Skip to main content

Center for Domestic Preparedness

News

Law enforcement officers respond to a variety of scenarios during a large-scale capstone exercise.
Snapshot: Large-scale exercise

Law enforcement officers respond to a variety of scenarios during a large-scale capstone exercise at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

CDP released the number of its August web-based course completions.
CDP releases August web-based training numbers

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) released the number of its August web-based course completions.

The CDS course culminates in a series of hands-on activities, including exercises in the COBRA Training Facility.
Snapshot: Assessing the scene

The CDS course culminates in a series of hands-on activities, including exercises in the COBRA Training Facility.

CDP held its 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week Sept.20-26.
CDP holds 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week

CDP held its 2026 Law Enforcement Theme Week Sept.20-26 at the center’s Anniston, Alabama, campus.

Need to contact External Affairs?

External Affairs Contact information

Army Materiel Command Inspector Penny Pretrowski jots down an observation during the compliance review.
COBRA Training Facility undergoing bi-annual compliance inspection

The CDP’s COBRA (Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological) Training Facility is getting a top-to-bottom compliance inspection this week by a team from the Army’s Materiel Command headquarters in Huntsville, AL.

A team of responders ‘decons’ a fellow responder during an Integrated Capstone Event at the CDP.
CDP Releases June Training Numbers

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

A student receives feedback from an instructor during Tribal Training Week 2019.
CDP announces dates for Tribal Training Week 2020

The Center for Domestic for Domestic Preparedness has announced the dates for its next Tribal Training Week, the largest annual tribal training event in the Department of Homeland Security.

CDP Strategic Plan 2019-2023.
CDP unveils latest Strategic Plan

The Center for Domestic Preparedness has formally unveiled its latest strategic plan.

Disaster Surgery.
CDP to be featured in national publication

The CDP will be featured in the July issue of the American Journal of Disaster Medicine.

CDP Emergency Operations Center Manager Ken Spears.
CDP unveils ‘new’ Emergency Operations Center 

Ken Spears isn’t hoping to have the CDP’s ‘new’ emergency operations center baptized anytime soon. But, he says the EOC, which recently underwent an extensive renovation, is ready, should it need to be put into action.

A responder takes down an assailant during the capstone exercise of the CDP’s Complex Coordinated Attack Theme Week.
CDP hosts annual Complex Coordinated Attack Theme Week

The Center for Domestic Preparedness hosted its 2019 Complex Coordinated Attack Theme Week June 10-14 on its campus in Anniston, AL.

Brian Shirley says CDP training helped him deal with traumatic experiences.
Responder lauds CDP healthcare training

CDP alum lauds training, says it helped him deal with traumatic experiences.

CDP Field Force Operations Training
CDP Releases May Training Numbers

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

Downtown Charlotte, North Carolina.
CDP preps responders for 2020 Republican National Convention

More than 70 law enforcement specialists from North Carolina attended CDP non-resident training this week to enhance their skills in advance of the 2020 Republic National Convention in Charlotte.