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 closer to training those in new special chemical operations program
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness is putting the final touches on a new course that will be part of a chemical operations support specialist program run by the agency’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Office.
CDP releases January training numbers
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its training numbers for the month of January.
CDP kicks off second ‘DREAM’ course
The Center for Domestic Preparedness kicked off the second pilot of its new Disaster Related Exposure Assessment and Monitoring or DREAM course February 10.
Registration numbers balloon for Tribal Training Week 2020
More than 300 responders have registered to attend this year’s Tribal Training Week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Number of responders who’ve completed CDP online courses continues to rise
The number of responders who have completed online Center for Domestic Preparedness courses continues to spiral upward.
Responder credits CDP training for improved communications with community
A CDP alumnus is crediting training she received in the Center’s 32-hour Advanced Public Information Officer Course earlier this year for improved communication with those she serves, particularly during the current flu season.
Tiger Team to help shape strategy for ‘Next Generation’ COBRA
During the past few years, the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ COBRA (Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological) Training Facility has undergone a number of changes aimed at making the training experience there exclusively ‘civilian responder centric.’
CDP supports Super Bowl LIV
When players and fans of the two Super Bowl teams converge on Miami this weekend, they’ll have the Center for Domestic Preparedness among those to thank for ensuring they are safe during their time in the city.
CDP developing advanced hazardous materials course
The Center for Domestic Preparedness is conducting a ‘walk-through’ this week of what will become its most advanced hazardous materials training course, as well as its most lengthy course overall.
CDP releases December 2019 training numbers
The CDP has released its training numbers for the month of December.