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Students can now register for August resident training at the CDP.
CDP’s August resident courses are available for registration

Students can now register for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) August resident training calendar.

Students can now register for July resident courses at the CDP.
CDP releases resident course schedule for July

Students can now register for the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ (CDP) July resident training calendar.

Law enforcement officers learn proper crowd-control formations during CDP Field Force Operations training.
Snapshot: Field Force Operations

Law enforcement officers learn proper crowd-control formations during Field Force Operations (FFO) training at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP resumes delivery of four healthcare courses.
CDP resumes delivery of healthcare courses

Exciting News from FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness!

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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.

Dr. Joseph Ibrahim
Pulse Nightclub responder tours CDP

The medical director of the only Level 1 trauma unit in Central Florida received an orientation and tour Tuesday of the CDP’s Noble Training Facility, the only hospital facility in the United States dedicated solely to training healthcare professionals in disaster preparedness and response.

Florida Department of Health
Florida responders complete week of training at CDP

Nearly 120 responders from across the Sunshine State participated in training April 1-5 on the CDP’s campus in Anniston, Ala.

Training the best for the worst.
CDP unveils new mission statement

The CDP on Friday unveiled its new mission statement – “Training the best for the worst.”