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CDP COBRA Training Facility prepares for CASARM audit.
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.
CDP hosting 2024 Hurricane Theme Week

It’s Hurricane Theme Week this week at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP kicks off virtual Tribal Nations Training Week.
CDP kicks off virtual Tribal Nations Training

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has started the virtual portion of its annual Tribal Nations Training Week.

The CDP today wrapped its annual Tribal Nations Training Week.
CDP wraps up annual Tribal Nations Training Week

The Center for Domestic Preparedness wrapped its annual Tribal Nations Training Week.

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CDP Instructor Ann Sports.
In the Spotlight: Ann Sports

Ann Sports, an instructor at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness since 2015, has over 30 years of public health experience.

CDP staff deployed earlier this fall to assist FEMA relief missions in Florida, following Hurricane Idalia.
CDP staffers assist Idalia survivors

Four employees from the Center for Domestic Preparedness deployed earlier this fall to assist FEMA relief missions in Florida, following Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on August 30.

CDP hosts site visit by Texas medical executives from Memorial Hermann Hospital System.
CDP hosts site visit by Texas medical executives

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) hosted executives from the Memorial Hermann Hospital System for a site visit in mid-September.

Students practice sampling hazardous materials in this week’s HT Course.
Snapshot: Hazmat sampling

Students practice sampling hazardous materials in this week’s Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection Course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).

CDP released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for September.
CDP releases non-resident, indirect training numbers for September

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for September.

CDP welcomes Joint Field Office to campus.
CDP to welcome Joint Field Office to campus

The Joint Field Office (JFO) for two disasters which impacted central and northern Alabama earlier this year will soon call the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) home.

CDP provided non-resident public order police training for the Rhode Island State Police (RISP).
CDP trains Rhode Island responders

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) provided non-resident public order police training late last month for the Rhode Island State Police (RISP).

CDP has released its resident training calendar for the month of February 2024.
CDP releases resident course schedule for February

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has released its resident training calendar for the month of February 2024.

CAPCE has re-accredited select CDP courses through September 14, 2024.
CDP courses re-accredited by CAPCE

The Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) has re-accredited select Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) courses through September 14, 2024.

CDP recently released its training effectiveness report for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.
CDP releases 4th quarter training survey results

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released its training effectiveness report for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.