The 2022 National Preparedness Symposium came to a close today on the campus of FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Alabama.
The annual event was attended by more than 200 people, including federal preparedness coordinators, state training officers, and emergency managers and first responders from across the nation. It featured remarks by FEMA Deputy …
During the past year, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) has delivered unique virtual training to three underserved jurisdictions on the east coast.
This training, for Baldwin County, Alabama; Birmingham, Alabama; and Baltimore, Maryland, helped prepare the communities for hurricanes, an international sporting event and potential terrorist incidents, respectively.
The training included capstone exercises with …
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has a library of self-paced, web-based training offerings responders can access anywhere, using a computer or compatible mobile device.
One of the offerings – Homemade Explosives and Precursor Awareness for Public Safety – teaches responders about the types of materials typically used in homemade explosives as well as the reasons …
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is working with the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office to create web-based Post-BioWatch Actionable Result Sampling Refresher Training.
The DHS BioWatch Program monitors for biological agents intentionally released into the air. It acts as an early warning system, enabling rapid response to reduce …
In March, when the Center for Domestic Preparedness hosted representatives from Stillman College, it continued a long-standing organizational practice to explore mutual educational and training opportunities with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
For years, the center has trained students enrolled in nursing programs at 12 different colleges and universities in the Southeast. These include …
This week, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness concludes its annual Tribal Nations Training Week.
Training during this year’s event spanned more than a month and was held both in residence at the CDP campus in Anniston, Alabama, and virtually.
Resident training was conducted in early March with 75 responders participating in healthcare, law enforcement and …
