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.
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 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 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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CDP supporting Birmingham and World Games 2021
The Center for Domestic Preparedness is assisting the City of Birmingham as it prepares to host the World Games in 2021.
CDP supports FEMA Personnel Mobilization Center
The Center for Domestic Preparedness recently provided critical support to FEMA’s Personnel Mobilization Center, which was activated to support Hurricane Florence response and recovery efforts.
CDP Releases August Training Numbers
The CDP has released its training numbers for the month of August.
Students learn how to treat patients with highly infectious diseases during themed training week
Ebola was the focus of the CDP’s Highly Infectious Disease Theme Week Aug. 27-31, and for the 81 students enrolled in the Healthcare Leadership (HCL) and Barrier Precautions for Highly Infectious Diseases (HID) courses.
CDP unveils ‘Backyard Ambassador’ initiative
The Center for Domestic Preparedness is hoping to make Calhoun County, AL – the county in which the FEMA training institution is located – one of the ’most prepared’ counties in the nation.
National Disaster Medical Service trains at CDP
The HHS National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) trained at the CDP in late August.
COURSE SPOTLIGHT: Technical Emergency Response Training for CBRNE Incidents (TERT)
Technical Emergency Response Training for CBRNE Incidents (TERT) is a four-day course that provides responders with chemical-, biological-, radiological-, nuclear- and explosive- (CBRNE-) specific and all-hazards response skills enabling them to respond safely to events with those materials.
Center challenges Coast Guard Hazardous Material Technicians
More than 100 Coast Guardsmen trained at the CDP in 2017, and 110 are scheduled to be trained in 2018.
CDP Releases July Training Numbers
The CDP has released its training numbers for the month of July.
CDP braves another ‘September to Remember’
It’s been another busy month for the CDP. While some of the Center’s attention was drawn toward disaster support (‘We’re FEMA — This is what we do’), it pressed forward with its unique, traditional mission of training state, local and tribal and territorial responders how to deal with a wide range of hazardous incidents.