CDP Asset Management Team named one of best in DHS

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Asset Management Division has been named one of the best operations of its type in the Department of Homeland Security.

A squad leader directs the movements of his team during Field Force Operations training at the CDP.
CDP course certified by national law enforcement organization

A Center for Domestic Preparedness course has been certified by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training.

Responders can currently choose from four online CDP courses.
Demand remains high for CDP’s newest courses

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ online courses continue to average approximately 500 course completions per month.

Healthcare workers take care of a ‘patient’ who exhibited symptoms of a highly infectious disease.
CDP to host training weeks focused on Highly Infectious Diseases

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will host two theme weeks in the coming months centered on highly infectious diseases.

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CDP to be on display from Louisiana to Chicago to Sacramento

The CDP has announced its ‘road show’ display schedule for the next 100 days.

Army Materiel Command Inspector Penny Pretrowski jots down an observation during the compliance review.
COBRA Training Facility undergoing bi-annual compliance inspection

The CDP’s COBRA (Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological) Training Facility is getting a top-to-bottom compliance inspection this week by a team from the Army’s Materiel Command headquarters in Huntsville, AL.

A team of responders ‘decons’ a fellow responder during an Integrated Capstone Event at the CDP.
CDP Releases June Training Numbers

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

A student receives feedback from an instructor during Tribal Training Week 2019.
CDP announces dates for Tribal Training Week 2020

The Center for Domestic for Domestic Preparedness has announced the dates for its next Tribal Training Week, the largest annual tribal training event in the Department of Homeland Security.

CDP Strategic Plan 2019-2023.
CDP unveils latest Strategic Plan

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has formally unveiled its latest strategic plan.