The Center for Domestic Preparedness is completing the first on-campus delivery this week of its new Integrating Communications Assessment and Tactics (ICAT) training program.
Through lectures and exercises, the class teaches law enforcement officers how to deescalate a crisis. Scenarios used
in ICAT are taken from real-world events and include encounters with persons with mental …
Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC) Executive Director Forrest Weider represented the NDPC at the 2021 NACo Annual Conference in July. The National Association of Counties (NACo) conference brought together county elected and appointed officials from across the country in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
At the conference, Mr. Weider engaged local, regional, and national …
Classes at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness this week were filled with National and Air National Guardsmen.
In the Emergency Medical Operations for CBRNE Incidents (EMO) Course, 12 of the 14 slots were filled by members of a New Mexico Army National Guard medical detachment.
A mixture of Army and Air National Guardsmen were in …
The Center for Domestic Preparedness reached a significant milestone earlier this month when it issued its 10,000th virtual instructor-led training (VILT) completion certificate in 2021.
At that pace, VILT deliveries will become the type of CDP training with the second largest number of course completions annually.
The form of CDP training with the most annual …
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness will be featured in an upcoming issue of CBRNe World magazine.
The article regarding the CDP will center on its healthcare curriculum with a focus on infectious disease training.
CBRNe World magazine (circ. 200,000) is an international bi-monthly publication for emergency managers, responders and others who plan for or respond …
The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Hazardous Materials Awareness Course has typically been conducted online, enabling students who need the eight hours of training to receive it where they are, rather than traveling.
The course, which is a prerequisite for a number of other CDP courses, often fulfills organizational hazmat requirements for responders. It teaches responders …
The Center for Domestic Preparedness is currently putting the final touches on a plan to provide critical preparedness training to responders in a coastal Alabama county.
The training, tentatively scheduled for the week of August 9-13, will involve CDP instructional staff putting members of the Baldwin County, Alabama, emergency response team through an Integrated Capstone …
Rather than evoke images of a pretty bell-shaped flower, since 1999 the term Columbine triggers memories of an active school shooting involving two troubled Colorado high school students who killed 13 and wounded over 20 others before turning their weapons on themselves. While most people recall this tragedy as an active shooter event and Columbine …
Responders can now access the FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness Training channel on its YouTube site in multiple ways.
One, they can click on the ‘Web-Based Training’ icon on the CDP’s web page (https://cdp.dhs.gov/) and then click on a link to the channel.
Two, they can access the channel by visiting the CDP’s YouTube …
In July, the Center for Domestic Preparedness, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, will begin messaging healthcare coalitions across the country to announce the availability of Health Sector Emergency Preparedness II training. At that time, coalitions interested in hosting the training can coordinate with the CDP for either an instructor-led, non-resident …
