The Center for Domestic Preparedness earlier this week kicked off the 2021 Tribal – Department of Homeland Security Summit.
The four-day virtual gathering brought together tribal representatives and department cyber professionals, grants specialists, training providers and others to discuss needs and available resources in those areas.
The CDP encouraged tribal responders to participate in the …
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness this week released its number of web-based course completions for July.
The CDP recorded 2,270 web-based course completions during the month. Completions result from responders taking one or more Virtual-Instructor-Led Training presentations or one or more self-paced courses in the center’s online training library.
The CDP currently has a catalog …
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness on Thursday wrapped up a near week-long training event involving more than 250 responders in Baldwin County, Alabama – a mostly rural, hurricane-prone area.
The event consisted of three days of virtual instructor-led training on a wide range of topics, including hazardous materials, healthcare, and public information. This was followed …
The Maryland-based team is on the CDP campus to discuss the first artist renderings of new themes for the training bays in the center’s Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF).
Army and COBRATF engineers are also discussing supporting mechanical devices.
The devices will help ensure safe levels of agent concentration is maintained in …
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recently completed a revision of its Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT) Course.
The revision includes information about two skills not previously included in the curriculum – liquid product transfer and overpacking drums.
With the update, the course is consistent with the latest version of the National Fire Protection Association’s Standard for …
Two graduates of Center for Domestic Preparedness courses were recently featured in newspapers serving the respective towns where they work.
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Technician Katherine Cunningham was featured in a report in the Monroe (Mississippi) Journal.
Cunningham, a graduate of the CDP’s five-day Hazardous Materials Operations Course, was complimentary of the training, noting she …
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness launched its new Basic Emergency Response Training (BERT) Course in the middle of September.
In a July 30 announcement, the CDP said it would present the inaugural offering of the three-day course the week of September 19-25.
The updated version of the center’s former Technical Emergency Response Training Course is …
The cafeteria in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ main building is once again serving students and instructors.
The facility shut down when on-campus training was paused in March 2020, and the center used the time which followed to renovate and significantly expand the eatery.
Construction began in April of 2020 with the former cafeteria and …
The CDP’s Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) recently aced its biennial chemical surety inspection.
Conducted by a team from the U.S. Army’s Materiel Command, the inspection confirms whether the COBRATF is compliant with strict standards to store and train with the nerve agents GB (Sarin) and VX. It examines a wide range …
The Center for Domestic Preparedness this week is conducting the final pilot of its new Disaster Related Exposure Assessment and Monitoring (DREAM) Course.
DREAM teaches responders from state, local, tribal and territorial agencies how to assess, monitor and track the health conditions of emergency responders and community members following incidents involving chemical, biological or radiological …
