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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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Training the best for the worst.
CDP unveils new mission statement

The CDP on Friday unveiled its new mission statement – “Training the best for the worst.”

The CDP will host 2019 National Preparedness Symposium May 21-23.
CDP preparing for National Preparedness Symposium

The CDP is continuing to prepare for the 2019 National Preparedness Symposium, which it will host May 21-23 on its campus in Anniston, Al.

Responders check a ‘patient’ for contaminants during an exercise as part of Tribal Training Week 2019.
CDP hosts Tribal Training Week 2019

The CDP hosted its 4th Annual Tribal Nations Training Week, the largest annual tribal training event in the Department of Homeland Security, March 17-22.

Responders participate in an integrated capstone exercise during Tribal Training Week 2018.
CDP to host Tribal Training Week 2019

Preparations are underway for the CDP’s 4th Annual Tribal Nations Training Week – the largest annual tribal training event in the Department of Homeland Security – which will run March 16-23.

Hazardous Materials training at the CDP.
CDP Releases February Training Numbers

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

The Department of Homeland Security's 2019 Appropriations Bill includes $20M for capital improvements at the CDP, including the Advanced Responder Training Complex.
CDP to receive $20M to enhance facilities

The Center for Domestic Preparedness will receive an additional $20 million to modernize facilities, courtesy of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2019.

The CDP’s new isolation ward will help responders learn how to properly deal with individuals with highly-infectious diseases.
CDP's Noble Training Facility to soon have Isolation Ward

The CDP’s Noble Training Facility will soon have a permanent isolation ward where responders will train how to deal with individuals with highly-infectious diseases.

Police officers ‘clear’ the first floor of the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Noble Training Facility during the CDP’s first Integrated Capstone Event of 2019.
CDP conducts 1st Integrated Capstone Event of 2019

The Center for Domestic Preparedness, in collaboration with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, conducted its first Integrated Capstone Event of 2019 on February 15.

CDP online course completions are averaging 500 a month.
Demand high for newest CDP courses

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ new online courses are averaging approximately 500 course completions per month.

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium Logo.
CDP featured in National Domestic Preparedness Consortium report

The CDP is featured in a recently-released National Domestic Preparedness Consortium report.