Center for Domestic Preparedness
Online Courses
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) offers a variety of online training courses. All currently-available CDP online courses are listed below.
The CDP also partners with the Office for Bombing Prevention who also offers online training opportunities at Office for Bombing Prevention (dhs.gov).
You will have 15 calendar days to complete each course. We are unable to extend this expiration date.
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Online Course Instructions
- You must be actively logged in using your FEMA SID number and password to apply for and complete an online course. To register for an online course, click the Apply button on the desired course, complete the online course application, and submit.
- You may have up to four online course registrations at any given time, but it is best to finish a course before registering for another to ensure you can complete the course before it expires.
- Once you have registered for an online course, you will be able to begin the course using the Start button on the course located on this page or the Online Courses tab of the CDP Student Portal CDP Student Portal.
- You should always exit online courses when not actively working. Your progress will be saved, and you can resume where you left off using the Continue or Retry button on the course on this page or the Online Courses tab of your Student Portal. Never attempt to access an online course by any another method (such as a copied or bookmarked URL or a URL in your browser history).
- There will be specific instructions provided in each online course. Always use the navigation controls specified in the course. Do not attempt to use the back button on your browser to navigate to course or to return to the course after exiting. If the course you are taking utilizes a Return to LMS button, this button must be used to submit test results and exit the course successfully.
- Upon successful completion of an online course, a blue certificate button will immediately be available on the Online Training page page and the Online Training tab of your Student Portal. You must be logged in to download.
- Online courses perform best in the latest versions of Chrome, Edge, and Firefox on a desktop or laptop computer with a stable internet connection. Smartphones should not be used for some online courses. These courses will be indicated by a .
Available Courses
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Health Sector Emergency Preparedness Distance Learning Course
HSEP dL AWR-336-W • Version: 4
Read overviewMore infoThis course content is to provide training and resources to emergency management officials, healthcare coalitions, healthcare providers and suppliers. The course focuses on the general overview of emergency planning and preparedness; development of policies and procedures; creation of communication plans and training and exercises for healthcare entities.
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IED Awareness and Safety Procedures
IED ASP AWR-341 • Version: 6
Read overviewMore infoThe Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Awareness and Safety Procedures course is designed to provide foundational knowledge about IEDs and proper safety precautions and procedures for reacting and responding to unattended and suspicious items.
This 60 Minute Independent Study Training (IST) is a self-paced, web-based course covering the following topics:
· The importance of recognizing and reporting suspicious behaviors and purchases related to bomb-making materials
· The hazards of IEDs
· The indicators of suspicious items and the appropriate responses to each
· Your role in preventing bombing attacks
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HME and Precursor Awareness for Public Safety
HME PAPS AWR-349 • Version: 10
Read overviewMore infoThe Homemade Explosives (HME) and Precursor Awareness course provides participants with a foundational understanding of HME and common precursor materials. Participants will define HME, explore the considerations involved in a decision by perpetrators to use HME as the explosive for an attack, and will learn to identify common precursor chemicals and materials used to make HME.
This 60 Minute Independent Study Training (IST) is a self-paced, web based course covering the following topics:
- HME: An imminent danger
- Why would someone use HME?
- What should you look for?
- What do you do if you suspect the presence of HME?
- What should I do if…?
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Hazardous Materials Awareness Distance Learning
HMA dL AWR-358 dL • Version: 6
Read overviewMore infoAWR-358 dL Hazardous Materials Awareness Distance Learning course provides students from all backgrounds with knowledge and practical experience in essential, awareness-level hazardous materials competencies as defined by NFPA® 1072: Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications and NFPA 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents. The course provides training to proficiency in identifying hazardous, utilizing the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Emergency Response Guidebook to identify hazardous materials risks and protective actions, utilizing hazard communication documents to identify hazardous materials risks protective actions, and determining awareness-level personal and public protective actions.
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Bomb Threat Preparedness and Response
BTPR AWR-903 • Version: 6
Read overviewMore infoThe Bomb Threat Preparedness and Response course is an online independent study training. It uses interactive exercises and case histories of what actually happened during bombing incidents to familiarize participants with the steps necessary to prepare for and respond to a bomb threat.
This 60 Minute Independent Study Training (IST) is a self-paced, web based course covering the following topics:
- Planning for a threat
- Receiving a threat
- After receiving a threat
- School facility considerations
- Office facility considerations
- Medical facility considerations
- Sports facility and mass gathering
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Bomb-Making Materials Awareness: Your Role
BMMA YR AWR-911 • Version: 28
Read overviewMore infoThe Bomb-Making Materials Awareness: Your Role course uses an immersive, graphic novel style storytelling approach to educate and empower community members on how to identify and report suspicious activity and purchasing behaviors related to bomb-making materials.
This 40-minute independent study training (IST) is a self-paced, web-based course covering:
- The role the general public, public safety personnel, and fusion centers have in recognizing and reporting suspicious incidents related to bomb-making
- Indicators of suspicious activities and purchasing behaviors
- How to report a suspicious incident
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Chemical Sector Security Awareness Training
CSSAT AWR-912 • Version: 3
Read overviewMore infoThe Chemical Sector Security Awareness Training provides participants with the foundational knowledge about security awareness at a chemical facility.
This 60 minute Independent Study Training (IST) is a self-paced, web-based course covering the following topics:
- Identifying participant’s roles and responsibilities regarding a facility’s security posture
- Identifying possible activities and behaviors that could potentially pose a security threat to participants and their facility
- Implementing behaviors and actions that participants can take to increase their facility’s security posture
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Bicycle Crowd Control Teams
BCCT dl AWR-913-W • Version: 4
Read overviewMore infoAWR-913-W Bicycle Crowd Control Teams course provides students with information regarding the use of bicycles within crowd control teams. Basic concepts, formations, transitions, and logistical considerations are discussed.
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Personal Protective Equipment Considerations for Infectious Agents
PPEC AWR-914-W • Version: 4
Read overviewMore infoThe Personal Protective Equipment Considerations for Infectious Agents course is an online course that examines barrier precaution requirements for infectious agents. The course focuses on donning and doffing requirements, respiratory protection, safety, and shortage considerations for associated PPE during events involving infectious agents.
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Response Considerations During an Outbreak or Pandemic
RCOP AWR-915-W • Version: 3
Read overviewMore infoThe Response Considerations During an Outbreak or Pandemic course is an online course that examines responder/receiver procedures during an outbreak or pandemic. The course also examines considerations for managing contact with a person known or suspected of being exposed.
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Toxic Gas-Forming Reactions Training
TRO AWR-916-W • Version: 1
Read overviewMore infoThe Toxic Gas-Forming Reactions Training course helps public safety operators and first responders recognize, identify, and respond to toxic gas threats. It also equips public safety operators and first responders with tools to increase situational awareness of chemical threats. This course will help the student identify the major “knockdown” toxic chemical gases and become familiar with materials and equipment used to produce these toxic chemical gases. Students will also be able to Identify how these materials and equipment can be combined into delivery devices; and understand what you need to do before, during, and after a chemical incident.
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Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Employee Training
BMMA ET AWR-921 • Version: 19
Read overviewMore infoThe Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Employee Training course is an online independent study training. It teaches participants how to recognize suspicious purchasing behaviors in a retail setting that might indicate Bomb-Making activity and what to do when a suspicious incident occurs.
This is a 35 Minute, Independent Study Training (IST), self-paced and web based course covering the following topics:
- Provides foundational knowledge on the Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Program (BMAP)
- Types of people who build bombs
- Commercially available products
- Suspicious purchases and behaviors
- Reporting a suspicious incident
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Radiological Emergency Management
REM AWR-923-W • Version: 4
Read overviewMore infoRadiological emergency management is a term that describes efforts to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from events and to mitigate risk of future events that could result in significant radiation-related effects.
This course is designed to familiarize members of the general public with:
- Types of radiological emergencies
- Potential effects of radiological emergencies on the public
- Fundamental concepts related to how you can best ensure the safety of yourself and others during a radiological emergency
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Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts
RAAC dL AWR-925-W • Version: 3
Read overviewMore infoThis web-based course is a prerequisite for the resident classroom course PER-316 “Radiological Accident Assessment Concepts (RAAC).” As such, this course provides only an overview of key concepts that will be addressed in more depth in the classroom course.
In this course, you will learn how to assess the offsite radiological consequences to the public following a release of radioactivity from nuclear power reactors and non-reactor incidents, and how to use this assessment as a basis for recommending protective actions to decision makers.
Please note that this course will take approximately 16 hours to complete. It is recommended that you plan on taking the course in multiple sittings.
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Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex
NRIA AWR-928-W • Version: 8
Read overviewMore infoThe AWR-928-W Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex course is designed to help you understand the Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex (NRIA).
At the end of the first couse, you will be able to:
- Describe the overall purpose of the NRIA and the policies that govern its use.
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of agencies involved in the management of nuclear/radiological incidents.
- Describe the types of incidents for which it would be activated and the concept of operations for a response.
This lesson should take approximately 120 minutes to complete.
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Introduction to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Revision 2
NUREG AWR-929 • Version: 2
Read overviewMore infoThis course serves as a primer for the Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program stakeholders on the purpose and use of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s) joint guidance document, NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2.
This guidance document focuses on preparedness for radiological incidents at commercial nuclear power plants (NPPs) that could impact public health and safety. It describes, and makes available to the public, approaches that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and FEMA consider acceptable for use in implementing specific parts of each agencies’ regulations.
This 45 minute Independent Study Training (IST) is a self-paced, web-based course addressing the following topics:
- History and Foundations of the FEMA REP Program
- Structure and Guidance provided by NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Revision 2 (Rev. 2)
- How Different Organizations Use and Apply NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Revision 2 (Rev. 2)
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REP Decision Makers Course
RDMC AWR-930-W • Version: 3
Read overviewMore infoThis web-based course provides a basic awareness and understanding of a radiological event, and how the information supplied during the event may affect your decision-making process. In this course you will learn basic information about radiation, radiation exposure, and radioactivity. You will understand nuclear power plant operations, accidents, and emergency response. You will understand the relationship between Protective Action Guides (PAGs) protective action recommendations (PARs), and protective action decisions (PADs). You will be able to identify incident phases and how emergency workers play a role in your protective action decisions. Please note that this course will take approximately 8 hours to complete. It is recommended that you plan on taking the course in multiple sittings.
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BioWatch Overview
BWO AWR-938-W • Version: 1
Read overviewMore infoThis presentation provides a basic program overview and has been developed for a general audience. At the conclusion of this presentation, audience members will be able to:
• Describe the purpose of the BioWatch program.
• Explain the importance of air monitoring to national security.
• Summarize the general steps in BioWatch routine operations.
• Describe the routine operations and preparedness activities of BioWatch jurisdictions and the BioWatch Program Office.
• Explain the general flow of jurisdiction, federal partner, BioWatch Program Office engagement in the event of biological agent detection. -
Basics of WEBEOC
BWEBEOC AWR-942-W • Version: 0
Read overviewMore infoThe purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the Basics of WEBEOC and how WEBEOC can enhance emergency communications.
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Suspicious Activity Recognition for Bombing Prevention, Web-Based Delivery
SAR BP AWR-943-W • Version: 0
Read overviewMore infoThe purpose of this course is to raise the awareness of public safety and security professionals related to suspicious activities that accompany the planning of a bombing attack.
This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to identify suspicious activity for bombing prevention related to a facility/system or a planned or unplanned event. The course includes an introduction to the BOMBER acronym and an overview of baseline behaviors, operational indicators, materials acquisition and storage, bomb-making activities, elicitation, and reporting mechanisms.
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Key Planning Factors and Considerations for Response to and Recovery from a Chemical Incident
CHEMKPF AWR-947-W • Version: 6
Read overviewMore infoThe Key Planning Factors and Considerations for Response to and Recovery from a Chemical Incident (Chem KPF), Distance Learning (DL) Course, based on the similarly named guidance document issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is designed to support the creation of plans and closure of response and recovery knowledge gaps by introducing chemical incident-specific critical planning considerations.
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Key Planning Factors and Considerations for Response to and Recovery from a Biological Incident
BIOKPF AWR-948-W • Version: 1
Read overviewMore infoThe Key Planning Factors and Considerations for Response to and Recovery from a Biological Incident (Bio KPF), Distance Learning (DL) Course, based on the similarly named guidance document, is designed to support the creation of plans and closure of response and recovery knowledge gaps by introducing biological incident specific planning considerations.
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Planning and Decision Framework for Chemical Incident Consequence Management Distance Learning Course
CICM DL AWR-952-W • Version: 4
Read overviewMore infoCourse description: The Planning and Decision Framework for Chemical Incident Consequence Management (CICM) Distance Learning (DL) Course, based on the similarly named guidance document, is designed to support federal and state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) government, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and private-sector authorities with planning and decision-making in the aftermath of a nationally significant or large-scale hazardous chemical release.
Target Audience: The target audience for the CICM DL Course are federal and SLTT government officials, NGOs, and private-sector decision-makers who conduct, oversee, or are legally responsible for the characterization and remediation of an area or specific site(s) contaminated by hazardous chemicals following a nationally significant or large-scale release. These stakeholders include private sector companies, government agency officials, elected and appointed officials, incident commanders, emergency managers, health and safety officials, and others charged with characterizing potential general area or site-specific contamination and/or making on-site remediation and re-occupancy decisions.
The following are suggested prerequisites for the CICM DL Course:
· IS-700.b: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System· IS-800.D: National Response Framework, An Introduction
· IS-2900.a: National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) Overview
· CHEMKPF AWR-947-W: Key Planning Factors and Considerations for Response to and Recovery from a Chemical Incident
Time: 2.10 contact hours
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Emergency Medical Response Awareness for CBRNE Incidents dL
EMRA dL PER-271-W • Version: 2
Read overviewMore infoThrough this course, the student gains knowledge and practical experience in the triage and treatment of CBRNE mass casualty victims. The student reviews the CBRNE threat and associated symptoms of exposure and contamination; on-site and hospital triage and treatment of victims; and performs scenario-based triaging decision games to provide experience in the critical thinking skills required to quickly triage and treat CBRNE mass casualty victims. Below are some of the objectives or topics discussed and performed during this training:
- Identify a biological hazard
- Identify a chemical hazard
- Identify a radiological or nuclear hazard
- Identify an explosive hazard
- Interpret triage tags
- Identify procedures for the SALT (Sort, Assess, Lifesaving Interventions, and Treatment and/or Transport) Mass Casualty Triage Algorithm
- Identify treatment protocols for victims of chemical exposure
- Identify treatment protocols for victims of biological agent exposure
- Identify treatment protocols for victims of radiation exposure
- Identify treatment protocols for explosive blast and trauma victims
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HMO Refresher
HMO-R PER-322-W • Version: 10
Read overviewMore infoThe Hazardous Materials Operations Refresher course is a 8-hour course that provides responders with a refresher on the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to analyze, plan, and implement performance-defensive response actions for hazardous materials (HAZMAT) incidents. During this course, students receive refresher knowledge on the activities and responsibilities required of operations-level HAZMAT responders. This course trains responders to National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) 1072: Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications.
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Introduction to CISA Gateway
Introduction to CISA Gateway PER-929-W • Version: 1
Read overviewMore infoIntroduction to CISA Gateway training provides learners with an introduction to the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Gateway’s integrated system of various data collection, analysis, and response tools to include the Surveys and Assessments, Map View, Digital Library, and Events & Incidents functions and capabilities. Additionally, this training will provide learners with an in-depth look at dependency profiles and how to collect, enter, and view, dependency related information.
This training will provide learners with the necessary foundational knowledge related to CISA Gateway’s function as the agency’s primary interface to access a large range of integrated infrastructure security and resilience tools, capabilities, and information to conduct comprehensive vulnerability assessments, risk analysis, event planning, and incident tracking.
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Post-BioWatch Actionable Result (BAR) Sampling Refresher Training
Post-BAR PER-930-W • Version: 2
Read overviewMore infoThe Post-Biowatch Actionable Result (BAR) Sampling Refresher Training is a one-hour distance learning course that teaches responders how to conduct environmental sampling following a BioWatch Actionable Result, in accordance with established standard operating procedures. The self-paced, web-based training is easily accessed on a computer or compatible mobile device by responders in jurisdictions which are part of the BioWatch Program, as well as others interested in it.
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Barrier Precautions and Controls
BPC PER-931-W • Version: 0
Read overviewMore infoThis asynchronous, online course provides the student with refresher knowledge in transmission types, personal protective equipment, and ways to protect providers while caring for those with infectious diseases.
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High-Risk Explosives Sweep
HRES PER-939 • Version: 5
Read overviewMore infoThis web-based training (WBT) is designed to provide participants with foundational knowledge of explosive sweep protocols and an opportunity to practice high-risk explosive sweep techniques of a large facility, an area, and a route as defined in this course. This course is a 90-minute independent study training for participants responsible for explosive sweeps related to high-risk events.
Course registration requires a FEMA SID. To complete the one-time registration process for a FEMA SID, please visit: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/register