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Cybersecurity among featured tracks for CDP Tribal Nations Training Week.
Cybersecurity among featured tracks for Tribal Nations Training Week

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 10th annual Tribal Nations Training Week Sep. 20 - 27 on the CDP campus in Anniston, Alabama.

Integrated Capstone Events (ICE) will cap off Law Enforcement Training Week.
Realistic exercises will cap off Law Enforcement Training Week

During Law Enforcement Training Week, September 7-13, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), plans to hold Integrated Capstone Events (ICE) for each of its training tracks, giving students the opportunity to experience realistic scenarios in a training environment.

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

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

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

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

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Training at the CDP.
CDP Releases November Training Numbers

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

Responder-students transport a ‘patient’ during the 2018 Tribal Nations Training Week.
Registration continues for 2019 Tribal Nations Training Week at CDP

Registration is continuing for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ 4th Annual Tribal Nations Training Week from March 16-23, 2019.

The expansion of the CDP’s primary kitchen will double the number of students the center is able to feed.
CDP Kitchen Expansion slated for completion in March

The CDP will soon have the capacity to feed as many as 1,000 students three meals a day. 

FEMA App
CDP promotes FEMA App

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has added an additional item to the ‘toolkits’ of the more than 50,000 responders it trains every year – the FEMA App.

CDP Instructor Jeremy Urekew, center, points out damages on a training barrel to students attending the Hazardous Materials Technician course, noting that punctures in barrels can lead to emissions of both liquid and gaseous hazardous material.
CDP hosts Hazardous Materials-themed Training Week

Healthcare, law enforcement and hazardous materials students enhanced their skills and preparedness recently during a Hazardous Materials-themed Training Week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

The CDP will host the 2019 National Preparedness Symposium
CDP to host 2019 National Preparedness Symposium

The CDP will host the 2019 National Preparedness Symposium in May on its campus in Anniston, Al.

Training at the CDP
CDP Releases October Training Numbers

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

CDP Staffer Kasey Luallen registers Hurricane Michael survivors for FEMA assistance in south Georgia.
CDP staffers helping with hurricane relief efforts

Nearly 20 CDP staffers are continuing to support hurricane relief efforts across the Southeast.

Police officers sitting at computers taking online training
The CDP, in partnership with DHS’ Office for Bombing Prevention, now offers online learning courses

The CDP, in partnership with DHS’ Office for Bombing Prevention, is now offering four awareness-level online learning courses for first responders.

CDP has released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for August.
CDP launches Expeditionary Training capability

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is now able to provide expeditionary training to responders, particularly those immediately facing or recovering from disasters.