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Students from Piedmont University learn to triage and treat patients while wearing PPE during HERO course.
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.

CDP Hazardous Material Operations (HMO) course.
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.

CDP Field Force Extrication (FFE) course.
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 has released its resident training calendar for the months of April and May.
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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A team of law enforcement officers responds to an active shooter ‘incident’ during Complex Coordinated Attack Theme Week.
CDP wraps up Complex Coordinated Attack Theme Week

The first Complex Coordinated Attack Theme Week of 2020 wrapped up Friday at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

Hazardous materials evidence collection training at the CDP.
CDP releases November training numbers

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

A snapshot of the CDP-designed SALT triage tag.
CDP behind unique medical triage tag

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FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness featured in USA Today

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness is prominently featured in a recently-published USA Today supplement about Department of Homeland Security organizations and people.

Videographer Rudy Marshall films activity in the Noble (Hospital) Training Facility's Emergency Room.
Lights! Camera! Action! – Team filming promotional videos of CDP training

A four-member team of videographers from FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C. is on the CDP campus this week, collecting footage of various aspects of the Center’s advanced responder training and interviewing CDP staff, instructors and students.

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FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness featured in Homeland Security Today

The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ highly infectious disease training is featured in the Nov. 16 edition of Homeland Security Today.

Field Force Extrication Tactics training at the CDP.
CDP releases October training numbers

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

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FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness employees presented DHS team award

Singapore Civil Defense Forces representatives tour the COBRA Training Facility.
Singapore officials visit CDP campus

The course hones healthcare professionals' disaster planning skills.
Online version of health sector preparedness course in works

Center for Domestic Preparedness course developers are currently storyboarding, or outlining, an online version of its popular Health Sector Emergency Preparedness course.