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 implements hazmat course updates
The Center for Domestic Preparedness recently implemented updates to its hazardous materials suite of courses, aligning them with the latest standards from the National Fire Protection Association.
CDP employees participate in critical medical training
More than 100 federal and contract employees at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) have completed the agency’s Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Active Bystander Course.
CDP to host law enforcement-themed training week
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host a law enforcement-themed training week Nov. 17-23 on its campus in Anniston, Alabama.
CDP hosts Tribal Nations Training Week working group
A working group gathered at the Center of Domestic Preparedness (CDP) May 27-31 to begin outlining the center’s next Tribal Nations Training Week.
CDP facility passes annual compliance inspection
The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP’s) Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) recently passed its annual Chemical Agent Standard Analytical Reference Material (CASARM) audit.
DFTO supports New Mexico claims offices
Members of the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Disaster Field Training Operations team are supporting FEMA claims offices in Santa Fe, Mora, and Las Vegas, New Mexico, for the 2022 Hermit’s Peak and Calf Canyon fires.
CDP training benefits Pennsylvania health system
The emergency preparedness coordinator for a nine-hospital health system in Pennsylvania credits the Center for Domestic Preparedness for successful responses by system employees to multiple mass casualty incidents over the past decade.
CDP hosts 2024 National Preparedness Symposium
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is hosting the 2024 National Preparedness Symposium this week on its campus in Anniston, Alabama.
COBRA Training Facility undergoes virtual compliance inspection
The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility is preparing to undergo its annual Chemical Agent Standard Analytical Reference Material (CASARM) audit – one of several routine examinations of the facility by experts from the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and other organizations.
CDP hosting 2024 Hurricane Theme Week
It’s Hurricane Theme Week this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).