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CDP has seat openings in upcoming fall classes.
CDP has openings in fall classes

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has seat openings in upcoming offerings of its Public Order and Public Safety: Basic (POPS-B), Evidence Collection in a Hazardous Materials Environment (HEC) and Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) courses in November and December.

The CDP concluded its 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week today. More than 250 students, representing 70 tribal nations attended the event, which included training in emergency management and healthcare preparedness and response.
CDP holds 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week

The CDP concluded its 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week today. More than 250 students, representing 70 tribal nations attended the event, which included training in emergency management and healthcare preparedness and response.

CDP hosted its inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week.
CDP hosts inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) hosted its inaugural Law Enforcement Training Week Sept. 8-12 on its campus in Anniston, Alabama. The event brought together more than 160 law enforcement officers from across the nation to enhance their preparedness and response capabilities.

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

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

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One of the CDP’s newest courses will teach responders how to manage surges in an ER or surgical department.
CDP developing medical ‘Overwhelming Trauma Events’ course

The CDP is now one-step closer to developing its new ‘Medical Response to Overwhelming, No-Notice Trauma Events’ course.

CDP training in Puerto Rico.
CDP trains 700-plus in Puerto Rico

The CDP on Thursday said that it trained more than 700 healthcare professionals from across Puerto Rico during two consecutive weeks of training it conducted on the island.

Al Davis, Chairman of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium addresses the symposium.
CDP welcomes National Preparedness Symposium attendees

The CDP welcomed about 250 guests to its campus May 21-23 for the 2019 National Preparedness Symposium.

Graduates of 11 Hospital Emergency Response Training course deliveries were among those who helped the CDP set a new standard for Indirect Course graduates in a single week.
CDP sets new ‘Indirect’ course standard

The CDP set a new standard last week by graduating more than 500 responders from ‘Indirect’- taught courses in a single week.

Healthcare response training at the CDP.
CDP Releases April Training Numbers

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

The Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., site of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
CDP trains responders in advance of 2020 Democratic National Convention

More than 100 medical professionals from Wisconsin attended training April 29 to May 3 on the CDP campus in Anniston, Ala.

The DREAM course will help agencies with patient health monitoring and surveillance.
CDP developing ‘DREAM’ course

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is developing a new four-day course geared at teaching agencies how to properly monitor people exposed to any number of chemical, biological and radiological substances.

CDP training in Puerto Rico in 2018.
CDP to train medical responders in Puerto Rico

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is once again teaming with the Government of Puerto Rico to train public health and healthcare workers on the island how to respond to a variety of incidents both safely and efficiently.

CASARM Inspection.
COBRA passes annual CASARM inspection

The CDP’s COBRA (Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological) Training Facility on Friday learned that it had successfully passed its annual CASARM (Chemical Agent Standard Analytical Reference Material) audit – one of a number of routine examinations of the facility by experts from the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and others.

Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City responders enhance community’s preparedness

About 50 responders from the Salt Lake City metropolitan area participated in training April 8-12 on the CDP’s campus in Anniston, Ala.